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This is from the middle of Mirror Lake in Yosemite. Mirror Lake was never a lake but a wide pool along Tenaya Creek. It is now mostly filled with silt. It also was bone dry during our Halloween visit. I could not resist a shot from the center. You can see how rushing rapids in the spring time have carved this boulder.
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This is another from my walk home. With Daylight Savings Time, it is pitch dark before 6PM.
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Tonite, I was walking to my car from the train around 6PM. With daylight savings time, it was now pitch dark. Given there is no parking, I have to walk about 1/2 mile to the overflow parking lot wheeling my briefcase with laptop behind me. I also am feeling pressured because I am taking a photo class and need to turn in (5) images showing repetition. So, I haul out my camera to try for some images (hand-held). Of course, it starts to pour. This is the edge of the parking lot with my car and it had been pouring for a while. I was drenched. So, I took this shot. I had my little 50mm lens opened at f/3.2 and ISO 3200. Given I was using one hand and trying to shield the lens, I ripped off 4 images in a row. This was the sharpest but does not really show the sheets of rain pouring down on me.
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Another slightly different version of the backlit oaks in Cook’s Meadow.
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Today, I visited Aphra’s house. When we looked at this image on the screen, it looked too dark. So, I came home and re-processed it to be lighter. I guess it is time to re-calibrate the monitor.
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Chip’s second favorite from our lunchtime drive.
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This was Chip’s selection from our lunchtime drive.
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Another from our lunchtime driving.
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Based on my portfolio class last nite, I decided to go with a drive-by portfolio. Now, the drive-bys are not as popular as the traditional landscapes with the group, but I realized I do want to do the drive-by portfolio. So today, I was working at home and Chip is home in time for us to eat lunch together. I talked him into driving me down to Santa Clara just so I can photograph for my portfolio. What an odd twist. "No, Chip do not slow down — I need to take a shot!"
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Last nite, I brought work prints of all my Yosemite images (at least those processed). For an 8 minute window, we passed the prints around the room. I just asked for checks on images that folks liked. The results were very interesting. This one almost everyone liked. The Drive-By series was not as popular as my classic landscapes but I think I may make a portfolio out of them anyway. Later, I found of the subset of folks who liked them that they invoked a strong reaction.
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