Yosemite National Park, California - 2004
Our second vacation this year was to
Yosemite
National Park, a place which, believe it or not, I'd never seen before.
(I know, I know... it was always one of those 'When we have time' kinds
of things. Finally, we decided to make the time.)
On this outing, all the photos were taken using
our new Canon D10 digital SLR. Following are a dozen of the best
shots.
The weather wasn't exactly cooperative.
Being mid-August, the falls were all but completely dry. Moreover,
the light usually wasn't ideal. On the other hand, the views from
Glacier Point were something else, and what's more can't be seen for
roughly half the year due to road closures during the winter season.
Click on the thumbnails to see the photos; all are roughly 300-400kb
in size for the download.
As with the other photos, if you're looking at these and see any you
like, and would be interested in seeing the full-resolution versions,
send me email.
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Yosemite - Meadow, early morning, not far from the Lodge |
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Yosemite - El Capitan, alas forever burned in my mind as the place where the WORST of the Star Trek movies had its opening scene |
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Yosemite - Lake Siesta, known as a 'dying lake', left over from the glacial periods |
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Yosemite - View along road to Tuolomne Meadows, looking towards Lake Tenaya |
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Yosemite - General view up to the southeast of Half Dome, towards Mount Clark |
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Yosemite - Extreme telephoto shot from Glacier Point, looking down at Vernal Falls, greatly reduced at late summer |
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Yosemite - Panoramic view, in which you can see (left to right) Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls |
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Yosemite - Half Dome, first of a number of photos of this remarkable glacier-created rock formation |
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The Yosemite valley floor, and Half Dome |
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Another picture of Yosemite valley and Half Dome, but a little while later, as the clouds were getting thicker |
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Yosemite valley and Half Dome, from a different perspective |
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Yosemite - Late afternoon, looking towards Half Dome from the valley floor |
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