Half Dome and Oak Branches, Autumn. Yosemite National Park, California. November 4, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell
A bit of a postcard shot, but sometimes one cannot resist… :-)
Yosemite Valley, Early Evening
Yosemite Valley, Early Evening. Yosemite National Park, California. Novemer 3, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
This is a late afternoon / early evening photograph of a grove of trees beyond a recently-burned meadow, with low-angle light from the far end of the Valley illuminating the trees. Although the colors of the scene were quite interesting (intense greens and some fall foliage, with the saturated late light) I like the more classic quality of the black and white version.
What’s In the Pipeline?
In order to continue posting daily photos, I generally must have a bunch of images “in the pipeline” and ready to post ahead of time. Consequently, the work that appears here was typically shot a few weeks or even a month ago. (The current images from Yosemite were shot during the last weekend of October and the first weekend of November.) Since that time I’ve shot a few other subjects, and they will appear soon: the Getty Center in Los Angeles, a few more of my oak tree photographs from the central California hills, and a series of photos of the Golden Gate bridge that I shot last week.
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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Save Your Seconds
Jim Goldstein makes a good point about taking a second look at your work:
Always Check Your Seconds – Out of the Gloom II: Golden Gate Bridge and Fog
If there is one thing I’ve learned as a photographer it is always check your seconds. Upon first review of a days shoot I’ll almost always pick out the great shots. There’s a caveat to this though… these great shots are usually in line with a preconceived notion of what I wanted to get from the shoot. Coming back to these same photos later allows me to review my work with a fresh perspective. The end result is usually the discover of a real gem of a photo. Case in point… Jim [JMG-Galleries]
(Follow the link in the excerpt to read the whole thing and see the photo.)
In this regard, I’ve developed an annual ritual of going through all of my photos from the previous year during the holidays. (Trust me, that is a lot of photographs to look at!) I often discover something that I passed over the first time, often for the reason that Jim mentions – it was not in line with my original expectations of the subject. However, when I look at the photo with a bit more objective distance months later I often discover something very interesting and new in these photographs. On a few occasions a photo that originally seemed almost not worth keeping has turned out to be a real gem.
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
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