Another Tease
Ok, I thought I would add a couple more tease pics to the thread. I headed up to the park last week for two nights, right as the latest storm hit. The first two days were quite bad from a photography standpoint, since it was either raining, snowing, foggy, or all of the above. We even had lightening and thunder during a blizzard, which I can say I've never seen before. However, as I had hoped, it cleared off for the last day I was planning to stay, revealing some amazing snow-covered views. I thought I would share a few with the pumped-up Yosemite crowd:
So less than a month to go now. Who all is going to be there? Looks like My wife (Jen) and I will be able to show up Saturday, and maybe Friday. Who is going to be doing what and where?
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So less than a month to go now. Who all is going to be there? Looks like My wife (Jen) and I will be able to show up Saturday, and maybe Friday. Who is going to be doing what and where?
..the idea instead of driving directly to Yosemity, coming 1-2 days earlier to SF, spend some quality time there, gather with our local/US/european/australian/asian/etc friends, maybe even pay a "surprise" visit to SM Headquarters..:-)
Golden Gate, Colt Tower, Presidio, China Town,..
SF has plenty of a places to warm up your lenses before hitting the main target:-)
Anybody is interested in an "early brids" session?
So less than a month to go now. Who all is going to be there? Looks like My wife (Jen) and I will be able to show up Saturday, and maybe Friday. Who is going to be doing what and where?
Shay,
If you mean, who is going to be doing what at Yosemite? I believe Andy is looking at going with 4 teams of about 8-10 shooters per. There will be one leader per team and the Pro will rotate and shoot with each team at different times/sites. The other Pro, not you....lol I'm not sure if he's come up with a site agenda for the teams yet. Anything to do with food has all been taken care of already though...... The boy definitely has his priorities straight :lol
There will also be some folks who do not want to shoot with, or cannot keep up with, a group. So I'm pretty sure there will always be someone, or some group, heading out to shoot most of the major attractions, at any one time.
I am so glad to hear that you and your lovely wife will be joining us
So less than a month to go now. Who all is going to be there? Looks like My wife (Jen) and I will be able to show up Saturday, and maybe Friday. Who is going to be doing what and where?
I'd better hurry up and get my room reserved or I'll be sleeping in the car, .
What a nice surprise that you and Jen will be coming out. Sure you can't drag Ulysses and his wife with you?
I'm coming up the coast early morn on Thurs. Want to get some of the pictures I missed on the Big Sur coastline last time through. Should be in SF around dark.......where do you have to be to get a picture of Golden Gate with sun going down behind it?
Also, where is everyone who will be in SF on thurs. meeting up at?
I'm coming up the coast early morn on Thurs. Want to get some of the pictures I missed on the Big Sur coastline last time through. Should be in SF around dark.......where do you have to be to get a picture of Golden Gate with sun going down behind it?
Also, where is everyone who will be in SF on thurs. meeting up at?
Looking forward to this!
Den
I usually go to Crissy Field to get the bridge and sunset shots. Free parking!
I have no idea where everyone is meeting up in San Francisco. I live just south of San Francisco, but no one has contacted me :
Help! Which route to the park is best?????
According to the map, if I head out the east bay toward 99, once I reach 99 there are 4 ways to get to the park.
Manteca? From 99 take 108, 120 to the park
Modesto take 132 to 120 into the park
Merced take 140 into the park
Fresno take 41 into the park
I'm meeting someone in Manteca, our destination is Wawona, and I'm staying in Oakhurst
We're leaving in the wee hours of the morning on Friday from the San Francisco area.
I have to contact the hotel in Oakhurst which is supposed to be 13 miles from Yosemite (I'm assuming the border, not anything important, ) so I can check in or check in by their check-in time in the late afternoon/evening.
So which route is the shortest from Manteca?
Which route is the easiest to drive?
Which route is the quickest to drive?
And, most dangerous for me, which route is the most scenic?
I'm starting my picture search, and came across this link. For a different view of Yosemite there are two galleries to visit! My favorite is this one: http://www.pbase.com/mityam/image/35943900
Now if I see that! WOW..... pray to the weather gods everyone!
Dee, if you are staying in Oakhurst, 41 from Fresno would probably be the easiest. But if you are coming from the North you would be backtracking a bit. You might want to take 140 into the park that will take you right into the valley, then you just need to head back up the hill past wawona, out of the park and down to Oakhurst. Oakhurst is only about 15 miles but about 10 of those miles are switchbacks and sometimes it's slow so allow 30 minutes or so.
Small warning though, taking 140 into the valley is dangerous for anyone with a camera, expect long delays haha
According to the map, if I head out the east bay toward 99, once I reach 99 there are 4 ways to get to the park.
Manteca? From 99 take 108, 120 to the park
Modesto take 132 to 120 into the park
Merced take 140 into the park
Fresno take 41 into the park
I'm meeting someone in Manteca, our destination is Wawona, and I'm staying in Oakhurst
We're leaving in the wee hours of the morning on Friday from the San Francisco area.
I have to contact the hotel in Oakhurst which is supposed to be 13 miles from Yosemite (I'm assuming the border, not anything important, ) so I can check in or check in by their check-in time in the late afternoon/evening.
So which route is the shortest from Manteca?
Which route is the easiest to drive?
Which route is the quickest to drive?
And, most dangerous for me, which route is the most scenic?
Dee, if you are staying in Oakhurst, 41 from Fresno would probably be the easiest. But if you are coming from the North you would be backtracking a bit. You might want to take 140 into the park that will take you right into the valley, then you just need to head back up the hill past wawona, out of the park and down to Oakhurst. Oakhurst is only about 15 miles but about 10 of those miles are switchbacks and sometimes it's slow so allow 30 minutes or so.
Small warning though, taking 140 into the valley is dangerous for anyone with a camera, expect long delays haha
Hope that helps a little
Ed
So you don't recommend taking 108 and 120 into the park from Manteca? Going down to Modesto and heading across on 132 to 120?
Oh, so 140 goes right into the valley at Yosemite, and I'd have to just "drive through" trying to get to Wawona by Noon? :
Maybe someone that usually comes from norht of Yosemite could chime in on the best route. My trip is straight up 41 to the park, or through Merced on 140.
Maybe someone that usually comes from norht of Yosemite could chime in on the best route. My trip is straight up 41 to the park, or through Merced on 140.
One more question, of the two routes, 41 or 140 which is the shortest?
I know this is a silly question, but when are you all going? How long will we be alone here?
Sounds like a great trip, I hope you all have oodles of fun. I can get a book on Yosemete, not that I don't want to see what you all do with it, too.
But please get a shot of each other. You could put together like a yearbook page. My biggest regret that I am not going is that I will not be seeing you all, please share the people, in addition to the great scenery.
I know this is a silly question, but when are you all going? How long will we be alone here?
Sounds like a great trip, I hope you all have oodles of fun. I can get a book on Yosemete, not that I don't want to see what you all do with it, too.
But please get a shot of each other. You could put together like a yearbook page. My biggest regret that I am not going is that I will not be seeing you all, please share the people, in addition to the great scenery.
ginger
I'll try to get pictures, but you know, some of us are camera shy, like me!
The dates are May 6 Noon (Friday) to May 7 evening (Saturday). There may be some last sunrise get together before everyone heads off on Sunday. I can stick around until dark on Sunday because we just drive home, no plane to catch.
I don't have a schedule yet... (relax, Andy, I'm not nagging!)
I won't have a computer so I won't have access until I get home Sunday. My motel has Wi Fi (probably for an extra charge) but if I borrow my daughter's iBook, it's half broken and needs a new power adapter. So I'm not sure it's even worth taking with me. I just need to be able to offload my images to back them up. Or to buy a gig CF card. I'm not sure I have enough sticks and cards to get through the weekend.
So everyone will probably be uploaded except me on dgrin!
It'll take me even longer
I'll be around SF untill the 15th, and back in the Netherlands by the 16th, 17th work.... So I'll be posptrocessing LOADS of pictures when I get home (I'll be taking a 2 week holiday ) during the weekend afterwards!
I have emailed 'Wawona' twice in the last 3 or 4 days & cant seem to get a reply. Im arriving a day early now via steve & andy. Im trying to book a room for thurs night.
The room says "$115...does not include bath"
Is there some local lingo barrier here ie meaning that it hasnt a bath but has a shower ????
I have emailed 'Wawona' twice in the last 3 or 4 days & cant seem to get a reply. Im arriving a day early now via steve & andy. Im trying to book a room for thurs night.
The room says "$115...does not include bath"
Is there some local lingo barrier here ie meaning that it hasnt a bath but has a shower ????
Ta gus
Gus,
It means no bathroom in the room. They are shared facilities. Most of the rooms in the Wawona do not have their own bathrooms
PM Andy if you need help with the room at the Wawona. He's knows the contacts and has a bit of pull there
***official yosemite plans***
friday, we'll be meeting at the wawona hotel at 2pm.
i will be dividing everyone into teams, we'll be having four teams. our team leaders are going to be: baldy, ian, ed and denny (lark). we'll have four shooting sessions, all around the magic hours (fri eve, sat morn, sat eve, sun morn). marc muench will shoot with each team, that way everyone gets to have some personal time with him.
we'll be using only two cars per team, as much as is possible, to cut down on the number of cars and complexity.
your meals and drinks etc on friday lunch, dinner, saturday breakfast, lunch and sunday meals are on your own. our team captains will be sure and point all of us to the available food choices for sandwiches, drinks, etc.
not only did i hack baldy's bank account, but i managed to get into the petty cash box over at headquarters, and so smugmug is hosting a wonderful bbq dinner saturday night at the yosemite lodge, in the valley, starting at 7pm for cocktails, 8pm dinner, 9pm dessert, coffee. while we're savoring same, we'll be treated to a landscape photography exhibition by our pro-in-residence, marc muench.
that's it. we're making this event really low-key, so the itinerary is loose.
friday, we'll be meeting at the wawona hotel at 2pm.
i will be dividing everyone into teams, we'll be having four teams. our team leaders are going to be: baldy, ian, ed and denny (lark). we'll have four shooting sessions, all around the magic hours (fri eve, sat morn, sat eve, sun morn). marc muench will shoot with each team, that way everyone gets to have some personal time with him.
we'll be using only two cars per team, as much as is possible, to cut down on the number of cars and complexity.
your meals and drinks etc on friday lunch, dinner, saturday breakfast, lunch and sunday meals are on your own. our team captains will be sure and point all of us to the available food choices for sandwiches, drinks, etc.
not only did i hack baldy's bank account, but i managed to get into the petty cash box over at headquarters, and so smugmug is hosting a wonderful bbq dinner saturday night at the yosemite lodge, in the valley, starting at 7pm for cocktails, 8pm dinner, 9pm dessert, coffee. while we're savoring same, we'll be treated to a landscape photography exhibition by our pro-in-residence, marc muench.
that's it. we're making this event really low-key, so the itinerary is loose.
i'm really excited about this trip!
This sounds like a great trip Andy! Can I inquire about what is the appropriate dress code for dinner at the Yosemite lodge Saturday night? Jeans, or do we need a sports jacket or some such, or Dockers?
This sounds like a great trip Andy! Can I inquire about what is the appropriate dress code for dinner at the Yosemite lodge Saturday night? Jeans, or do we need a sports jacket or some such, or Dockers?
come as you are. jeans/mountain-wear is just fine. we'll be going to dinner right from shooting
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Ok, I thought I would add a couple more tease pics to the thread. I headed up to the park last week for two nights, right as the latest storm hit. The first two days were quite bad from a photography standpoint, since it was either raining, snowing, foggy, or all of the above. We even had lightening and thunder during a blizzard, which I can say I've never seen before. However, as I had hoped, it cleared off for the last day I was planning to stay, revealing some amazing snow-covered views. I thought I would share a few with the pumped-up Yosemite crowd:
A few others are in this gallery:
http://aero-nut.smugmug.com/gallery/455843/1/18390464
From what I can tell, it is going to be an amazing spring at the park. The waterfalls are already at above average flow rates.
Point your browser to the following link for more flow info:
http://www.nps.gov/yose/now/conditions.htm
Click on "River flow information"
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..the idea instead of driving directly to Yosemity, coming 1-2 days earlier to SF, spend some quality time there, gather with our local/US/european/australian/asian/etc friends, maybe even pay a "surprise" visit to SM Headquarters..:-)
Golden Gate, Colt Tower, Presidio, China Town,..
SF has plenty of a places to warm up your lenses before hitting the main target:-)
Anybody is interested in an "early brids" session?
Cheers!
If you mean, who is going to be doing what at Yosemite? I believe Andy is looking at going with 4 teams of about 8-10 shooters per. There will be one leader per team and the Pro will rotate and shoot with each team at different times/sites. The other Pro, not you....lol I'm not sure if he's come up with a site agenda for the teams yet. Anything to do with food has all been taken care of already though......
There will also be some folks who do not want to shoot with, or cannot keep up with, a group. So I'm pretty sure there will always be someone, or some group, heading out to shoot most of the major attractions, at any one time.
I am so glad to hear that you and your lovely wife will be joining us
See ya in about 4 weeks :-)
Steve
I'd better hurry up and get my room reserved or I'll be sleeping in the car,
What a nice surprise that you and Jen will be coming out. Sure you can't drag Ulysses and his wife with you?
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Also, where is everyone who will be in SF on thurs. meeting up at?
Looking forward to this!
Den
I usually go to Crissy Field to get the bridge and sunset shots. Free parking!
I have no idea where everyone is meeting up in San Francisco. I live just south of San Francisco, but no one has contacted me
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According to the map, if I head out the east bay toward 99, once I reach 99 there are 4 ways to get to the park.
Manteca? From 99 take 108, 120 to the park
Modesto take 132 to 120 into the park
Merced take 140 into the park
Fresno take 41 into the park
I'm meeting someone in Manteca, our destination is Wawona, and I'm staying in Oakhurst
We're leaving in the wee hours of the morning on Friday from the San Francisco area.
I have to contact the hotel in Oakhurst which is supposed to be 13 miles from Yosemite (I'm assuming the border, not anything important,
So which route is the shortest from Manteca?
Which route is the easiest to drive?
Which route is the quickest to drive?
And, most dangerous for me, which route is the most scenic?
Help anyone?????? Thanks!
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http://www.pbase.com/mityam/springyosemite
I'm starting my picture search, and came across this link. For a different view of Yosemite there are two galleries to visit! My favorite is this one:
http://www.pbase.com/mityam/image/35943900
Now if I see that! WOW..... pray to the weather gods everyone!
And what I anticipate shooting with great glee!
http://www.pbase.com/huanpham/image/29777902
Dee
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Small warning though, taking 140 into the valley is dangerous for anyone with a camera, expect long delays haha
Hope that helps a little
Ed
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Ian
So you don't recommend taking 108 and 120 into the park from Manteca? Going down to Modesto and heading across on 132 to 120?
Oh, so 140 goes right into the valley at Yosemite, and I'd have to just "drive through" trying to get to Wawona by Noon?
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One more question, of the two routes, 41 or 140 which is the shortest?
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you into the valley first. Then up 41 to Wawona.
From Pacifica via 41 about 240 miles and 4 hrs of drive time. This route
takes you down 99 to Madera and then up 41 through Oakhurst to Wawona.
If you were to go 120, the route is 212 miles and just about 4 hours.
As you can see, it doesn't much matter which way you go
Ian
You're not making my choice any easier!
I went to the library today and got out 2 books on Yosemite. I'll be reading away.
Lots of high surf, lots of wind, lots of blue sky and sun... great day to be at the coast on Saturday.
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Sounds like a great trip, I hope you all have oodles of fun. I can get a book on Yosemete, not that I don't want to see what you all do with it, too.
But please get a shot of each other. You could put together like a yearbook page. My biggest regret that I am not going is that I will not be seeing you all, please share the people, in addition to the great scenery.
ginger
I'll try to get pictures, but you know, some of us are camera shy, like me!
The dates are May 6 Noon (Friday) to May 7 evening (Saturday). There may be some last sunrise get together before everyone heads off on Sunday. I can stick around until dark on Sunday because we just drive home, no plane to catch.
I don't have a schedule yet... (relax, Andy, I'm not nagging!)
I won't have a computer so I won't have access until I get home Sunday. My motel has Wi Fi (probably for an extra charge) but if I borrow my daughter's iBook, it's half broken and needs a new power adapter. So I'm not sure it's even worth taking with me. I just need to be able to offload my images to back them up. Or to buy a gig CF card. I'm not sure I have enough sticks and cards to get through the weekend.
So everyone will probably be uploaded except me on dgrin!
http://www.twitter.com/deegolden
I'll be around SF untill the 15th, and back in the Netherlands by the 16th, 17th work.... So I'll be posptrocessing LOADS of pictures when I get home (I'll be taking a 2 week holiday
See y'all soon!
Michiel de Brieder
http://www.digital-eye.nl
I have emailed 'Wawona' twice in the last 3 or 4 days & cant seem to get a reply. Im arriving a day early now via steve & andy. Im trying to book a room for thurs night.
The room says "$115...does not include bath"
Is there some local lingo barrier here ie meaning that it hasnt a bath but has a shower ????
Ta gus
It means no bathroom in the room.
PM Andy if you need help with the room at the Wawona. He's knows the contacts and has a bit of pull there
Steve
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Ill try & book now.
Andy...you ever scrubbed another mans back before
friday, we'll be meeting at the wawona hotel at 2pm.
i will be dividing everyone into teams, we'll be having four teams. our team leaders are going to be: baldy, ian, ed and denny (lark). we'll have four shooting sessions, all around the magic hours (fri eve, sat morn, sat eve, sun morn). marc muench will shoot with each team, that way everyone gets to have some personal time with him.
we'll be using only two cars per team, as much as is possible, to cut down on the number of cars and complexity.
your meals and drinks etc on friday lunch, dinner, saturday breakfast, lunch and sunday meals are on your own. our team captains will be sure and point all of us to the available food choices for sandwiches, drinks, etc.
not only did i hack baldy's bank account, but i managed to get into the petty cash box over at headquarters, and so smugmug is hosting a wonderful bbq dinner saturday night at the yosemite lodge, in the valley, starting at 7pm for cocktails, 8pm dinner, 9pm dessert, coffee. while we're savoring same, we'll be treated to a landscape photography exhibition by our pro-in-residence, marc muench.
that's it. we're making this event really low-key, so the itinerary is loose.
i'm really excited about this trip!
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This sounds like a great trip Andy! Can I inquire about what is the appropriate dress code for dinner at the Yosemite lodge Saturday night? Jeans, or do we need a sports jacket or some such, or Dockers?
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come as you are. jeans/mountain-wear is just fine. we'll be going to dinner right from shooting
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