Month: August 2007
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Photo of the Day: Mirror Lake by Rickz
I originally found Rick’s photos through Flickr but when I read his profile page I found a link to his Pbase gallery and a world of wonder opened up. Such great photos; I knew this one had to be Photo of the Day. Rick’s got a bunch more awesome photos up on Pbase. If you’d…
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Smoke In The Air
Trying to get more information whether this is a controlled burn or not. Stay tuned. More info as I get it. UPDATE: Ok. Evidently this is smoke from that huge fire burning down by Santa Barbara being carried through high level winds up the Sierra. A high pressure system is keeping the smoke from dissipating…
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Photo of the Day: Half Dome by David Preston
Today’s Photo of the Day is you may remember me pointing to a couple of years ago as being one of my favorite shots of Half Dome. Shot by David Preston, it’s a wonderful photo of a gauzy veil of clouds around Half Dome. Spectacular! Be sure to check out the rest of David’s photos.…
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Photo of the Day: Springtime in Yosemite by Jared Kelly
Today’s Photo of the Day is an awesome shot of Nevada Fall in it’s full springtime splendor. Great shot, Jared. Photo by Jared Kelly via Flickr.
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Perseids Make for a Great Show This Weekend
Headed up to the park this weekend? Stay up late and watch the Perseid meteor shower. The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to be at its best this year, producing one or two meteors per minute during its peak hours Sunday night and early Monday morning. Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through…
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What’s In My Bag
People often ask me what I carry when I go shooting. Although this photo is kind of old and I have updated to a 5g iPod and a 15″ Powerbook and added a few more lenses this is still pretty much what goes with me. (Click on the image to see a larger image with…
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Photo of the Day: Hiker Near Lower Yosemite Falls by Loyd Schutte
In celebrating my birthday today’s Photo of the Day is one of my favorite photos from my collection. I shot this early one spring morning. I’m not sure who the guy in the photo is. He just happened to be in the right place at the right time. If you have photos you’d like to…
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Happy Birthday!
Warmest Birthday Wishes go out to….ME! It’s my birthday!
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Can’t Get a Room in Yosemite? There’s Plenty to do in Tuolumne Meadows.
Charlie writes in: We’re going to be in Yosemite on the week beginning Sunday 9th September for around three nights.We booked accommodation in Tuolumne Meadows, probably not quite realising how far it is to the valley. However there seems to be no bookable accommdation available at the main Valley places that I know (North Pines,…
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Off the Wall: Death In Yosemite Book Signing This Saturday
Headed up to the park this Saturday? Then venture by the Yosemite Valley Visitors Center and meet the author of Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite Dr. Michael Ghiglieri. Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite tells the tales of people who have died in Yosemite. Stories include rock climbing accidents, river drownings, suicides, lightning strikes,…