Yosemite Chronicles #11

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 25, 2011584 views27 comments

Merry Christmas to everyone here on NPN! It's been another great year for nature photography and I want to thank all my friends here for your comments and participation this past year.

As timing would have it, this is the most appropriate image of the series for a Christmas Day posting. In fact, this image became our family Christmas card this year. I'll call this one either "A Winter's Dress" or "Winter Dressing."

This was the first image of the next day following the previous autumn image. Oh how things can change overnight in Yosemite. One of my personal favorites from this trip.

Season's greetings everyone and all the best in 2012

Lon

ps. The larger version is the Christmas card.

pss. up next, a big 4x5 stitched pano!

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 25, 2011 at 4:20 PM

Merry Christmas, Lon. This is a beautiful winter scene. It sure made a wonderful card too.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 25, 2011 at 4:58 PM

Beautiful. I like how the snow goes on and on into the layers of trees behind all that texture.
Merry Christmas to you, too.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on December 25, 2011 at 5:04 PM

Beautiful, Lon, and Merry Christmas to you.

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on December 25, 2011 at 7:07 PM

Lon: Just wonderful. Reminds me of what our winter has looked like so far. Just a little hint of snow and that little bit of fall hanging on. Keep up the great work and best of wishes for a Happy Holidays and a great 2012 with lots of photo opportunities.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 25, 2011 at 7:54 PM

Merry Christmas, Lon. I like the hints of color in the otherwise monochrome landscape.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 25, 2011 at 8:14 PM

Merry Christmas and Happy Harley's Birthday, Lon! Real nice image. The way it is looking, that might be THE snowstorm for the year in Yosemite. Lucky you to be there and get the image!

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on December 25, 2011 at 11:59 PM

Exquisitely beautiful Lon!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 26, 2011 at 12:08 AM

Your images of trees are always so elegant Lon. This is no exception. This is made even more special with the hint of autumn color in the foreground. Beautiful work. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on December 26, 2011 at 12:31 AM

Beautiful winter shot Lon. Merry Christmas to you too!

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Comment posted by Bruce King on December 26, 2011 at 1:17 AM

Nice shot/card Lon, can't wait to see the stitch. I've been hesitant to post panos in such a small format as NPN allows, but if anybody can pull it off..........

Merry Christmas to you and yours and the best for 2012!

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Comment posted by Ant on December 26, 2011 at 3:40 AM

What a beautiful winter wood! The color contrast between the upper and lower part adds life to the whole scene.
Best wishes to you too !

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 26, 2011 at 9:12 AM

Nice, Lon--great 'winter' scene!

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on December 26, 2011 at 9:16 AM

Lon, the subtle colors wonderfully complement the graphic quality of your image to my eye. A classical composition reflecting the serenity of this moment nicely to me.

Peter

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on December 26, 2011 at 10:03 AM

Hey,

You know I like this one a lot. I have to say, it's probably my favoriteof your's from the trip. Like I said, I don't know how I didn't see this comp, or anything similar. Must have been too focused on something else. I'm glad you saw it though, and captured it in your usual style, and standard of excellence.

I love the trees, but it's the foreground that really makes this one more than the standard fare for snow covered tree shots in Yosemite.

Okay, off to Palm Springs! Going to try and stay a night in Joshua Tree while I'm down there.

Chris

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 26, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Your card is great. I love the subtle colors and the brushing of snow.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 26, 2011 at 10:22 AM

I'm a little late to the party...

Merry Christmas, sir! And a Happy Birthday to Mr. Harley!

This is a wonderful image! I love the hints of color, and you've done a nice job resolving the detail in the tree trunks. The snow is icing on the cake.

--P

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 26, 2011 at 11:10 AM

A classic Overacker photograph. I love the monochrome trees with the little hint of color in the foreground.

Merry Christmas, Lon.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on December 26, 2011 at 11:41 AM

Terrific job on this Lon, love the little hint of colour in the foreground grasses. Comp is very good, the placement of the trees in the frame is excellent.

Merry Christmas to you too. (my christmas card hasn't arrived yet though

)

Gary.

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Comment posted by Jude Haase on December 26, 2011 at 12:27 PM

Beautiful capture! Love the framing in this one!!

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 26, 2011 at 1:37 PM

Sweet! You have an eye for capturing trees in all their elegance, Lon. The snow is the icing on the cake for this serene image. Happy holidays to you also.

Ed

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on December 26, 2011 at 1:50 PM

Muted colours and a really lovely symmetrical composition about a central vertical axis. I like it.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on December 26, 2011 at 3:38 PM

Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on December 26, 2011 at 8:09 PM

When there's no one striking element it's got to be about composition, and this is well composed.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on December 27, 2011 at 6:47 AM

Great shot, Lon. Have great holidays too.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on December 27, 2011 at 10:05 AM

Think this is my favorite so far Lon, beautifully done and Merry Christmas!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 28, 2011 at 8:38 PM

Hi Lon

The hint of frugal color, against the monochrome, and the superb detail of the overall scene , make this a memorable christmas scene!! A little late for christmas, wishing you the best for the new year , and the holiday season.. Always enjoyed your fine work, and beautifully written comments'
Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on December 30, 2011 at 1:06 AM

gorgeous scene and all the more alluring because of the hints of colour. Presume your festive season is appropriately so!

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