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A Photograph From the Archives: My Self-Critique
Wildflowers, Tuolumne Meadows, 1986 It’s wildflower season in the Yosemite high country, which made me think about this image that I made 25 years ago, in August of 1986, in Tuolumne Meadows. In the...
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Spring Storm
Sunbeams striking El Capitan, 6:32 a.m. Sunday Winter arrived late in Yosemite this year, but now it seems reluctant to leave. Of course that’s fine with me, as I love photographing storms, and we...
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Redbud and Poppies
Poppies in the Merced River Canyon, Sunday afternoon It’s turning out to be a great year for poppies in the Merced River Canyon, along Highway 140 just west of Yosemite. While nothing may ever match...
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Dogwoods!
Dogwood and ponderosa pines near the Ahwahnee Hotel, yesterday morning I’m teaching my Spring Yosemite Digital Camera workshop this week, but wanted to post a quick note to let you know that the...
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Surprising Wildflowers
Oaks, lupine, and poppies in the Merced River Canyon near El Portal, CA, USA Claudia and I drove up the Merced River Canyon west of Yosemite Sunday afternoon on a scouting mission, looking for...
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In Praise of Soft Light
Redbud along the Merced River, Merced River Canyon, near Briceberg, CA, USALast weekend I visited the Merced River Canyon, looking for flowers. As I wrote last week, there are more blooms than...
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At the Risk of Repeating Myself
Poppies, lupine, and oaks, late yesterday afternoon I made the photograph above yesterday, and I’m sure many of you will notice the similarity between this image and one I posted two weeks ago. These...
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Dogwoods and Lunar Rainbows
Dogwood blossoms and reflections in the Merced River, from May 2012The dogwoods are just starting to come out in Yosemite Valley. I was up there Tuesday, and saw that perhaps 30 percent of the dogwoods...
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A Beautiful Week in Yosemite
Storm clouds over Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, Yosemite NP, CA, USAYosemite Valley has been exceptionally pretty lately. Last Wednesday some dramatic clouds rolled in, and it’s been a great year...
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Close to Home
Flames on Buckingham Mountain during the Carstens Fire, Monday afternoonWe live in a fire-prone area, and we’ve had two dry years in a row. On Sunday afternoon a fire broke out about three miles from...
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A Good Year for Poppies?
Wildflowers above the South Fork of the Merced River, March 25th, 2009We’ve had an exceptionally dry winter, but a few well-timed storms in late February provided sufficient moisture for the poppies to...
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Hite’s Cove Poppies
Poppies along the Hite’s Cove Trail, Merced River Canyon, Sierra NF, CA, USAClaudia and I drove up the Merced River Canyon yesterday and found that the poppy bloom has continued to expand since I last...
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Wildflower Update
Poppies and canyon oak, Sierra foothillsI made this photograph yesterday in the Merced River Canyon, west of Yosemite. It’s hard to tell here, but I was actually looking straight down a steep hillside...
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Poppies Are Still Going Strong
Poppies in the Merced River Canyon, yesterday afternoonThe poppies in the Merced River Canyon have defied my expectations. Not only did they survive the series of storms over the last two weeks, but...
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Dogwoods Have Arrived
Dogwoods over the Merced River at sunset, from last springThe last time I was in Yosemite Valley was just over a week ago, and only a few dogwood blossoms had appeared by then. I returned to the valley...
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Back From the Southern Appalachians
Dogwoods, Great Smoky Mountains NP, NC, USAThe last two weeks have been a whirlwind, with back-to-back workshops and two cross-country flights. But Claudia and I had a great time during our visit to...
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A Good Year for Redbuds
Redbud, rocks, and the Merced River (April 2002) I had a chance to drive up the Merced River Canyon (west of Yosemite along Highway 140) yesterday to check on the flowers. It’s not turning into a good...
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Early Dogwoods
Dogwood along the Merced River, Yosemite, yesterday afternoon I’ve been helping my mom recover from eye surgery and move into assisted living, so life has been hectic, and I haven’t had much time for...
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A Good Year for Redbuds
Redbud, rocks, and the Merced River (April 2002) I had a chance to drive up the Merced River Canyon (west of Yosemite along Highway 140) yesterday to check on the flowers. It’s not turning into a good...
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Early Dogwoods
Dogwood along the Merced River, Yosemite, yesterday afternoon I’ve been helping my mom recover from eye surgery and move into assisted living, so life has been hectic, and I haven’t had much time for...
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