What’s New… and Where to Find It

Just a reminder about the process for placing my photographs into this blog… As I make photographs I upload them to my gallery and then place the photos from the gallery into blog posts that appear on this page. In order to keep the photo per day flow going, I often am building a queue of upcoming photos that is a month or two “deep.” For example, the photos that are appearing right now were taken nearly two months ago, and the photos I’ve done most recently (I was in Seattle last weekend) won’t show up in blog posts until the end of July at the earliest.

If you are curious you can hit the gallery link and get a sneak peak at what I’ve been doing before those who just follow the blog get a look. In addition, there are some photographs in the gallery that don’t get posted here at all. (The six small images in the left sidebar are direct links to the most recent half dozen photographs placed in the gallery.)

Just thought you might like to know.


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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Spring Flowers at Mirror Lake

Spring Flowers at Mirror Lake
Spring Flowers at Mirror Lake. Yosemite National Park, California. April 27, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Tiny spring flowers photographed along the shoreline of Mirror Lake in Yosemite Valley.

keywords: California, National Park, Sierra Nevada, Spring, Yosemite, usa, valley, mirror lake, nature, flower, plant, blossom, bloom, leaf, hike, macro, pink, maroon, green, stock

Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point

Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point
Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point. Yosemite National Park, California. April 27, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Evening photograph of Yosemite Valley from Old Inspiration Point. Inspiration Point was the equivalent to the Wawona Tunnel View before the tunnel was constructed, back at a time when an older route provided a road into the Valley. On this late April evening I decided to forego the usual crowd of photographers at the more accessible overlook and climb the steep 1.3 mile trail up to this beautiful spot – where I enjoyed a sunset view of the Valley alone (except for a couple of neighborhood deer) and in complete silence.

keywords: sunset, golden hour, yosemite valley, national park, inspiration, point, bridalveil, fall, el capitan, forest, trees, silhouette, sentinel, half, dome, clouds rest, blue, sky, clouds, three brothers, landscape, scenic, travel, california, usa, stock, sierra, nevada, mountains

Photography Quotations

I’m back this morning from a little jaunt to Seattle (about which I may post more later on) and getting ready to start a busy week. I just came across a fun little collection of quotes by photographers and about photography at Reuters. It contains plenty of gems, including two of my favorite from Saint Ansel but here’s one to enjoy before you click the link:

The photographer is like cod which produces a million eggs in order that one may reach maturity. – George Bernard Shaw


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.

G Dan Mitchell: Blog | Bluesky | Mastodon | Substack Notes | Flickr | Email


All media © Copyright G Dan Mitchell and others as indicated. Any use requires advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.

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