As I set up for this shot – hoping to capture a bit of fall color, the interesting rocks in the riverbed, and the light coming across the ridge above the distant canyon – a person nearby asked “What are you doing? You’re pointing straight into the sun!” True. I saw significant flare in the viewfinder, but this was easy to solve by using my hand to shield the front element of the lens from the direct sun.
I’m almost embarrassed to admit that this photograph was shot right in the middle of one of the most popular tourist destinations in Yosemite – the middle of the bridge below Vernal Fall. At least I pointed the camera the opposite direction from everyone else! :-)
Price Increase Coming for Ansel Adams Yosemite Special Edition Prints Did you know you can buy a real silver-gelatin print made from an original Ansel Adams Negative for just $175? For decades, it has been possible to buy a print just like Ansel would have made it, thanks to his Yosemite Special Edition Print collection. But if you want one at this price, you should hurry–on November 15, 2007, the prints will increase to $225 each.
There are some links to the individual photographs in the original story, and they include some very interesting background information about how, when, and where the photographs were made.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.
I have written a few times about my purchase of the Induro C313 carbon fiber tripod, and I have reported that I’m very pleased with its performance now that I’ve used it for the better part of the past year.
I did have one small problem. The center column hook assembly apparently was not firmly attached and it fell out at some point. I didn’t notice it when it happened – only later when the part was long gone. I contact MAS, the American distributor and parts source for Induro. My initial email contact was positive, and I got a reply providing a toll free number to call to order a replacement. Unfortunately I had a less than positive experience with the MAS phone system, getting unceremoniously booted from the system after waiting and being transfered more than once.
So I decided that it might be better to contact them again via email and ask if I could simply order the part online. Expecting no more than an answer telling me how to place an order I was very pleasantly surprised when I received two quick replies promising to send me the replacement part right away free of charge. I received the new center column hook this week. Count me as pleased and impressed.
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