Yosemite and More

A good friend, Dorothy Nielsen, and I went over to the eastern side of the Sierras the other day. It was a great time and she showed me the area around Bishop. An area I had not explored before and was amazed at the color and amount of Aspens.  I had a lot of trouble deciding which photos to post. Hope you agree with my decisions. Comments are always welcome. Okay so the first and second photos aren't of Aspens. My blog, my choice... I love the contrast in these two. As you head down the hill from Tioga Pass if you looked behind you this was just part of the view.  You'll notice no locations are given. They're a secret, and it's not because I can't remember some of the names or that we visited a whole lot of locations. The weather was variable through much of the time we were there. In fact we weren't sure we wouldn't get rained out. Luckily one night it snowed at the higher elevation ...

I took a couple of days and went up to the Mt. Shasta area. While my photography time was somewhat limited I was able to get a few shots I liked. Fall was evident and so.... Some ferns in the shaded areas of the forest had turned, some  not so much. Love the way the light shines thru the 'hairs' The Milky Way was not as prominent as I would have hoped but it still showed up. The Milky Way is best viewed in the summer since it it predominantly in the southern hemisphere. I was planning on going back near this location the next night but it was pouring rain. Still, better than nothing. If you look west from Mt. Shasta you'll see the Eddy's. The sun just happens to set over these hills that are part of the Cascade Mountains.  The morning after the storm it was still overcast. I was actually heading south on Interstate 5, going home when I looked in my rear view mirror and saw Black Butte, with a cap...

The last thing I did during my trip to Bodie was shooting  star trails. I'd never had much luck but Jeff Sullivan provided me with guidance and  let me borrow a intervalometer. This consists of 65 30 second shots with a 1 second delay between each shot. Then I processed them through StarStaX software. It took me this long to process them because I was afraid it would be a bust. Might just have to buy one of those intervalometers.  I believe the streak across the bottom-middle is a comet. Go, See, Enjoy and Photograph Dave

Friedhelm and I went to Hornitos the other day. Been there a number of times and honestly it hadn't changed much, and my expectations were low. It's a small mining town that is literally about 3 blocks long in a 'Y' shape. No side streets except the one that goes to the old church. I decided to post some photos anyway and change them to black and white. There was a full moon but I was disappointed with my photographs so we won't go there. Here's a couple of fixer-uppers. A lone tree on a hill to the east of the town. One of the icons of Hornitos is this old wagon. Go, See, Enjoy and Photograph Dave