Tag: Yosemite

Yosemite With The Fuji X100T

Going to Yosemite as a landscape photographer is like being a kid and winning a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. The views here are probably some of the best in the world while still being very easily accessible. I can understand why Apple has named two operating systems after it: Yosemite and El…
Valley of Yosemite

Looking down at one of the most epic and breathtaking places on Earth. I wanted to come back here at night to get some galaxy shots, but you know how it goes when you’re traveling. I got sidetracked shooting other locations. Next time I go to Yosemite, I hope to catch a little bit of…
The Great Yosemite Valley

This HDR photo is taken from the view right as you enter Yosemite Valley. It’s pretty breathtaking in real life. There is so much scale and scope to this place that you feel so small driving through it—kind of like the Grand Canyon. I like this place better, though. There is more to do. I…
Trail Through Mariposa Grove

After staying in Yosemite Valley all day and night, it was time to head home. On the way back, we stopped at the Mariposa Grove, the largest Sequoia Grove in Yosemite. There was this cool little bridge, and the sun was peaking out just for a second to warm up the trees a bit with…
Sun Flares at Yosemite Falls

There are two types of Landscape Photographers. Those that have a monks patience and can sit around waiting for the time of day and weather to be perfect, and those who know Photoshop. I did a lot of Photoshop work on this one. Here is what it looked like out of my camera. To get…
Looking up at the Yosemite Falls

I was lucky enough to get to go to Yosemite for the second time this weekend. One of the many great things about being married to my Japanese wife is when her friends and family visit from Japan, they always want to go on awesome road trips. We considered going to the Grand Canyon this…
Yosemite North Dome

I processed this when I first started using Color Efex Pro 4. It’s a photo-processing software that I started using a few months back. I really like it, and it has really been a game-changer in my photography. You can check out a general review I wrote about on my site here: Color Efex Pro Review. It’s…
Yosemite’s Half Dome From 2012

Earlier this year, I went to the Yosemite Half Dome. Back then, I was still more of a hobby photographer, not really taking it seriously, just shooting for fun. Unfortunately, I didn’t shoot a single HDR photo.
Yosemite Falls – Selective Coloring Technique

This is a shot of the Yosemite Falls. I singled out the color of the man at the base of the falls to really capture the scale of the falls. This trick is pretty easy to do, and there are a few ways to do it. I did it with Lightroom. Here is how.