el capitan

I know it looks like I placed the leaf in the lower right corner, but I swear I didn't even know that foreground crept into the frame! Any thoughts are welcome.

East wall of El Cap behind

From last month back in Yosemite. This is from sunrise at Tunnel View. Shooting sunrise isn't always easy there as you end up shooting into the sun and it means everything is in shadow. Typically the area between El Capitan and Half Dome always ends up with a blue cast in contrast to the warm...

When I made my little Death Valley to Yosemite loop last week I knew the Dogwoods were past peak, but I figured that was okay because it only helped give the Dogwoods some character and plus as long as the leaves haven't grown so large that they have suffocated the blooms I think it still looks...

Since many members seem to frequent Yosemite, and then of course shoot the biggest wall there, I thought I'd share a few pictures from a climb of the Salathe Wall back in the early 70s. Shot with a Rollie 35 on Kodachrome 64. Early Climb (63) by Jim Dockery posted Jun 2, 2018 at 9:54 AM Me...

Hello Focal World - I was photo-touring an Alabama friend in Yosemite a couple weeks ago when we happened to set up next to Jim at Tunnel View - we did see him a couple other spots in the park too - and,at his invitation, here I am to share three El Capitan shots and a Lower Yosemite Falls shot...

I ran up to Yosemite early in the week as I saw the forecast was for a late afternoon snow storm with an early morning clearing storm. This was from the clearing storm, and the clouds were acting like a curtain in the sky momentarily pulling open and showing a peak or two and then within seconds...

Seeing Kyle's image of Tenaya Lake reminded me of my image of El Capitan in the winter. I was standing in the Merced River taking this image when there was a backup on the adjacent road. People got out of their cars and were making comments on the crazy photographer standing in the river. I...