Yosemite National Park – Part 7

This post will wrap up my photography in Yosemite National Park, shooting the sunset golden hour at Yosemite Valley along the Merced River.

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Yosemite Valley Sunset Golden Hour 1
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Yosemite Valley Sunset Golden Hour 1A
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Yosemite Valley Sunset Golden Hour 1B
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Yosemite Valley Sunset Golden Hour 2
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Yosemite Valley Sunset Golden Hour 2A

I shot as the shadows creeped upward on the rock formations, pushing away the golden sunset light, so there are subtle differences between some of these images.

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Yosemite Valley Sunset Golden Hour 2B
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Yosemite Valley Sunset Golden Hour 3
Valley View, Yosemite Valley

The final image is near the very end of golden sunset hour, looking up river.

This wraps up my time in Yosemite.  Until next time,

Ken

Yosemite National Park – Part 6

While waiting for sunset golden hour at the edge of the Merced River at Yosemite Valley, I continued to make a few iPhone images of the scene in front of me, experimenting with compositional variations.

Yosemite Valley, iPhone Photo
Yosemite Valley 3, iPhone Photo

When the scenery is so marvelous, it is difficult to be satisfied with just a few image variations.

Bridal Veil Falls, iPhone Photo

Bridal Veil Falls is visible in the distance across the river from this location and is seen in many of my compositions here, but usually as a small part of the image.  I zoomed in to get this shot.

Yosemite Valley 4, iPhone Photo
Golden Hour, iPhone Photo

Looking ahead to the next post with these last two images, after shooting the golden hour with my DSLR, I made a few images with my iPhone as the golden hour ended.

Golden Hour Reflection in Merced River, iPhone Photo

Stay tuned for my final shoot in Yosemite,

Ken

 

Yosemite National Park – Part 5

For my final evening shoot in Yosemite, I decided to check out locations in the valley, finally choosing the Yosemite Valley View Point.

I arrived early to be sure I could find a place to park in the small pull out and walked around the area with my iPhone scouting shooting locations before I retrieved my tripod and DSLR from my vehicle.

Yosemite Valley, iPhone Photo

I also experimented with test compositions, using my iPhone camera to do so.

Yosemite Valley 1, iPhone Photo
Yosemite Valley 3, iPhone Photo
Merced River, Yosemite Valley
River Rocks, iPhone Photo, Monochrome

I finally picked a place at the very edge of the Merced River at the parking lot.  I would have like to have shot from farther done the river, but there were people sitting where they would be in most of my shots and lots of visitors wandering around that area, too.  So I figured shooting across the river and back up the river from the parking lot area would avoid most such disturbances.

Rocks and Reflection, iPhone Photo

I set my tripod legs on rocks in the edge of the river and I had a rock to sit on while I waited for golden hour.  While I waited, I made more images with my iPhone and a few test compositions with my DSLR.

More later,

Ken