Dreams in Yosemite
This picture was taken at from Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park. I was doing a photo workshop with Gary Hart and Don Smith and they took us to Tunnel view ...
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This picture was taken at from Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park. I was doing a photo workshop with Gary Hart and Don Smith and they took us to Tunnel view to shoot the fog rolling in the valley. The opportunity for this shot was very short. Once the sunlight hit the fog, the best of the moment passed.
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Location
This photo was taken looking down from Tunnel view in Yosemite National Park.Time
This is one of my favorite images I took on my four day trip to Yosemite. I was in the park for a Moonbow photo workshop with Gary Hart and Don Smith. While the workshops are fun, they are exhausting. The large group of photographers in the workshops meet and hour or so before sunrise in the hotel lobby. From there we carpool to the the sunrise location. When driving by Tunnel View, we saw the fog rolling through the valley and our instructors decided we needed to take advantage of the opportunity. This photo was taken when the first light of the day hit the fog rolling in the valley.Lighting
The opportunity for this photo was very brief. The light from the sun burns off the fog quickly, and can make exposure difficult. After about 3 minutes, the best of the light and fog was gone.Equipment
At the time, I was shooting with a Nikon D7200, the 200-500 Nikon lens, and a tripodInspiration
Before I took my first trip to Yosemite, I looked up some of the most famous pictures in the area. I saw hundreds of pictures of Tunnel View. This isn't surprising, as this is one of the best views showing off the iconic locations in the park. I decided I wanted one or two photos from this location that were less cliche. In the grandness of the park it is easy to think big as a photographer, but I decided to get out my telephoto lens and think a smaller.Editing
Landscape photography generally requires post processing, especially if the picture was shot in RAW. This photo was edited using only lightroom. Through the program I brought up the contrast and sharped the photo.In my camera bag
I am young, and I think its easy for me to say. "Just bring everything." For most of this trip to Yosemite thats what I was doing. But in reality, I only used 3 of my lenses. My Sigma 10-20, my Nikon 18-105, and my Nikon 200-500. I bring my tripod with me pretty much everywhere. I believe it is one of the most important parts of doing "good" landscape photography. Not just for stability. But using a tripod allows for fine tuning in regards to composition and exposure.Feedback
My first piece of advice to anyone interested in doing Landscape photography is that they learn to read their histogram on their camera. In this photo there are parts of the picture that are very bright, and other parts that have deep shadows. If you can read it, a histogram and tell you how much information can be pulled from the shadows and highlights. My second piece of advice is to use a tripod. Even if its the middle of the day, use a tripod. Not just for stability. But using a tripod allows for fine tuning in regards to composition and exposure.
