Yosemite, California, September 2024.
From the video This was my last chance....
Half Dome, II
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yosemite
Trees of Yosemite
in photographs
California, September 2024.
Half Dome, I
in photographs
Yosemite, California, September 2024.
From the video This was my last chance....
This was my last chance
in journal
With a trip coming up, and the weather only offering a handful of opportunities, this was my last chance to photograph Half Dome from Glacier Point on a moody day. So when I saw there was a winter weather advisory for Yosemite, I immediately booked a campground.
The tallest things
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Yosemite National Park, California, February 2024.
From the video Chasing bad weather at Yosemite.
Full Moon over Yosemite Valley
in photographs
Yosemite National Park, California, February 2024.
From the video Chasing bad weather at Yosemite.
Falls of water
in photographs
Yosemite National Park, California, February 2024.
From the video Chasing bad weather at Yosemite.
Simple Tree
in photographs
Yosemite National Park, California, February 2024.
From the video Chasing bad weather at Yosemite.
Cliffs
in photographs
California, February 2024.
From the video Chasing bad weather at Yosemite.
Curves
in photographs
Yosemite National Park, California, February 2024.
From the video Chasing bad weather at Yosemite.
The great reveal
in photographs
Yosemite National Park, California, February 2024.
From the video Chasing bad weather at Yosemite.
Shy Yosemite
in photographs
Yosemite National Park, California, February 2024.
From the video Chasing bad weather at Yosemite.
Classic view
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Yosemite National Park, California, February 2024.
From the video Chasing bad weather at Yosemite.
Yosemite after the storm
in photographs
Yosemite National Park, California, February 2024.
From the video Chasing bad weather at Yosemite.
Chasing bad weather at Yosemite National Park
in journal
I go to Yosemite National Park chasing bad weather and hoping for moody conditions. The first trip since I'm back in the US, the first trip with the new car and the new camping setup.
Dark Capitan
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Yosemite National Park, California, February 2024.
From the video Chasing bad weather at Yosemite.
Top of Yosemite tree
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Yosemite National Park, California, February 2024.
From the video [Chasing bad weather at Yosemite](https://youtu.be/x05TYBaJn8s).
The day I learned how to see
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We were in Yosemite. It was Christmas Eve and a big snowstorm had just passed by, leaving a beautiful white layer all over the park.
There weren’t many people around, but when we arrived at the Tunnel View viewpoint to photograph sunrise, we found a couple dozen photographers and their tripods anxiously waiting for the moment.
The landscape was beautiful. The valley was still sleepy as the light started to hit El Capitan. Everyone was focused on the scene, including me. Everyone but Rachel.
After taking a few shots, I saw her backing up. I thought she was going back to the car, it was freezing after all. But I noticed she kept shooting, in the same direction, and I couldn't figure out what in hell she was capturing.
I walked towards her and turned around. Then I saw it. I remember wondering: "How didn't I see it before?"
As beautiful as the landscape was, this scene was something else: all those photographers lining up at the viewpoint, all making the same images over and over.
I wasn't able to make a great image of them, this snapshot is all that remains. But I still remember the feeling of seeing something that was there, in front of you, that I couldn't manage to see before.
It was an eye-opening moment, a lesson I will never forget. I consider this to be the day when I learned how to see.
Keep your eyes open, always.
Yosemite, December 2016
in photographs
Camera and Lens: Sony A7II, Sony 28-70 f/3.5-5.6 kit lens
Settings: ISO 640, 41mm, f/5.6, 1/60th
The first day we arrived, Yosemite welcomed us with a rainy and foggy day.
Our time in the park was very eventful: that same night, I woke up at 4am to get ready to shoot sunrise. I found ourselves in the middle of a snowstorm, with a foot of snow around us, and a flat (very flat) tire.
I still made it for sunrise, using the spare tire. We had to spend a day looking for a place to fix the flat, but as soon as the car was 100% again, we went back to Yosemite.