Black and White
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Sunrise Over Mount Gibbs in Black and White
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?
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Bridalveil Falls in Black and White
Lacking a lot of colors, converting this image of Bridalveil Falls to black in white seemed obvious to me.
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Bridalveil Falls in Color and Black & White
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…
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The Tower and the Moon in Black & White
In my other post, The Tower and the Moon at Lake Yosemite, I really liked the lighting on the tower, but wish the moon was higher. On this version, I liked the higher placement of the moon, but by that time, the lighting wasn’t as strong. I thought a black and white conversion would give…
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Thanksgiving at Yosemite
One thing is for sure, sometimes it takes a while to decide if I want to post some of my experiences or photos. This is one of them. Some of you know by now, my wife booked us (me and the kids) room at the historic Mariposa Hotel Inn for Thanksgiving. She woke me up…
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Leftovers
No, this isn’t a post about Thanksgiving leftovers! We actually didn’t have any leftovers because we spent Thanksgiving at Mariposa and Yosemite the next day, but that’s for another entry. I posted my favorite fall colors last month. I was going through them and “found” a few more images, so I thought I’d share them…
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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)…
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Cloud on Horsetail Falls
As I was waiting until sunset to capture the Horsetail Falls, I spotted this single cloud right on top of the falls. I thought I’d convert the color image into black and white…