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California's Eastern Sierra and Yosemite, October 2008
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These are snaps I made while on Dave Wyman's October 2008 Bodie and Yosemite trips.

These shots are all as they came out of the camera or scanned at the lab as JPGs. I rarely cropped or tweaked levels on anything; this is what I got in-camera on-scene.

I have different photos from the same trip posted in my Canon 14mm f/2.8 L II Review and my Canon G10 Photo Gallery.

 

Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Today I drove from La Jolla to Lee Vining.

Along Route 395 there is an abandoned, unlocked tavern, known locally as Dead Man's Tavern.

Dead Man's Tavern

Dead Man's Tavern, Eastern Sierra, California. (14 October 2008, 3:32 PM, Canon 5D at ISO 400, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II, f/8 at 1/13, hand-held.)

After visiting, I discovered that the reason the wide-open building has never been touched by graffiti or vandalism is because its name isn't history, it is a promise. Any man who has visited the ruins has he or someone he knows die soon after his visit.

My grandma in-law, my son's great-grandma with whom he shared a birthday, passed away just a few hours after I made these photos. The name is no joke and not history; I'm not going back and I'm not going to tell you how to find this wicked place. The nicer locals won't tell, either.

 

Wednesday, 15 October 2008

Today I'm up and on my own in the Eastern Sierra. Who hoo!

Lundy Lake Resort

Lundy Lake Resort, Eastern Sierra, California. (Morning, 15 October 2008, Contax G2, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, 85C filter, hand-held.)

 

Red Market, Lee Vining

Red Wood, Lee Vining, Eastern Sierra, California. (Morning, 15 October 2008, Contax G2, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, A2 filter, hand-held.)

 

Thursday, 16 October 2008

Today I met the group in Bridgeport at 2PM. We went to the river, and then Rhino's for dinner. I made these snaps as I walked to dinner.

Victorian Hotel

Victorian Hotel, Bridgeport, Eastern Sierra, California. (16 October 2008, 6:33 PM, Canon 5D at ISO 400, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II, f/5.6 at 1/13, hand-held.)

 

Sportsmens

Sportsmen's Inn, Bridgeport, Eastern Sierra, California. (16 October 2008, 6:34 PM, Canon 5D at ISO 400, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II, f/5.6 at 1/8, hand-held.)

 

Friday, 17 October 2008

Today we mustered at Bodie at dawn. It's hard not to make a cliché at Bodie.

Bodie

Bodie, Eastern Sierra, California. (17 October 2008, 8:49 AM, Canon 5D at ISO 100, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II, f/11 at 1/2, camera braced on window sill.)

 

Bodie

Industrial Gallows, Bodie, California. (8:30AM, 17 October 2008, Contax G2, Fuji Velvia 50, A2 filter, NCPS process and scan, hand-held.)

 

Bodie Vault Door

Bank Vault Door, Bodie, California. (Morning, 17 October 2008, Canon EOS Rebel G, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, EF 14mm f/2.8 L II, hand-held.)

Did you get that? This door shot was made with a $10 RealRaw Rebel and a $2,000 state-of-the-art lens.

 

Pump, Bodie

Pump, Bodie, California. (17 October 2008, 9:26 AM, Canon G10, 25mm (150mm equivalent), f/4.5 at 1/1,000.)

We left Bodie and drove around looking for color.

 

Stream

Stream, Eastern Sierra, California. (17 October 2008, 3:19 PM, Canon G10, 8.9mm (55mm equivalent), f/6.3 at 1/200.)

Evening brought us to South Tufa.

 

South Tufa

South Tufa, Mono Lake, California. (17 October 2008, 6:20 PM, Canon G10, 6.1mm (28mm equivalent), f/2.8 at 1/25, hand-held.)

 

Tufa

South Tufa, Mono Lake, California. (17 October 2008, Contax G2, 85 warming filter, Zeiss 35mm, Velvia 50, hand-held at 1/8 second at f/2.

 

Saturday, 18 October 2008

We headed back to South Tufa at dawn.

South Tufa at dawn

South Tufa at Dawn. (18 October 2008, Contax G2, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, 85C filter, long enough exposure to let the clouds drift, tripod.)

 

Sunday, 19 October 2008

Sunday morning we froze to death as usual at Twin Lakes. It's at about 8,000 feet (2,400 meters).

Twin Lakes

Twin Lakes, Eastern Sierra, California. (19 October 2008, 7:26 AM, 25ºF, Canon 5D at ISO 100, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS, f/5.6 at 1/125, hand-held.)

 

Twin Lakes

Twin Lakes, Eastern Sierra, California. (19 October 2008, 8:14 AM, 25ºF, Canon 5D at ISO 100, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II, f/8 at 1/250, hand-held.)

 

Twin Lakes

Twin Lakes at Dawn. (Morning, 19 October 2008, Contax G2, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Zeiss Sonnar 90mm f/2.8, A2 and 0.6 Grad ND filter, long enough exposure to let the clouds drift, tripod.)

Dave's first tour of the Eastern Sierra was complete. We bid good-bye and headed up Route 120 into Yosemite, stopping along the way to Yosemite Valley.

 

Olmstead Point

Balance, Olmstead Point. (Lunchtime, 19 October 2008, Contax G2, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Zeiss Hologon 16mm f/8, hand-held.) The 16mm lens doesn't work with filters, thus I get bluer results than I usually make with an 81A filter.

 

Olmstead Point

Olmstead Point, Yosemite National Park, California. (19 October 2008, 1:44 PM, Canon G10, 6.1mm (28mm equivalent), f/5.6 at 1/500, shade WB to add orange.)

 

Pole

The Fallen, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California. (19 October 2008, 2:36 PM, Canon G10, 6.1mm (28mm equivalent), f/8 at 1/320.)

 

Lake Grass

Grass, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California. (19 October 2008, 2:39 PM, Canon G10, 30.5mm (140mm equivalent), f/4.5 at 1/320.)

 

Running Water

Running Water, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. (19 October 2008, 5:27 PM, Canon G10, 25mm (150mm equivalent), f/4.5 at 1/50, hand-held.)

 

Firefall

Firefall, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. (19 October 2008, 6:00 PM, Canon G10, 15.7mm (95mm equivalent), f/5.6 at 1/20, ISO 80, tripod.)

 

Red Oak

Red Oak, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. (19 October 2008, 6:06 PM, Canon G10, 21.5mm (135mm equivalent), f/5.6 at 1/2, ISO 80, tripod.)

 

Evening

Evening, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. (19 October 2008, 6:30 PM, Canon G10, 13.8mm (85mm equivalent), f/5.6 at 15 seconds, ISO 80, tripod.)

 

Monday, 20 October 2008

This morning the group walked over to Stoneman Meadow.

Stoneman Meadow

Stoneman Meadow, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. (20 October 2008, 9:24 AM, Canon G10, 6.1mm (28mm equivalent), f/5.6 at 1/500, hand-held.)

Later we walked El Capitan Meadow.

 

Trees, El Capitan Meadow

Trees, north end of El Capitan Meadow. (20 October 2008, 2:40PM, Contax G2, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 with 85C filter, f/2 at about 1/30 in Auto, hand-held.)

 

El Capitan Meadow

El Capitan Meadow, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. (20 October 2008, 2:52 PM, Canon G10, 10.8mm (65mm equivalent), f/4 at 1/200, hand-held.)

 

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

superintendents

Superintendent's, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. (21 October 2008, 9:01 AM, Canon G10, 9.8mm (60mm equivalent), f/4 at 1/640, hand-held.)

 

Tour Bus, Yosemite Valley

Tour Bus, Yosemite Valley. (Morning, 21 October 2008, Contax G2, Fuji Velvia 50, NCPS process and scan, Zeiss Distagon 21mm f/2.8 with 81A filter, hand-held.)

 

Barn, Foresta

Barn, Yosemite National Park, California. (21 October 2008, 11:07 AM, Canon 5D at ISO 100, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II, f/11 at 1/125, hand-held.)

 

Barn, Foresta

Barn, Yosemite National Park, California. (21 October 2008, 11:07 AM, Canon 5D at ISO 800, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II, f/4 at 1/6, hand-held.)

 

Barn in Christ

Barn, Yosemite National Park, California. (21 October 2008, 11:43 AM, Canon 5D at ISO 100, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II, f/8 at 15 seconds, tripod.)

Half Dome

Half Dome from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California. (21 October 2008, 6:37 PM, Canon G10, 21.5mm (135mm equivalent), f/4 at 1 full second, hand-held.)

 

Wednesday, 22 October 2008

Breakfast

Breakfast at the Ahwahnee, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. (22 October 2008, 7:50 AM, Canon 5D at ISO 800, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II, f/4 at 1/13, hand-held.)

 

The Ahwahnee

The Ahwahnee, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. (22 October 2008, 8:49 AM, Canon 5D at ISO 400, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II, f/4 at 1/8, Tungsten WB, hand-held. Slight distortion and crooked-correction in Photoshop.)

 

Ahwahnee Woods

The Ahwahnee Woods, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. (22 October 2008, 9:25 AM, Canon 5D at ISO 100, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II, f/9 at 1/20, hand-held.)

 

Red on Blue

Red on Blue, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. (22 October 2008, 9:50 AM, Canon G10, 25mm (150mm equivalent), f/4.5 at 1/800, hand-held.)

 

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