El Capitan and Fall Colors on the Merced River

ElCapMercedFall2005|10|30: El Capitan and the Merced River. Yosemite National Park. October 30, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Merced River and El Capitan. Yosemite National Park. October 30, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

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Oak Grove and Fog

OakGroveFog2005|10|22: Oak Grove and Fog. Almaden Quicksilver Park. October 22, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Oak Grove and Fog. Almaden Quicksilver Park. October 22, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

This is one of my favorite spots at Almaden Quicksilver Park south of San Jose. There is a cluster of oak trees on a small ridge covered with grass. In the fall and winter it receives interesting light as the fog begins to clear.

This image used a bit of (actually, a lot of) Photoshop trickery, including two layers of sharpening and a diffused luminosity blend layer.
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