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#yosemite

G Dan Mitchell
2 days ago

First View. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

Morning view of Yosemite Valley’s El Capitan and Ribbon Fall on a spring morning.

There are several stories about how I came to this spot earlier this week. One starts decades ago, but I’ll begin with a shorter one. Up at 2:50AM and on the road minutes later, I began the drive from the San Francisco Bay Area to Yosemite Valley in darkness. I had considered a sunrise arrival, but that would have meant being on the road around 1:00AM — which wasn’t going to happen. So the sky began to lighten out in the Great Valley, and the sun rose while I was in Merced Canyon. This scene was in front of me when I finally stopped, shortly after turning onto Southside Drive in the Valley.

Continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/05/27/first-view

#yosemite #nationalpark #spring #nature #travel #landscape #sierranevada #california #photography

theroguetraveller
6 days ago

Yosemite National Park is best known for its waterfalls, but within its nearly 1,200 square miles, you can find deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area, and much more.

It is a popular destination for hiking, camping, fishing, rock climbing, and other outdoor activities. The park is also home to a variety of wildlife, including black bears, deer, coyotes, and bighorn sheep. #yosemitenationalpark #yosemite #hiking #camping #fishing #nationalpark

Yosemite National Park is a popular destination for hiking, camping, fishing, rock climbing, and other outdoor activities. The park is also home to a variety of wildlife, including black bears, deer, coyotes, and bighorn sheep. #yosemitenationalpark #yosemite#hiking #camping #fishing #nationalpark

Here's another picture I took in Yosemite last Monday, May 15. I had two trip goals: 1) waterfall reflection shots, and 2) dogwood shots. I only had partial success in these, so may go back this week. #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark

A picture of Yosemite Falls in late spring with a reflection from the partially-flooded valley floor. Taken May 15th, 2023.

I finally got around to processing some of my Monday (5/15/23) trip photos.

Here's one taken from a spot I stumbled on about 8 years ago.
Dogwoods trees and blossoms on the right, El Capitan top center, the Merced River bottom center/left, and Ribbon Falls upper left. Tap on image for higher-res view.

Ribbon falls almost stole the show with its sun illumination, at least when viewing in person with my eyes. I tried to capture it and the other elements as best I could. Thankfully, I got some shade from a passing cloud which softened the lighting. Sony A7R5, 24-70mm II at 24mm and f/11, 1/40 sec, ISO 50 to extend the shutter time in order to try to get a bit of water motion blur. #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark

A photograph taken in Yosemite National Park on 5/15/2023. Scene contains a flowing bend of the Merced River + foreground dogwood tree with white  blossoms + El Capitan in the background + Ribbon Falls in the top-left background.
Ringo
2 weeks ago

Record snowpack begins to melt in california's yosemite national park..
240 billion gallons of it..

https://yeshua.is/2023/05/16/record-snowpack-begins-to-melt-in-yosemite

#california #rain #yosemite #video

ringo
2 weeks ago

Record snowpack begins to melt in california's yosemite national park..
240 billion gallons of it..

https://yeshua.is/2023/05/16/record-snowpack-begins-to-melt-in-yosemite

#california #rain #yosemite #video

🌈 BarbaPulpe 😇
2 weeks ago

🇫🇷 Dans le superbe Parc National de Yosemite en Californie en 2016.

🇬🇧 In the gorgeous Yosemite National Park in California in 2016.

#photo #photos #photography #travel #travelphoto #travelphotograph #travelphotography #photographie #1jour1souvenir #UnJourUnSouvenir #yosemite #california #gayfr

Parc National de Yosemite, Californie, États-Unis, 2016

Parc National de Yosemite, Californie, États-Unis, 2016
Dan Brekke
2 weeks ago

And here's a fairly dramatic run-to-run change in the flow guidance for the Merced River in #Yosemite Valley. ...

Dan Brekke
2 weeks ago

With warmer weather, Sierra snowpack runoff is increasing again. @cnrfc guidance shows Merced River exceeding flood stage in Yosemite Valley early next week. https://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=POHC1 #bigmelt #cawater #cawx #yosemite

Dr. Nancy Wayne ✅
3 weeks ago

#WaterfallWednesday #Yosemite

2013, Yosemite Falls. My husband and I hiked to the top. One of the most beautiful hikes with a glorious view. Vertical photo, so click on it for complete view.

View of tall, gushing waterfall from a distance. Sky is clean and bright blue. Water falls into a pool that is misty from the power of the falls. Trees in foreground
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

The twisted exposed roots of a tree seen in Yosemite.
Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-roots-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography #tree #trees #roots

The twisted exposed roots of a tree seen in Yosemite.
Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-roots-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography #tree #trees #roots
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
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#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/mountain-in-yosemite-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-mountain-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-mountain-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-cliff-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-cliff-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-tunnel-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-tunnel-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-cabin-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-cabin-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-8-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View,  the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-8-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-7-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-7-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-6-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-6-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-5-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-5-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-4-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-4-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-3-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-3-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-2-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-landscape-2-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/el-capitan-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/el-capitan-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
JohnHughes
3 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/river-in-yosimite-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.
https://pixels.com/featured/river-in-yosimite-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Yosemite #landscapephotography
Jenny Hansen
3 weeks ago

Good lord. Just looking at these images turned my knees to jello. 😱

#photography #Yosemite
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The daredevils who posed at Yosemite's cliff edges in days of yore | California Sun https://www.californiasun.co/the-daredevils-who-posed-at-yosemites-cliff-edges-in-days-of-yore/

Photo showing a group of approximately 6 people posing on a cliff edge in Yosemite National Park
AI6YR
3 weeks ago

#Yosemite #NPS "Big Oak Flat Road is closed; no access to most of Yosemite via Highway 120 from the west: The Big Oak Flat Road (continuation of Highway 120 west into Yosemite) is closed from just inside the park boundary to Merced Grove. The road will be closed at least until mid-June and possibly into July." #NationalParks https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/roadwork.htm

Giant crack in road at Yosemite
Friends of Camp Mather
3 weeks ago

#Yosemite visitors and staff are discovering “falls they’ve never seen before, as the #BigMelt forges new paths over the rim of the canyon and down the valley’s steep, granite walls.” https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/yosemite-valley-waterfalls-17915657.php

4 weeks ago

Yosemite National Park today. The stand of trees on the right are providing nice color and the water is still flowing down the rock face on the left. Image credit Yosemite Conservancy. For more information https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm and https://yosemite.org and #nps #nationalparks #interpretation #yosemite #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #trees

G Dan Mitchell
4 weeks ago

Rooted in Stone. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

A mature tree growing in cracks in a fractured Yosemite cliff.

Even as I work on new photographs, I return to old files to see what I have missed — and there is always something to discover. When I look at photographs long after I made them it seems like I can see them for what they are more than for what I expected them to be. I don’t recall the specific circumstances of making the photograph… and sometimes I don’t remember making it at all!

Continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/05/02/rooted-in-stone

#trees #yosemite #nationalpark #nature #travel #landscape #photography

Reflecting on Yosemite

Reflecting On Yosemite.

I love this view of Yosemite Valley. This was captured in late fall along the Merced River. The river is running slow through lack of rain. Because of this the water is smooth and undisturbed just as much of the park is at this time of year.
See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/reflecting-on-yosemite-bill-gallagher.html #ReflectingOnYosemite #BillGallagherPhotography #StoneBridge #Reflection #MercedRiver #Yosemite #YosemiteVally #Nature #Autumn #AYearForArt #River #Beauty

Reflecting on Yosemite

Reflecting On Yosemite.
I love this view of Yosemite Valley. This was captured in late fall along the Merced River. The river is running slow through lack of rain. Because of this the water is smooth and undisturbed just as much of the park is at this time of year.
The rock formation center left is known as Washington Column and is a very popular area to climb. Washington Column rises almost 1800 feet above the valley. 
Rising just above the trees at right center of the image is known as Clouds Rest. Clouds Rest gets it's name due to the fact that many of the storms that blow in from the coast hit Clouds Rest first and tend to get hung up there.
In the middle of the image is the Merced River still as can be with a symmetrical reflection of an old stone bridge crossing the river.
Dell
1 month ago
Waterfall
KCTS9
1 month ago

Did you know it's #NationalParkWeek? What's your favorite national park? Or do you have one on your bucket list to visit?

Learn all about the creation of the national park system with our favorite historian, Ken Burns, on The National Parks: America's Best Idea! https://bityl.co/IPCI

#nationalparks #archesnationalpark #yosemite #denali #mountrainier

Yosemite Valley seen from Tunnel View. Half Dome can be seen in the distance. The valley is dusted in snow and partially obscured by fog. Text reads: A Film by Ken Burns. The National Parks. America's Best Idea.
Denali National Park. Snowcapped mountains are in the distance and a large lake surrounded by forest is in the foreground. The photo is taken at dusk and the mountains are tinged pink.
Mount Rainier National Park. Snow-capped Mount Rainier is in the background, with evergreen trees in the midground and mist above a body of water in the foreground.
Arches National Park. A large orange rock arch is in the foreground. The sky is blue.
Friends of Camp Mather
1 month ago

Most of #Yosemite Valley will close to the public this Friday for several days because of risk of flooding along the Merced River.

Wawona, Mariposa Grove, #HetchHetchy and Crane Flat will remain open. (Tioga Pass is still amid a wintertime closure.)

#CaWx #BigMelt https://www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/article/yosemite-closing-friday-flooding-snow-17917815.php

AI6YR
1 month ago

Yosemite National Park: There will be no visitor access (including pedestrian access) east of that road. Parking in western Yosemite Valley and throughout the park will be extremely limited. Do not park off road. No services will be available in western Yosemite Valley. (4/4) #Yosemite #Closure #NPS

AI6YR
1 month ago

Yosemite National Park: During this closure, Wawona, Mariposa Grove (via hike only), Crane Flat area, Hetch Hetchy, and western Yosemite Valley will be open. In Yosemite Valley, the closure will be at El Capitan crossover (the road that crosses the Merced River just east of El Capitan). (3/4) #Yosemite #Wawona

AI6YR
1 month ago

Yosemite National Park: Reservations for lodging and campgrounds in eastern Yosemite Valley will automatically be canceled and refunded. Wilderness permits can be rescheduled to alternate trailheads as space allows. (2/4) #Yosemite

AI6YR
1 month ago

#YosemiteNationalPark CLOSING Friday April 28th due to flooding. Per the park: "Most of Yosemite Valley will close starting Friday, April 28, at 10 pm, due to a forecast of flooding. This closure will last until Wednesday, May 3—possibly longer. Additional flooding and closures may occur later in May or June. (1/4)" #NPS #NationalPark #Yosemite

Elizabeth Kennen
1 month ago

Thanks to so many of you for giving my artwork a boost. It's so nice to know when a painting is liked, appreciated. So many hours and so much love go into each composition. "Yosemite Serenity" is available as fine art prints, decor, and many lovely gift items.
Please visit my #society6 shop.

https://society6.com/art/yosemite-serenity8058352

#art #artwork #artist #watercolor #painting #nature #landscape #Yosemite #EarthDay #MastoArt #AYearForArt

Elizabeth Kennen
1 month ago

Yosemite Serenity 🌲 watercolor

In celebration of #EarthDay I'm sharing my painting inspired by summer visits to #Yosemite. I loved painting this and hope it brings a sense of peace.

#art #artwork #artist #watercolor #painting #nature #landscape #NationalPark #JohnMuir #MastoArt #AYearForArt

Fine art prints available here ➡️ https://society6.com/elizabethkennenwatercolors

My watercolor painting of Yosemite National Park. Merced River with rocks in foreground. Mountains and trees in background.

Enchanted Valley in Black and White

The infamous Tunnel View photograph of Yosemite Valley.
I love getting up to Yosemite and I especially love getting up there during the winter as the weather is very unpredictable and you never know what kind of photographic opportunities are going to present themselves. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/enchanted-valley-in-black-and-white-bill-gallagher.html?newartwork=true #EnchantedValleyInBlackandWhite #BillGallagherPhotography #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #YosemiteValley #Yosemite #TunnelView

Enchanted Valley in Black and White

As the title indicates, this is a black and white image of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park. 
This was captured from the Tunnel View parking lot as you come into the valley from Wiwona. 
There is a winter storm moving through the valley as can be witnessed from the cloud that presents itself and obscures almost everything deep in the valley. 
The base of El Capiton is center left in the image. To the right is Bridalveil Falls and the Three Brothers.
In the valley the Douglass Firs and other trees are standing tall as the low fog drifts between them.

Merced River Winter

This image was captured from Stoneman Bridge. The snow was falling hard so my plans to shoot Half Dome went out the window.
The Merced River is running cold and still so the reflections of the water surface is a near mirror image. The snow has covered all of the branches of the trees and obscured the sheer cliffs in the background. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/merced-river-winter-bill-gallagher.html?newartwork=true #AYearForArt #BillGallagherPhotography #MercedRiverWinter #Yosemite #buyintoart #nature

Merced River Winter

This image of the Merced River was captured from Stoneman Bridge in Yosemite National Park. 
The snow storm and the clouds blocked out most of the light in this scene so I converted it to a black and white photograph. 
The water is flowing slow and still in this section of the river. Snow is covering any surface that is exposed to it. The branches of all the trees along the river are bent downward under the weight of the now. As the river turns the  bend looking above the trees, you can barely make out the walls of Yosemite Valley.
AI6YR
3 months ago

#Yosemite #NationalPark "Yosemite National Park is closed through Sunday, March 12—possibly longer. Yosemite has experienced significant snowfall in all areas of the park. Park crews are working to restore critical services so visitors can safely return. The park will remain closed at least through Sunday, March 12—possibly longer." #NationalPark #California #CAwx #snow #snowpocalypse https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

Here's a view of Half Dome from Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park, California; photographed in August 2012.

A few more photos from Olmsted Point, in the same style, are in this blog post: https://www.alex-kunz.com/olmsted-point/

#MountainMonday <— this hashtags needs more ❤️! #Yosemite #LandscapePhotography #SierraNevada #California #Mountains

Landscape photo from Yosemite National Park, looking over a granite slab towards Half Dome. Rays of light illuminate this landmark from the top right, clouds linger on the top left. The photo is presented in an aged "bleach bypass" look.

Upper Yosemite Falls

Yosemite Falls in California is the tallest waterfall in North America and it is such a beautiful sight. I love to sit out in the meadow near the Merced River and just immerse myself in the beauty all around.
Just sit and tune into your senses. Listen to the river behind you, the falls in the distance, and the birds singing to each other. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/upper-yosemite-falls-bill-gallagher.html #AYearForArt #BillGallagherPhotography #YosemiteFalls #Yosemite #YosemiteNationalPark

Upper Yosemite Falls

This is an image of Yosemite Falls. To be more exact, this is an image of Upper Yosemite Falls. The falls from top to bottom drop roughly 2400 ft and the section of the falls seen in this image is around 1400 ft. 
The sky at the top of the image is a deep blue and the granite cliffs on both sides of the fall are a deep rich brown.

Glacier Point and Yosemite Falls

Yosemite Falls, the centerpiece of Yosemite Valley and Glacier Point.
I captured this image while hiking up to Vernal Falls. Midway up the trail there is a clearing where you can look back and see the upper portion of Yosemite Falls and in the foreground is Glacier Point. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/glacier-point-and-yosemite-falls-bill-gallagher.html #AYearForArt #BillGallagherPhotography #GlacierPointandYosemiteFalls #Yosemite #YosemiteFalls #GlacierPoint #YosemiteNationalPark

Glacier Point and Yosemite Falls

This image of Glacier Point and Yosemite Falls was captured with black and white in mind to highlight the detail of the rocks and granite faces of Yosemite Valley.
The top of a tall pine tree is the first object in the frame in the lower left corner.  Behind the tree the sloped face of Glacier Point juts across the image diagonally essentially cutting through frame from left to right, top to bottom. 
Behind Glacier point on the far side of the valley is Upper Yosemite Falls flowing strong. The falls are framed by the steep cliffs that make up the walls of Yosemite Valley.

Bridalveil Falls in Autumn

During the early spring and most of the summer Bridalveil Falls flows so hard that you can't get close to the base of the falls without getting soaked.
This image was captured during the fall when all of the other waterfalls in the valley had already dried up.
I actually had to scramble up rocks and boulders to get close enough for this shot. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/bridalveil-falls-in-autumn-bill-gallagher.html #AYearForArt #illGallagherPhotography #BridalveilFallsinAutumn #Yosemite

Bridalveil Falls in Autumn

This is an image of Bridalveil Falls in the autumn. The water has slowed to a near trickle it seems. One thin white line of water is seen here falling down the cliff of Yosemite Valley. This thin line is framed on both sides by the dark brown granite walls. 
This is a simple composition but the contrast really attracted me to this.
Andrew Wedlake
3 months ago

We just spent a long weekend in #Yosemite. First time there! The #sequoias are amazing. We then meandered back to home in #SonomaCounty going north through Fairview. Gorgeous drive.

#NikonD800E, #darktable

Yosemite Falls In Black And White II
Yosemite Falls, the tallest fall in North America captured mid winter in B&W.
The water is flowing slowly compared to the early spring. The sun melts the snow in the high country and the falls fall more freely in the afternoon when it warms up. Notice the frozen "beard" on both sides of the falls. This is created when the ice freezes against the valley walls. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/yosemite-falls-in-black-and-white-ii-bill-gallagher.html?newartwork=true #AYearForArt #BillGallagherPhotography #yosemite

Yosemite Falls In Black and White II

This is an image of Yosemite Falls in black and white captured from across Yosemite Valley.
The foreground consist of tall pine trees leading up to Lower Yosemite Falls. at the bottom of the frame. The mid section is hidden but moves to the right where the Upper Yosemite Falls can be seen. 
This is a winter capture so the water from the falls gets blown against the rocks and freezes against the valley walls. 
The valley walls have some snow clinging to them as a storm had recently passed through.

Up The Creek
Yosemite National Park is very large and there are many places in the park that I could say are my favorite part of the park. This is one of those areas.
This small branch of a creek that comes down off the mountain, flows under a small bridge and then flows roughly 100 yards, as seen here, before dropping roughly another 800 feet to the valley floor. See the full image here: https://bill-gallagher.pixels.com/featured/up-the-creek-bill-gallagher.html #AYearForArt #BillGallagherPhotography #UpTheCreek #YosemiteNationalPark #Yosemite

Up The Creek
This is an image of a small creek found off of Hwy. 120 in Yosemite Valley. It's spring time so the water is rushing strong and hard. In this image the creek drops down 3 distinct levels over the granite boulders. 
The creek bed on the right side is primarily granite slabs. The left side shows a mixture of granite and pine trees.
3 months ago

Blue skies in Rocky Mountain National Park and Yosemite National Park today. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm and https://yosemite.org Image credit Rocky Mountain National Park/National Park Service and Yosemite National Park/Yosemite Conservancy and National Park Service. #nps #nationalparks #interpretation #photography #landscapephotography #publiclands #colorado #sky #yosemite

Yosemite's Splendor
Winter in Yosemite can be a real adventure.
Even though the sun is out it it early and the temperatures dipped greatly overnight. As the day warms much of the beard will melt and the volume of the falls increases.
In this image the water moving over the falls gets blown against the mountain and freezes leaving a beard around the falls and a snow cone at the base. See the full image here: https://bill-gallagher.pixels.com/featured/yosemites-splendor-bill-gallagher.html #BillGallagherPhotography #aYearForArt #Yosemite'sSplendor #YNP

Yosemite's Splendor
This is an image of Yosemite Falls during early winters morning. 
Captured from across the meadow the foreground of this image consist of a layer of hardwoods. The trees are bare of leaves but glisten with a light layer of frost on the branches. 
Further up in the frame the hardwoods transition into pine trees.
The walls of the valley frame the waterfall on the left and right. The sun is shining on the cliff face on the left. 
The waterfall is barely flowing due to the cold weather. The water that is flowing is getting blown against the rocks, freezing to the walls of the cliff, creating the beard of Yosemite Falls. Most of the water doesn't make it to the base of the upper section but what does forms a snow cone.

Softwater of Cascade Creek

A few miles off the floor of Yosemite Valley is Cascade Creek. By Yosemite standards, this is just a small whisp of a waterfall.
Captured under the bridge that crosses the creek The water appears to compress as it drops down between the boulders and then jets out before it continues on it's way down the mountain. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/softwater-of-cascade-creek-bill-gallagher.html?newartwork=true #aYearForArt #BillGallagherPhotography #SoftwaterOfCascadeCreed #YosemiteNationalPark #yosemite

Softwater of Cascade Creek
This image is a bit of an abstract. This is a very small section of a large cascade that tumbles down into Yosemite Valley. 
The water appears to compress between two large boulders and the fans out in a silky flow before it drops further into the valley.
andr3 :gitlab:
4 months ago

Finally got around to posting my full album of our visit to Yosemite National Park in *ahem* May 2019. I sure took my time. 😅

https://flickr.com/photos/48313345@N00/sets/72177720305193185

Some samples.
#photography #nps #nationalparks #yosemite

Picture of the entrance to the Yosemite National Park with a plaque saying Yosemite National Park hanging from a pile of rocks on the side of the road.
Picture of the tunnel view, showing El Capitan, a cloudy half dome and a full Bridalveil falls under a blue cloudy sky.
Black-and-white photograph of four people looking down at the Yosemite Valley from Glacier point.
Picture of a beak on the rim of the valley with some trees among the clouds and a tree on the right hand side in the foreground.
sfchronicle
5 months ago

Best places to visit in #California in 2023 🏖️⛰️☀️

We Californians are pretty confident we know our state.

But the Golden State’s bounty runneth over: 482 towns and cities, 1,150 #beach access points, 8,008 named #mountains, 3,000 #lakes, 12,000 hiking trails and 280 state #parks.

Here's five of the top 10 places to visit in the new year:
• Los Alamos
• Sierra Buttes
• Shelter Cove
• Long Beach
• Locke
#Yosemite

For our full list: https://bit.ly/3WOwUEq

Lynnie Lang Art
5 months ago

#ArtMatters - Please share art with the world

Another drop in my series of 6 new abstract paintings, and my favorite, titled "SKOV 9 DANISH FOREST)".... #GoodnightMoon

Today's art journey is a series I finished yesterday - BRIGHT & BOLD, exciting colors and textures. Hope I #MadeYouSmile

Find it Here : https://lynnie-lang.pixels.com/featured/skov-danish-forest-abstract-painting-red-yellow-orange-pink-blue-lynnie-lang.html

#MastoArt #mastodon #art #artistsonmastodon #artist #abstract #abstractart #prints #painting #fediart #yosemite #colorful #color

Bright colorful abstract painting filled with texture and layers in red, orange, yellow, pink and blue titled SKOV (DANISH FOREST). This original abstract was painted using a palette knife and acrylic paint on a very heavy watercolor paper and was so exciting to paint. I love the bold paint colors because when the piece is finished, it makes you really happy. There are lots of layers and textures here and the movement in this modern piece is exciting.
Lynnie Lang Art
5 months ago

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Another drop in my series of 6 new abstract paintings titled "SUPERNOVA 2"

Today's art journey is a series I finished yesterday - BRIGHT & BOLD, exciting colors and textures. Hope I #MadeYouSmile

Find it Here : https://lynnie-lang.pixels.com/featured/supernova-2-abstract-painting-red-orange-yellow-pink-blue-lynnie-lang.html

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Bold and bright original abstract painting titled SUPERNOVA 2, in reds, oranges, yellows, blues and pinks, textures and splotches, lines and layers.
Lynnie Lang Art
5 months ago

#ArtMatters - Please share art with the world

Mid day blahs?? Check Out my "SUPERNOVA"

Today's art journey is a series I finished yesterday - BRIGHT & BOLD, exciting colors and textures. Hope I #MadeYouSmile

Find It Here : https://lynnie-lang.pixels.com/featured/supernova-colorful-abstract-painting-in-red-orange-yellow-blue-pink-lynnie-lang.html

#MastoArt #mastodon #art #artistsonmastodon #artist #abstract #abstractart #prints #painting #fediart #yosemite #colorful #color

Original abstract painting in bold and bright reds, oranges, hot pinks, yellows and blues. Layers and textures, splotches and lines. This painting was created using a palette knife
Lynnie Lang Art
5 months ago

#ArtMatters - Please share art with the world

Rise and shine! (or nighty night in the other half of the FediVerse)

Today's art journey is a series I finished yesterday - BRIGHT & BOLD, exciting colors and textures. Hope I #MadeYouSmile

Find it Here : https://fineartamerica.com/featured/yosemite-abstract-painting-red-orange-yellow-blue-green-pink-lynnie-lang.html

#MastoArt #mastodon #art #artistsonmastodon #artist #abstract #abstractart #prints #painting #fediart #yosemite #colorful #color

Bright and bold abstract painting in reds, oranges, yellows, blues and greens. Long flat textural strokes of a palette knife create layers of the colors. Titled YOSEMITE after the colors of the geysers
Adrianna Tan
6 months ago

The time I went to Half Dome! Second from the bottom. (Pulling myself over that cliff, even on the cables, was one of the hardest things I’ve done mentally and physically). I would not have attempted it without a group that I trusted.

Photo by Matt W.

#yosemite #california #travel

People on the Half Dome cliff of Yosemite standing the cliff face and holding on to cables

El Capitan, #Yosemite Valley, at #goldenHour on an #autumn day. This image calms me: cool shade, slow #river, #fall accents, single cloud entering a perfect blue sky, and the largest granite monolith in the world standing guard, bathed in warm sunlight.

#LandscapePhotography tip: try getting low! I sat to feature the grass, rocks, and #ElCapitan #reflection in the foreground, adding depth & scale.

Thanks for the boosts & feedback!

#Landscape #photography #NationalParks #California #AltText

The background is dominated by El Capitan, an iconic granite monolith in Yosemite Valley.  A single, puffy cloud enters the otherwise deep blue sky at left. Warm sunlight illuminates one of the mountain faces, but the rest of the scene is in cool shadow.

Across the base of El Capitan are a row of huge evergreen trees, with a single splash of autumn color from a different tree. Further forward is a larger splash of autumn from bushes and a small tree.

Further forward is a quiet, shallow section of the Merced River, with multiple dark rocks in it. 

In the foreground are wild grasses, framing a partial reflection of the illuminated face of El Capitan.

#Moonrise image of the famous #Yosemite "Tunnel View" after sunset. The peak on the right is of course Half Dome.

A special thanks to all of you who've boosted my photos to share them with your followers... please see my profile for more! (in between the Dad Jokes, 😂)

#TunnelView #NationalParks #Landscape #photography #LandscapePhotography #California #mountains #moon #HalfDome #AltText

Image of the famous Yosemite "Tunnel View" after sunset. The full moon is rising in the center of the image, cresting a peak to the left of Half Dome. The foreground is straddled by dark peaks, with the remaining peaks in dim light. The clear sky in the background is a dim purple.