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Photographs: Central California

Oak, Sky, and Sun

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Oak, Sky, and Sun (monochrome)

Oak, Sky, and Sun (black and white). Calero Hills, California. April 13, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Black and white version of photograph of morning sun rising above an oak tree on a grassy ridge in central California.

For this photograph I was back at one of my most familiar haunts, the Calero Park south of San Jose, California. This area of oak/grassland is seemingly far less “exotic” and distant than some of my other subjects, but it is a favorite of mine. On this spring early morning hike I was perhaps no more than 10 minutes up the trail from the parking lot when I found this beautiful light along side a trail I’ve hiked scores of times.

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Photographs: Sierra Nevada, Photographs: Yosemite

Windblown Spray, Upper Bridalveil Fall

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Upper Bridalveil Fall, Windblown Spray
Upper Bridalveil Fall, Windblown Spray. Yosemite National Park, California. April 27, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Black and white photograph of the windblown spray at the top of Bridalveil Fall catching early morning light with a single tree silhouetted against the sky.

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Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Sierra Nevada, Photographs: Yosemite

Dogwood Blossom – Yosemite Valley

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Dogwood Blossom - Yosemite Valley
Dogwood Blossom – Yosemite Valley. Yosemite National Park, California. April 27, 2008 © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

On my first “One Day Yosemite Valley Blitz” of the season I drove up the Valley for a day of photography on April 27. The dogwood trees were just starting to bloom and although most were still far from their peak I did find a few wonderful blossoms including this one on a fallen tree near the east end of the Valley.

The blossoming of the dogwoods is one of the major attractions of the spring season for many Yosemite aficionados, almost rivaling the spring waterfalls. They may start in late April and continue on into May, though the timing can vary quite a bit depending on the precise location and elevation of the trees.

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Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Nature

Oaks, Fence, Pasture – Near Dutch Flat

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Oaks, Fence, Pasture - Near Dutch Flat
Oaks, Fence, Pasture – Near Dutch Flat. Grant Ranch County Park, California. April 20, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Black and white photograph of oak trees, fence, and pasture near Dutch Flat in Joseph Grant County Park in the oak grassland of central California.

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