Iris. Castle Rock State Park. May 15, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
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Trees, Yosemite Valley. Yosemite National Park. May 21, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

Since I remember exactly where to find these two trees, I may try to return in the spring and catch slightly better lighting.
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Peeling Bark. Castle Rock State Park. September 8, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
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Since my exchange last week I’ve been looking more at the many dry grasses that grow here in Central California.

This photo was taken near Guadalupe Reservoir at the Almaden Quicksilver Park.

This was taken at f5.6 with a moderate telephoto. The depth of field was shallow enough – and the wind was blowing the grass – that only the center stalk is really in focus. If I had it to do over, I would experiment a bit with aperture to try to bring all three stalks of grass into focus, but still maintain the out of focus background.

Dry Grass. Almaden Quicksilver Park. September 4, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
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