I posted the Pikes Peak pictures from our recent multi-state travels, but there was oh so much more - beauty of every sort.
First, the Coloradan kind…
The Garden of the Gods
“Kissing Camels” in the Clouds
Then, of course, the manly kind of beauty. (The kind that only comes in victory!)
And finally, a very different type of Southern Californian beauty.
Having recently returned from a bit of a jaunt, it’s time for the first installment of some pictures - so here is the beautiful view from America’s mountain, Pikes Peak.
Billing over 50 hours in a given week does not give itself to either picture editing or blogging. But “better late than never” is a saying better applied to my amateurish blogging efforts than to discovery deadlines.
Anyway, here’s the rest of our lovely Yosemite weekend.
Self-portrait of the artist with his favorite person
The Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
The Tuolomne River just up from the reservoir
Clouds Around El Capitan
El Capitan, Part II
Lower Yosemite Falls
The Base of Bridal Veil Falls
And these two are my favorites from the entire trip - Bridal Veil with a storm coming in
Katie and I had a fabulous time in Yosemite last weekend. Though I haven’t come remotely close to finishing my picture editing, I wanted to share a few so far.
Shooting without a tripod, and without automatic exposure bracketing, I was not sure that these would turn out, but I’m delighted that a couple of my experimental HDR shots did indeed turn out. Makes up for some photographic disappointments from the weekend… For these, I’m uploading higher-res images than normal, because the colors “pop” a little better that way (click on the picture for the large version).
The Valley in the Mist
The Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Bridal Veil
While my picture-taking has slowed down of late, it has not stopped altogether. I haven’t made the time to sit down and edit, and thus a number of these endeavors have not turned into posts on their own, but I’ve gotten a few shots worth sharing…
Woodward Park, Fresno, CA, February 2010
Gettysburg, PA, July 2009
The adorable L.O., March, 2010
Ojai Valley, CA, January 2010
Simi Valley Sunset, January, 2010
The things that belong in them, and sometimes, the things that don’t quite fit.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
