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Monochrome Madness 2 39/52-Half Dome

January 5, 2016Posted in Black and White Photography, Monochrome Madness2, Photography, Yosemite National ParkTagged Black and White Photography, Half Dome, Merced River, Monochrome Madness2, Snow, Yosemite National Park11 Comments

I spent New Year’s Day in Yosemite National Park with 2 good friends. It’s a tradition of ours to get together for the New Year and photograph something good. There’s snow in Yosemite so we went there for the day.

Yosemite is magical in the Winter.

I made this image standing on Sentinel Bridge looking at Half Dome and the Merced River.

MM2 39 of 52 Half Dome Jan 1

This image is part of Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness2.

Nikon Df| Nikkor 20mm| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| PS CC2015, LR CC 2015, & On1 Photo 10

More to come…

Common Merganser

October 24, 2012October 24, 2012Posted in Birds, California, Nature, Photography, WildlifeTagged Birding, Common Merganser, Merced River, Nature, Nikon, Nikon D700, Photography, Water fowl, Yosemite National ParkLeave a comment

I’m so excited!!! After first seeing this species from afar in May 2010 on a cold morning floating with its mate on the Merced River in Yosemite I’ve been hoping to see one and be close enough to get a good photo of one within my focal range. I did see a few this past Spring, but they were too far away for me to get a good photo of one. Finally after all this time I saw 4 this past Sunday that were well within my range!!! Yes, I am doing the Happy Dance!

Nikon D700| Nikkor 80-200mm@200mm| Manual Priority| Hand-held

Merced River (Orton Effect)

January 6, 2011January 6, 2011Posted in California, Landscapes, NikonTagged Merced River, Snow, Winter2 Comments

Standing on Swinging Bridge watching the Merced River slowly, and quietly flow west while brothers and sisters built snowmen on the river bank, and Mom’s and Dads had snowball fights, and gaiety and laugher was ringing through the afternoon air, and I was happy.

” When it’s not always raining there’ll be days like this,
When there’s no one complaining there’ll be days like this,
When everything falls into place like the flick of a switch,
Well, my mama told me there’ll be days like this.”
~Van Morrison

There”ll be Days Like This

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BteIwbKU_iQ

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35@ 25mm| f5.6| 1/50 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| On a Tripod”

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