Photographic meanderings

Yes, yes, I know, my blog is turning into “All Horsetail Falls, All the Time!” Another non-iconic shot, with a sepia treatment. Enjoy!

Detail of the base of Half Dome. Late afternoon light puts buttresses into high relief.

Cooler, darker mornings mean days are shortening. Mother Nature comes wearing autumn in her hair.

Merced River, Yosemite National Park.

Now that August is upon us (and Costco has put out Christmas merchandise!), there’s talk in the photo-blog-o-sphere of fall color photography in the Eastern Sierra.

I’m going to try very hard this year not to make snide comments about the poor showing compared to New England. But truth of the matter is I’m terribly, terribly spoiled when it comes to autumnal foliage.

Fact of the matter is, I’m homesick for the brilliant colors, Mother Nature’s final blow-out bash before winter sets in. You’ll find me hanging around the one sugar maple in Yosemite Valley once the first hard frost hits. And don’t be surprised if you see me wiping my eyes, blowing my nose and muttering about allergies.

Just a little something for sun-baked summer eyes. Taken on the Ahwahnee Meadow on Solstice Eve, 2007.

Took this at Olmsted Point on June 14, 2008, and found it while working on the Ambitious Undertaking.

Half Dome at sunset, seen from Sentinel Dome.

The rolling foothills
bending the edge of the sky
lifting winter clouds

Sept 9, 2007, NorCal Ren faire.

This was taken in 2007, at the Grove of the Patriarchs, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo National Forest. Available as a print $20 8×12. PayPal accepted! That includes shipping and handling.