Yosemite and Mono Lake Workshop Day 1

After driving from San Francisco to the Yosemite Valley - our first destination was to capture "Tunnel View" at sunset.  i will be posting images that were captured by participants as I receive them.  I shill have a few spots open for the next two workshops in Acadia and the Cape.The weather was exceptional and the clouds were perfect for photography.  The first image is a late sunset image where the light is just kissing the top of El Capitan:This second image is from the same location capturing the brilliant after glow: The flight path over the valley will ruin most images but on occasion a dissipating con trail can be an interesting feature:This next image is a 20 second exposure of the "blue hour" looking left from Tunnel View: Before packing up and returning for dinner I decoded to shoot one more image to capture the valley and the stars.  The face of El Capitan and Half Dome show the lights from climbers headlamps as the bed down on the rock face for the night. 

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Announcing Two Yosemite & Mono Lake - Photo Tours and Workshops in September 2012

Yosemite National Park is one of America’s most iconic landscapes offering some of the world’s most spectacular landscape photo opportunities.  The valley is surrounded by high granite mountain walls carved by glaciers creating beautiful shapes.  The waterfalls are spectacular as are the lakes and streams in the park.Mono Lake is unlike any other landscape in the world. Its beautiful tufas, alkaline water, desert-like  vistas make it a remarkable place for photography.  Sometimes it seems that you are on another planet or may be on a lunar surface.  The late summer weather generally provides some interesting cloud formations.

The first workshop dates are September 9th through 15th, 2012 and the second workshop will be held September 23rd through the 29th, 2012.
The workshops dates are designed to allow photographers attending the PSA Conference in 2012 to participate either before or after the conference.
Click Here for Details.   In addition, the "Workshops" tab on this web site also links to the program and registration material.
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