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Photo of the Day: Yosemite Panorama by Jerry Segraves
Jerry’s son was one of the lucky ones who got to work in Yosemite so whenever Jerry went to visit it was a chance to take pictures. Here’s a panorama of several photos stitched together from on such trip that Jerry sent in. Nice shot, Jerry. Thanks for sending it in. Photo by Jerry Segraves…
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This Months Contest
I’ve had a couple people write in to ask if I gave away the Flickr Pro account last month and the answer is yes. I promised the winner since it was going to be a birthday present I wouldn’t mention his name or his daughters. Thank you everyone who entered. There will be another drawing…
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite Falls at Night by Sean Walsh
Sean Walsh sent in this really cool pic of Upper Yosemite Fall at night he took last April and I must say, I really like it. Sean says the trees were lit by the ground lights so I’m guessing those are the ones outside Yosemite Lodge. They add a nice contrast to the shot. Nicely…
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Adams Captured Emotion in Nature
Christopher Yates of the Columbus Dispatch wrote up a pretty nice piece on Ansel Adams work. The Columbus Dispatch: “Adams was a Renaissance man: He was a photographer, musician, environmental activist, writer and teacher. His 10 books on photographic techniques and processes were some of the most influential texts on the subject. His ‘zone system,’…
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5th Annual Yosemite Facelift September 24th – 28th
As the summer comes to a close the Yosemite Climbing Association will be hosting the 5th Annual Facelift. The five day, volunteer clean-up will take place September 24th – 28th starting daily at 8am with a daily closing time at 5pm. Event coordiantors will be staging in front of the Valley Visitor Center. All volunteers…
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite by Kyle Roderick
I love summer in California. Unfortunately it’s not the most interesting time to be a nature photographer. The skies are blue and listless. The light is often overly bright and washes everything out. It’s great for a suntan but lousy for photography. This photo, however, is the exception. I stumbled across this one while reviewing…
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Half Dome in 2.5 Hours
Got a couple hours to spare? Been hanging out at the climbing gym and looking for a little more excitement? Maybe you should do what Alex Honnold did, free-soloed the 23 pitch Regular Northwest Face up Half Dome in a mere 2 hours and 50 minutes. Alex scrambled up to the base of the 5.12a…
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Yosemite Jobs: Instrument Worker/Mechanic Wanted
Instrument Worker/Mechanic SALARY RANGE: 17.45 – 20.35 USD Hourly OPEN PERIOD: Thursday, September 04, 2008 to Wednesday, September 17, 2008 SERIES & GRADE: WG-3359-08/10 POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time Career/Career Conditional PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 10 DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy – YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: United States Citizens JOB SUMMARY: Experience Your America and build…
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Outage
For those of you who tried to get to the blog last night there was an outage due to unknown causes. I put in a trouble ticket with the host to find out what’s going on but I haven’t received a response yet. Hopefully we’ll get past this soon and get on a more stable…
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Spend a Day With a Pro Photographer and Get Free Schwag
Everyone knows Scott Bourne who was a frequent quest on Mac Break Weekly during the iPhone announcements and most know he’s a professional photographer who has moved into the realm of podcasting. Well Scott is having a really cool contest and the prize is your chance to photograph a national park (Yosemite of course!) with…