Category: Photography in Yosemite

  • A Look Back at Yesteryears

    I really enjoy getting these old photos from readers about Yosemite. Rick Helin sent me this awesome photo of his grandfather and his great aunt in front of the Wawona Inn back in 1917. Read the story Rick sent along with it.

  • William Neill Exhibit Scheduled at Ansel Adams Gallery

    William Neill Exhibit Scheduled at Ansel Adams Gallery

    Here’s an event you’ll want to be sure to add to your calendar. Read more.

  • Need Some Inspiration?

    If you’ve been planning your summer Yosemite trip and are trying to decide on where to go and what to see there are lots of beautiful images over in the Yosemite Blog Group pool on Flickr to give you inspiration. Check ’em out. Photo by RadiHoliday on Flickr.

  • Dogwoods Hopefully This Weekend

    Michael Frye posted a dogwood update on his blog about last weeks cooler weather and its impact on the annual dogwood blossom extravaganza. Michael Frye: “Last week’s cool weather slowed dogwood development; I didn’t see any in full bloom yet. But the current warm trend should bring them out, and I expect most will be…

  • WHAT WERE YOU THINKING??

    Ok.Granted the tag on the photo says the image was from July 1980 and I’m sure it was hot that year but…LADY WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?? Feel free to add your own caption below. Photo by Lars Lundqvist from his 1980 trip across the United States.

  • Did you see the Yosemite Gorilla?

    The Heads on Indian Rock. Photo by Randomcuriosity. I bet you didn’t know there’s a gorilla in Yosemite and it’s right next to the Arch (bet you didn’t know that either). David (aka RandomCuriosity on Flickr) took this awesome picture of the Indian Rock Arch, the gorilla (first to the left) and another head I…

  • Photographers Brave Cold to Recreate Ansel Adams 1960 Photograph

    Photographers join together to tough out the cold while waiting to recreate Ansel Adams’ iconic Moon and Half Dome. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne. Last Saturday a rare event happened, one that had photographers lining up in one of Yosemite’s meadows, it was the chance to recreate one of Ansel Adams iconic photographs, Moon and Half…

  • Take a Look Inside YOSAR

    So how was your day at work? If you’re one of the brave men and women of YOSAR (Yosemite Search and Rescue) there’s no easy way to answer that question. Don’t believe me? Take a look at some of these awesome pictures David Pope has been taking of SARs (Search and Rescues). Wow! Kind of…

  • Looks Like Rain

    It sure looks like it’s raining. I don’t see anything on doppler but I hope it is.

  • It’s Almost Pretty

    So the sun is setting and the clouds are overhead. The air still smells of smoke and haze lingers. But even with all the destruction the fire brings, there is beauty in shots like this. With so many homes threatened you don’t want it to be pretty but, you can’t help it. It’s almost pretty.