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Photographs from Northern California

Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Northern California, Photographs: Sierra Nevada, Photographs: Yosemite

Upper Young Lake

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Upper Young Lake

Upper Young Lake. Yosemite National Park, California. July 29, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Early evening light on Upper Young Lake, Yosemite National Park, California.

The first section of Upper Young Lake that you come to – at least if you approach from west side as I did – is especially beautiful. After climbing to the level of the lake you cross over gentle meadow hills spotted with small groves of alpine trees and eventually descend very gently through meadows to the lake shore. This side of the lake has an especially interesting shoreline – there are clumps of boggy, partially submerged meadow, slightly higher sections of firm ground containing wildflowers, good sized rocks and boulders embedded in the meadow and the lake shore, and a long string of rocks cuts across a rounded bay.

In this photograph I’m shooting from the slightly higher and drier meadow across one of the boggy shoreline sections on which a small, solitary tree grows next to a large rock and some wildflowers. Beyond is the the bay that is bisected by the string of boulder islands, with more small clusters of trees and glaciated rocks on the far shore, backed by the lower reaches of a tall and rocky ridge than runs along the far side of the series of Young Lakes.

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: Structures and Objects

Weathered White House, Pescadero

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Weathered White House, Pescadero

Weathered White House, Pescadero. Pescadero, California. June 30, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A weathered old house along the main road in Pescadero, California.

I know I’m not the only photographer who is a sucker for old, weathered rural buildings. I had been over at the coast trying to photograph seascapes, and I decided to stop in at this town just inland before heading home. I drove past this place once. I turned around and drove past it a second time. I finally gave in, turned back and pulled over, and made a few exposures before starting my return drive. (Note to JW – this is one of the photos that I did think of as a black and white image at the time I made the exposure.)

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

This Place Called Poetry

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This Place Called Poetry

This Place Called Poetry. San Francisco, California. July 1, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

An odd juxtapostion of signs on a street kiosk in San Francisco, California.

Sometimes, if you walk around with your eyes open, you see juxtapositions that almost defy description – so I won’t describe; I’ll just post.

These are images from a sidewalk kiosk on a street in downtown San Francisco.

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

Java Hut Employee

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Java Hut Employee

Java Hut Employee. San Francisco, California. July 1, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Man standing in the doorway of the Java Hut, San Francisco, California.

As I was walking along the San Francisco waterfront very early in the morning on July 1, I was shooting the South Beach Harbor when I noticed this fellow standing in the doorway of the Java Hut and motioning to me to take his photograph – I couldn’t refuse. I managed to get two photographs of him in his red apron against the red and white exterior of the coffee shop. (I only realized today that this should have been my July 4 photo!) I didn’t get his name, but I know this place well so I’ll try to take him a print the next time I get up there.

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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