Yosemite

  • Last Image of Mammoth Peak

    Last Image of Mammoth Peak

    It’s funny because I wasn’t even going to take more photos in the near-dark sky, but I couldn’t help myself taking just one more picture! I really like the white snow glowing in the sky. So I started the drive back to Lee Vining and the rest of my family. I kept looking at the…

  • Twightlight on the Kuna Crest

    Twightlight on the Kuna Crest

    With sunset now behind the mountains, I focused my attention to the small strip of pastel colors right above the Kuna Crest. I was a little annoyed on the first image because somebody left their lights on. I waited for a few minutes with no luck (he was about 1/2 mile away), so I took…

  • Sunset Over Tioga Lake

    Sunset Over Tioga Lake

    Well, here’s a few more pictures from my latest trip to Yosemite. I noticed a few clouds starting to form and was hoping they would be close enough to Mammoth Peak to photograph. That never panned out, so I switched to my wide angle lens (17-40) to capture sunset over Tioga Lake. Hope you like…

  • Mammoth Peak Near Sunset

    Mammoth Peak Near Sunset

    I kept looking towards Mono Lake and started seeing some pretty colors in the sky, but by that time (8:15), it was too late to drive to a new location. The peaks started to change colors a bit and I noticed a few clouds were starting to flow towards my location! I just hoped the…

  • Frozen Tioga Lake

    Frozen Tioga Lake

    While I was photographing Mammoth Peak from Tioga Lake last Monday, I decided to try some abstract/close-up photos. The first one really stuck me because of the light reflecting (slightly) on the melting snow. Since I was staring at Mammoth Peak, I just had to take some pictures of the floating ice. You can see…

  • Mammoth Peak from Tioga Lake

    Mammoth Peak from Tioga Lake

    Since my family didn’t want to stay in the park while I took photos at sunset (and beyond), I dropped them off at the motel in Lee Vining, ate dinner, and drove back to the park. I decided to stay just shy of Tioga Pass, right here at Tioga Lake. I thought about walking (climbing)…

  • Snow in June!

    Snow in June!

    Since Tioga Pass opened last weekend, it’s time for my annual “Go to the Snow and Take Some Pictures Before the Snow Melts”, trip. I also wanted to take the kids up to the high country too, so my wife booked a room in Lee Vining for Monday night. We made a leisurely drive through…

  • The CPF/POTN Meet-Up at Yosemite

    The CPF/POTN Meet-Up at Yosemite

    A few days ago I mentioned that I went up to Yosemite for the day. You can read about it and view the photo here: Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite. After meeting everybody, we headed over to Mirror Lake. I was going to hike the one mile with everybody else, but decided against it because it would…