valley view

I spent a few hours at Valley View when I was in Yosemite a few weeks ago watching the light. The color along the shoreline was nice and the extra water in the river broke up the reflections a little more than I'd hoped. I decided the best light was before the shoreline moved into shadow, when...

Here's a recent shot of the Gates of the Valley reflecting in the low autumn waters of the Merced River. This was a little while before sunset. Any thoughts are welcome.

The park service was doing a controlled burn just East of this iconic location. After a long hike we swung by on our way back to Yosemite West. Still some smoke around. Too tired to get our all the gear and fight for a spot so grabbed the trusty iPhone 8 and snapped this shot. Processing...