Yosemite

  • Sunrise Pictures of Mammoth Peak

    Sunrise Pictures of Mammoth Peak

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    After a brief stop to photograph Siesta Lake by moonlight, I arrived at Tioga Pass around 5am. The temperature was around 30 degrees that morning, and I was glad I dressed for it…well except for wearing shorts! Three weeks ago I photographed a small seasonal pond, Mammoth Peak Reflections, in this area. This morning the…

  • Siesta Lake By Moonlight

    Siesta Lake By Moonlight

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    Well, I did it again. I really enjoyed my last Tuolumne Meadows trip, really. One thing that bothered me was the Mammoth Peak photo. I knew the conditions where not optimal, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. I had an opportunity to revisit the park so I made the 3 hour trip to capture…

  • Tuolumne Meadows

    Tuolumne Meadows

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    I just got back from another day trip to the high country of Yosemite. I’ll post those pictures in the next few days. For now, I thought I post some of my favorite pictures from my last trip to Tuolumne Meadows. It was nice to see some clouds that afternoon, but the clouds disappeared by…

  • Mammoth Peak in Black and White

    Mammoth Peak in Black and White

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    I posted the color version yesterday on my blog and some of the landscape photography forums. A few people suggested that I convert the color image to a black and white. So here it is! As a side-note. I wasn’t happy with the near-noon conditions of this image. On Monday, Tioga Pass was closed due…

  • Mammoth Peak Reflection

    Mammoth Peak Reflection

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    When I hiked to Mount Dana years ago, I remember seeing some small pools in the beginning of the hike. I thought I’d walk a small portion of the Mount Dana trail and see if I could find them this year. There was still a lot of snow on the trail, so I never saw…

  • A Perfect Place for a Picnic

    A Perfect Place for a Picnic

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    I thought this would be a great place to have a picnic at Tenaya Lake.

  • Reflecting on Poly Dome

    Reflecting on Poly Dome

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    There wasn’t any WOW factor when I took this, other than the fact that Tenaya Lake was still calm! Within a few minutes, the wind started picking up and no more calm lake. I processed a color version, but I decided to do a black and white as well. My preference is for the black…

  • Pothole Dome Reflections

    Pothole Dome Reflections

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    After photographing the first light at Mount Dana/Gibbs View, I drove to Tuolumne Meadows to see what I could capture. There was still some standing water in the meadows, so I found a small pond to play around with….photo-wise! Since it was still in the morning, there was still some ice on some of the…