Monthly Archives: May 2009

Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Sierra Nevada, Photographs: Yosemite

Dogwood Blossom, Branches, and Leaves

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Dogwood Blossom, Branches, and Leaves

Dogwood Blossom, Branches, and Leaves. Yosemite Valley, California. May 9, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A spring dogwood blossom cradled in dogwood leaves and branches, Yosemite Valley.

I photographed this single dogwood blossom nestled among branches and leaves against the background of a shaded tree trunk. I found this flower in upper Yosemite Valley right beside the road/trail to Mirror Lake. Although I shot in the middle of the afternoon – not exactly a time of favorable light – the forest canopy was thick enough here to diffuse the light.

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Thought I’d share the updated list of other places where I post, etc. on the web:

I find that it is always useful to have a lot of distractions on days when I have a lot of real work that I should be doing… ;-)

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.

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Commentary, Photographs: Northern California, Photographs: San Francisco, Photographs: Urban/Street

San Francisco Muni, Evening

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San Francisco Muni, Evening

San Francisco Muni, Evening. San Francisco, California. May 15, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A municipal railway train passes in front of AT&T Park in the early evening, San Francisco.

This is another of my “urban landscape” photographs, this time of a passing San Francisco MUNI trail passing in front of AT&T park in the waning light during a Giants game. As I wrote yesterday, I always take my camera to the games since this ballpark provides compelling opportunities to photograph not only “ball game stuff,” but also urban landscape elements of the SF Bay Area ranging from the Bay itself to views of the downtown San Francisco skyline to more intimate views. (The equivalent of street photography should also be do-able but I haven’t yet had the chance to go in that direction during the games.)

This photo appealed to me as a composition of several elements. Obviously the contrast between the warm interior light of the rail cars and everything else is one element, but another is the fellow behind the window in the left center. (In some way this brings to mind for me one of the famous Edward Hopper paintings of the coffee shop…) I like the curved arrow at lower right pointing toward the train and the counterbalancing curved shape of the bit of rooftop at the upper left – with all of this built around the diagonals of the train, the sidewalk and road, and the overhead wire – somewhat interrupted by a few verticals.

This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.

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Photographs: Northern California, Photographs: San Francisco, Photographs: Urban/Street

Dusk, 2nd and King Streets, San Francisco

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Dusk, 2nd and King Streets, San Francisco

Dusk, 2nd and King Streets, San Francisco. San Francisco, California. May 15, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Street scene at 2nd and King Streets with elements of the San Francisco skyline and Bay and the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge – photographed from AT&T Park.

Switching gears away from the natural landscapes I’ve been posting recently, here is an urban landscape. I was at a Giants-Mets game at AT&T Park in San Francisco (I’d rather not discuss the score, OK? ;-) on a beautiful mid-May Friday evening with my wife. While I do like the baseball (especially on those occasions when the Giants actually play well…) I also like all of the other stuff that makes the ballpark experience what it is: the view of San Francisco Bay (especially as the sun sets), ballpark food (but why oh why did they take away my lemon chicken sausages!?) and wandering around looking at the ball park and the crowd. I also like the great views from around the upper deck of the park.

About 15 minutes before sunset I told my (very understanding) wife that I was going to wander off for a while and do some photography as the last light fell on the City and the bay. There are really wonderful views toward downtown (especially if the fog is just starting to come in – which didn’t happen on this evening) and out toward the SF Oakland Bay Bridge and the rest of the bay. This photograph overlooks the intersection of 2nd and King Streets and, beyond, the Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands.

This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.

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