Yosemite: Falls, and a Print

ScottPedition

We took a quick trip to Yosemite with the kids last weekend. I left the DSLR at home and just took the G9, which did admirably well. The view of Yosemite Falls past Glacier Point Apron turned out nice enough to print, and the folks at http://www.pixeloutpost.com/ did a great job on the 18x24 canvas.

1/1600 @ f/4 ISO 80




The light filtering through Vernal Falls' mist was dramatic but hard to capture well.
1/160 @ f/4.8 ISO 80


These were taken from Sierra Point, a neat hike and viewpoint.

Scott

Sunnyvalejohn

Nice shot and welcome to posting! Looks like the G9 did a nice job and it scaled well. I haven't printed anything with them.

Looking forward to seeing more from the trip. Yosemite is one of my favorite places! (ok, so a few other people probably like it too!)

Enjoy
John

schmoo

And welcome to Dgrin!

I'm loving the trees hanging over the mist in the second. You were there last weekend and already have your print hanging? Awesomely fast service!

ScottPedition

Thanks for the nice comments. Yes, Pixel Outpost had great turnaround. We got home Saturday night, placed an order Sunday night, and had a box on the porch by Thursday -- although living nearby helps. What was even better was their honesty. We were going to have three prints made (one that we had been meaning to do for a couple of years ). Two turned out terrific, but they emailed me on Monday to let me know the third wouldn't come out as well -- and immediately refunded payment for that one. They were right, the two that did get printed were terrific.

Sierra Point is a neat spot for a couple of reasons: (1) you can see 5 major Yosemite waterfalls, and (2) the trail has been closed for years due to rockslide, so it's much less crowded and the perspective is a little different than the more common views. It's a little sketchy in places (probably not appropriate for small kids and some adults), but beyond that the destination is well worth the hike.

Here's a few other photos, not all of which I'm thrilled with. Then again, these were snapshots taken with a P&S (though with some curves), so I'm thrilled to have ended up with one nice wall hanging from a trip that wasn't expected to yield any.

Part of the "trail" up to Sierra Point, just above some ledges where the trail was completely obliterated by (small) rockfall.


Upper Yosemite Falls through the trees on trail.


Liberty Cap, Nevada Falls, and Vernal Falls from Sierra Point.


Illouette Falls.


Sierra Point overlooking Illouette Falls.


Scott

Hikin' Mike

Yosemite is like my second home! Nice series.