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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…
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Photo of the Day: After the Storm by Mohans
So I happened to be browsing Twitter and looking at the different links to photos people had posted and I came across this beautiful photo by Mohans on Twitpic. If this was taken with a cameraphone the exposure is really very good. I’m impressed. Great shot, Mahon. Photo by Mohans via Twitpic.
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Photo of the Day: Clearing Storm Little Yosemite Valley by Rana Banerjee
Rana and some friends happened to be backpacking when the wet and wild weather came in this past week during which time Rana took the opportunity to grab a few awesome shots with his camera. I really like the way Rana used the tree limbs to frame the image. What a great shot. Hey if…
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Star Bright, Star Light, First Star I See Tonight
Photo courtesy NPS. One of the things I hear from people who’ve just experienced their first night in Yosemite is, “God I can’t believe how many stars there are here!” The stars are exactly the same as where you live, we just don’t have as much light pollution drowning out their light. In fact, Tuolumne…
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Photo of the Day: Sky of Fire by Lassi Kurkijärvi
Oh yes, Glacier Point is by far the best spot to watch the sun set in Yosemite. You can grab a couple ice creams, your favorite person and your camera and sit on the rocks and watch the sun turn the sky to fire. Great shot, Lassi. Photo by Lassi Kurkijärvi.
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-09-04
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How the Big Meadow Fire Got It’s Start (video)
Someone on NPS Fire happened to have a video camera the day they were setting the Big Meadow Fire and later efforts to get the fire back under control. Or at least it looks like that’s what’s happening. There’s no time stamp or audio on the video so it’s hard to tell. Pretty cool video…
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Rock Fall in Yosemite (video)
Still waiting to see if anyone happened to grab their video camera and capture the rockfall behind the Ahwahnee but here’s a video from the 2008 rockfall that decimated part of Curry Village as seen from a climbers perspective almost directly across from the release point.
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World’s First Photo Wasn’t of Yosemite *GASP!*
Worlds first photograph by French scientist Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. Photo courtesy National Geographic. In 1826, French scientist Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, the worlds first photograph. Titled View from the Window at Le Gras the photo was shot at his family’s country home of a courtyard and outbuildings seen from the house’s upstairs window—by exposing a bitumen-coated…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-17
Good morning! Thanks for folloing @theYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Today's forecast for Yosemite Valley: Hot. High around 94. Overnight lows around 52F. Definitely a fall day in California. Can you feel it? # Bear Found Sleeping In Car – With All Doors and Windows Closed! http://bit.ly/7ZrFZ # See the guy by…