A Photograph Exposed: “Two Rocks, Morning, Racetrack Playa”

(“A Photograph Exposed” is a series exploring some of my photographs in greater detail.) Two Rocks, Morning, Racetrack Playa. Death Valley National Park, California. April 3, 2006. © Copyright 2006. G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. Moving rocks, lenticular clouds — morning on the Racetrack Playa. This photograph from Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa is one of the first … Continue reading A Photograph Exposed: “Two Rocks, Morning, Racetrack Playa”

A Photograph Exposed: “San Francisco Skyline, Winter Fog and Haze”

(“A Photograph Exposed” is a series exploring some of my photographs in greater detail.) San Francisco Skyline, Winter Fog and Haze. San Francisco, California. December 18, 2009. © Copyright 2009 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. Fog and haze obscure the winter skyline of downtown San Francisco, California. It is unlikely that any view of San Francisco will … Continue reading A Photograph Exposed: “San Francisco Skyline, Winter Fog and Haze”

Photographic Myths and Platitudes — ‘Landscape Photography Lenses’ (Part II)

(The “Myths and Platitudes” series of posts concerns common photographic beliefs that may be open to question. This article has been updated periodically.) Recently a reader asked about lenses for landscape photography. As part of my reply (see “Landscape Lenses” in my “reader questions” series) I referred him to the older article on landscape lenses: .”Photographic Myths and Platitudes – … Continue reading Photographic Myths and Platitudes — ‘Landscape Photography Lenses’ (Part II)

A Reprise: “Fractured Granite, Reflections”

  Fractured Granite, Reflections Today I am reprising a photograph that I shared previously since it is part of the Yosemite Renaissance XXIX exhibit opening this weekend in the Yosemite Museum Gallery in The Valley.  An exhibition of contemporary art of Yosemite and the Sierra Saturday, March 1 to Sunday, May 11, 2014 Yosemite Museum Gallery, Yosemite National Park … Continue reading A Reprise: “Fractured Granite, Reflections”