Mount Gibbs

  • 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…

  • Mammoth Peak from Tioga Lake

    Mammoth Peak from Tioga Lake

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    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)…

  • A Day in Yosemite

    A Day in Yosemite

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    Found out that Tioga Pass opened last week, so had to get up there before the snow melted. It was a nice trip. This was my first solo trip to Yosemite since my surgeries a few years ago. I met a couple of photographers; Harvey, Randal and Randal’s wife (sorry I can’t remember your name).…