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The Valley, Dusk Fog and Clouds

The Valley, Dusk Fog and Clouds
Dusk clouds and fog fill Yosemite Valley on an autumn evening.

The Valley, Dusk Fog and Clouds. Yosemite Valley, California. October 28, 2016. © Copyright 2016 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Dusk clouds and fog fill Yosemite Valley on an autumn evening.

This is, no doubt, a recognizable photograph of a recognizable place! Yes, Yosemite Valley, photographed from Tunnel View. And, yes, I shared another photograph from this same iconic (and over-photographed, perhaps?) location a few days ago. With that in mind, I’ll keep the explanation relatively short.

I was leaving the Valley after concluding the day’s photography and, as I often do, I briefly stopped at this spot. Initially I didn’t take my camera out, but after taking a look I thought the dusk light on the clouds and fog was interesting, so I went back to my car and grabbed camera, a lens, and tripod and went back to make a few photographs. Surprisingly, even though there had been a crowd of photographers lined up tripod-to-tripod earlier, almost all of them had left before this beautiful evening scene unfolded!


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” is available from Heyday Books and Amazon.
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Six Early December Wildlife Photographs

I made this set of photographs on an early December morning in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The photographs feature geese (mostly snow geese from what I could tell) and sandhill cranes, against the backdrop of late-Autumn morning light and light fog.

Geese Landing in Grass
Geese Landing in Grass

Geese Landing in Grass. San Joaquin Valley, California. December 2, 2013. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. – A small group of snow geese sets down in marshland surrounded by grasses

Flock of Snow Geese in Flight
Flock of Snow Geese in Flight

Flock of Snow Geese in Flight. San Joaquin Valley, California. December 2, 2013. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. – A flock of snow geese flying against the background of a foggy morning San Joaquin Valley autumn sky

Geese Above Marsh, Morning
Geese Above Marsh, Morning

Geese Above Marsh, Morning. © San Joaquin Valley, California. December 2, 2013. Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. – A flock of geese flies over a tule marsh in early morning light, San Joaquin Valley, California

Goose-Filled Sky
Goose-Filled Sky

Goose-Filled Sky. San Joaquin Valley, California. December 2, 2013. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. – Snow geese fill the sky as they approach a landing in a San Joaquin Valley marsh

Sandhill Cranes in Flight
Sandhill Cranes in Flight

Sandhill Cranes in Flight. San Joaquin Valley, California. December 2, 2013. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. – A group of sandhill cranes flies past in dawn light, San Joaquin Valley, California

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more.
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