Yosemite

  • Morning Light Through the Trees

    Morning Light Through the Trees

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    Watching the sunrise at Mount Dana/Gibbs View I couldn’t help photographing this group of trees bathed in the morning light under Mount Gibbs.

  • Sunrise Over Mount Gibbs in Black and White

    Sunrise Over Mount Gibbs in Black and White

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    The sunrise colors that morning wasn’t “epic”, but I like the clouds forming that morning over Mount Gibbs. Since it lacked any colors, I converted this to a black and white instead. I think it really works, what are your thoughts?

  • Crescent Moon Over the Mountains

    Crescent Moon Over the Mountains

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    With Tioga Pass opening last week, I finally got the opportunity to make it up before the snow melted and the mosquitoes moved in. I went to bed at 9pm so I could get a few hours of sleep before I drove the 3 hour trip to the Tuolumne Meadows area to photograph “something” at…

  • Bridalveil Falls in Black and White

    Bridalveil Falls in Black and White

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    Lacking a lot of colors, converting this image of Bridalveil Falls to black in white seemed obvious to me.

  • Whispery Fog

    Whispery Fog

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    When you’re visiting a popular location like Yosemite, sometimes it’s not about the icons. While the fog was obscuring the icons like Half Dome and El Capitan, I focused on other things. Right under El Capitan, there was some low hanging fog in the trees and composed a few frames. I thought about converting this…

  • A Dream

    A Dream

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    It was getting dark and the fog was obscuring every icon at Tunnel View, but I still wanted to continue shooting. I noticed a clearing above Bridalveil Falls and composed a few variations of the hole in the fog. I like the abstract-look about it. What do you think?

  • Bridalveil Falls in Color and Black & White

    Bridalveil Falls in Color and Black & White

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    As I mentioned on my previous blog entry, Bridalveil Falls in the Fog, it was a pretty foggy afternoon in Yosemite Valley. Since I had time, I just kept waiting for brief clearings in the fog. This image was taken about a half-hour after the first image I posted yesterday. Since I like the tones…

  • Bridalveil Falls in the Fog

    Bridalveil Falls in the Fog

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    I have wanted to drive up to Yosemite after a big storm all season. Between the one-car-family, kids and other commitments, getting everything inline is a tough thing to do. I was watching the weather last week and it looked like another storm was brewing and it looked like it would clear Friday/Saturday. On Friday,…