"Sunset and California's Oak Tree" Location: Joseph D Grant State Park, California. What a day today! Monday always starts off busy and you never seem to have enough time. It has been raining on and off all day today but it was a perfect weather for landscape shots. I almost thought of taking a day off today but that did not materialize. Anyway, the best I could hope for was to run to the hills after work and catch those fleeting moments at sunset. It was indeed an awesome sunset and I was just happy to be here and witness all the drma in the sky. Tech Info: Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L IS @ 70mm Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II Exposure: 1/15sec at f/13 and ISO 200 Filters: No filters (Though I think I should have used ND filter but light was changing so fast and I was pressed for time that I just managed to setup a tripod and catch this)
"Sunset Glow", Location: Montara Beach, California. Montara beach just north of Half Moon Bay is quite featureless but an interesting place to wind down at the end of the day. As the sun was setting over pacific the beauty of this place was even more appealing. Tech Info Tip: Lens: Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 @18mm Camera: Canon 30D Exposure: 2.5sec at f/16 and ISO 100 Filters: SinghRay 2 stop ND grad hard edge
"Lower Yosemite Falls - Spring Flow" Location: Lower Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California. Spring in Yosemite arrives with a thundering roar of the giant waterfalls. As the snow begins to melt the valley comes back to life. Tech Info: Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L @ 17mm Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II Exposure: 1/6sec at f/16 and ISO 50 Filters: Hoya 4 stop solid ND filter and LEE .6 (2-stop) soft edge graduated neutral density filter Post processing: Bringup of details in shadow areas, selective exposure and saturation adjustment, all in Adobe LightRoom 3 Yosemite is the arguably the most beautiful national park. It's grandeur and the time scale it took to evolve is very humbling. I learnt that the granite peaks started out as molten magma deep below the earth's surface about 100 million years ago. Merced river then carved it into a "V" shaped valley and finally glaciers shaped it into its present day "U" shape. The beauty of the valley has inspired many. It's lush forests, tall granite peaks, amazing monoliths and beautiful waterfalls are so pristine that a visit to the park often overwhelms the senses. A visit here at least once in lifetime is a must.
