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Photographs: Sierra Nevada, Photographs: Yosemite

Yosemite Valley Tunnel View

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Yosemite Valley Tunnel View
Yosemite Valley Tunnel View. Yosemite National Park, California. April 27, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

View of Yosemite Valley with tourist bus and tourists lining up for their self-portrait at the Wawona Tunnel Valley View parking lot.

Yes, irony intended.

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Photographs: Sierra Nevada, Photographs: Yosemite

Meadow Near Yosemite Chapel, Evening

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Meadow Near Yosemite Chapel, Early Evening
Meadow Near Yosemite Chapel, Early Evening. Yosemite National Park, California. April 27, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Black and white photograph of evening scene in the meadow near the Yosemite Valley Chapel.

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Photographs: Sierra Nevada, Photographs: Yosemite

Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point

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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.

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Photographs: Death Valley, Photographs: Desert

Salt Flats Near Badwater

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Salt Flats Near Badwater

Salt Flats Near Badwater. Death Valley National Park, California. April 2, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Evening on the salt flats near Badwater – Death Valley National Park.

I have to admit that this is a bit of a cliche photography location. I’ve been both lucky and unlucky when shooting here. In terms of photographs of the Panamint Range – which towers above the west side of Death Valley and is not really visible in this photo – I’ve been lucky: on several occasions I’ve had wonderful late afternoon clouds with light columns shining through as the sun dropped behind the mountains. On the other hand, I’ve found it difficult to shoot these formations on the salt flats. Earlier this year, I shot there with my my brother, who pointed me to a spot a bit south of where I had attempted to photograph these features in the past, and it turned to be a better location.

In my experience, photographing these “ridges on the salt flat” is a bit tricky. Continue reading Salt Flats Near Badwater →