Spring Break in Yosemite

Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
edited April 8, 2012 in Landscapes
Took the family on a jam-packed tour of California over our Spring Break. One of the highlights was staying in Yosemite Valley for a few days. Landscapes are new to me so any suggestions/constructive criticism would be welcomed...

#1 El Capitan
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#2 Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View
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#3 Went on a photowalk with a guide fom the Ansel Adams Gallery. The next two are from the walk from locations that Ansel Adams liked to shoot from.
Half Dome
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#4 Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls
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#5 Upper Yosemite Falls
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#6 Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls again...
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#7 Yosemite Chapel - the oldest surviving building in the valley. It opened in 1869.
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#8 Half Dome with the Merced River in the foreground
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Mike J

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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2012
    Good stuff here, Mike. I would go with a tad more contrast ( looking for stronger blacks ) in the B&W shot. Overall, excellent series. thumb.gif

    Tom
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  • Bryans12vBryans12v Registered Users Posts: 362 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2012
    Great series. Love your use of foreground/depth!
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  • FlyNavyFlyNavy Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2012
    Great pics! Much better than mine.
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  • Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2012
    black mamba wrote: »
    Good stuff here, Mike. I would go with a tad more contrast ( looking for stronger blacks ) in the B&W shot. Overall, excellent series. thumb.gif
    Tom
    Thanks. I am going to go back and rework the BW image. I like the image but agree that it is just a little too flat...
    Bryans12v wrote: »
    Great series. Love your use of foreground/depth!
    Appreciate hearing that. Using foreground was something that I was really working on while I was there.
    FlyNavy wrote: »
    Great pics! Much better than mine.
    Doubt it but thanks anyway... We had a great time there.
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  • RogersDARogersDA Registered Users Posts: 3,502 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2012
    These are very nice captures. We hope to get to Yosemite next year, and hopefully I can match this.
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  • Allan FGAllan FG Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2012
    Really nice series
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited April 7, 2012
    Very well done, Mike. Looks like you had an excellent visit. thumb.gif
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  • Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2012
    RogersDA wrote: »
    These are very nice captures. We hope to get to Yosemite next year, and hopefully I can match this.
    Thanks. It was definitely worth the visit. Good luck getting there.
    Allan FG wrote: »
    Really nice series
    Thanks Allan. We''re almost neighbors. I'm over in Tualatin. Are you planning to get down to the Woodburn Tulip Festival?
    kdog wrote: »
    Very well done, Mike. Looks like you had an excellent visit. thumb.gif
    Thank you sir. I appreciate the kind comments.
    Mike J

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