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17 October 2014, Friday top Today we walked down to the banks of the Merced River. Pine Tree Trunk along the Banks of the Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 8:06 AM. (Nikon D750, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 116mm, f/5.6 at 1/125 hand-held at Auto ISO 1,000, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2, split-toned print.)
Trees Enrobed by Ground Fog, Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 8:16 AM. (Nikon D750, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 300mm, f/5.6 at 1/160 hand-held at Auto ISO 1,100, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2.) Packing Nikon's 28-300 VR, I don't need no stinking tripod to shoot in first light at 300mm. I'm travelling light and having a good time.
Fallen Trees in the Meadow, Yosemite Valley, 8:18 AM. (iPhone 6 Plus, f/2.2 at 1/20 hand-held at Auto ISO 50, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2.)
Breakfast along the Banks of the Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 9:33 AM. (iPhone 6 Plus, f/2.2 at 1/163 hand-held at Auto ISO 32, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2.)
Leaf on Car near Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, 11:21 AM. (Nikon D750, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 300mm, f/5.6 at 1/160 hand-held at Auto ISO 160.)
Fence, Yosemite Valley Cemetery, 12:32 PM. (iPhone 6 Plus, f/2.2 at 1/30 hand-held at Auto ISO 32, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2, split-toned print.)
James Lamon, Yosemite Valley Cemetery, 12:34 PM. (iPhone 6 Plus, f/2.2 at 1/125 hand-held at Auto ISO 32, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2, split-toned print.)
The Face of El Capitan as Seen from El Capitan Meadow, Yosemite Valley, 2:37 PM. (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L, f/5.6 at 1/1,000 at Auto ISO 100, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2.)
Climbers on the Face of El Capitan as Seen from El Capitan Meadow, Yosemite Valley, 2:40 PM. (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L, Canon Extender EF 2x II and Canon Extender EF 1.4x II (equals 840mm), f/10 at 1/500 at Auto ISO 200, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2.)
El Capitan as Seen from El Capitan Meadow, Yosemite Valley, 2:58 PM. (iPhone 6 Plus, f/2.2 at 1/2,825 hand-held at Auto ISO 32, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2.)
Circumzenithal Arc as Seen from Gates of the Valley, Yosemite Valley, 4:13 PM. (Nikon D810, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 78mm, f/8 at 1/250 hand-held at Auto ISO 100, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2.)
Crazy Walking Branch Creature, Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 5:18 PM. (Nikon D810, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 78mm, f/5 at 1/180 hand-held at Auto ISO 500, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2.)
Last Light on Half Dome as Seen from Stoneman Meadow, Yosemite Valley, 6:16 PM. (Nikon D810, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 112mm, f/5.3 at 1/125 hand-held at Auto ISO 1,800, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2.)
Illuminated Camp Curry Sign at Dusk, Curry Village, Yosemite Valley, 6:39 PM. (Nikon D810, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 100mm, f/5.3 at 1/125 hand-held at Auto ISO 7,200, Athentech Perfectly Clear v2.) Camera-original © JPG file. If this looks three-dimensional, it's because warm colors like the letters appear to come forward, while blues recede. This comes from thousands of years as cave men's subconscious realized that the (blue) sky was the farthest thing from them, and their bright, warm fires were closest. Color and lighting are far more important to 3-D imaging than using an actual stereoscopic process.
That's all for today. NEXT ->> 18 October 2014, Saturday
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