Lower Yosemite Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 20, 20175,460 views10 comments

Lower Yosemite Falls in 1995 taken on a family trip with my sister and her son and our two sons. We will be visiting California again in less than two weeks...... Lake Tahoe, Mono Lake, Eastern Sierras, Bodie Ghost Town, Yosemite National Park driving Tioga Road East to West, Yosemite Valley, (canceled our visit to Wawona due to the fire) Sonora (more ghost towns), and finally Calistoga to check out Veraison Restaurant and visit with my sister, and of course go wine tasting in Napa and Sonoma. Hopefully our son who is on a USFS fuels crew in Tahoe National Forest can catch up with us in Lake Tahoe and Calistoga.

Thanks for having a look. Yosemite always screams B&W to me.

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10 comments

Comment posted by Ana on August 20, 2017 at 9:55 AM

I enjoyed viewing this; tones are handled beautifully and I love the contrast of the water against the rock and all the framing brings out a lot of the nice curves in both the rock layers and the water. The bright spot in the lower left competes a little for my attention, but that's a very tiny nit.

Registered on February 10, 2004, 191 Posts, 1446 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on August 20, 2017 at 12:49 PM

Eva,

No matter how many times I see these falls, I'm just in awe, including most all photographs. And despite this classic view, you captured a very strong and powerful image of Yosemite. I think the conversion, the contrast and the tonal range throughout are excellent.

I'll echo Ana's only suggestion about toning down or dealing with the brighter rock in the LLC, but that's fairly minor.

Sounds like a whirlwind tour of CA you've got coming up. And when you mentioned Sonora and more ghost towns, are your talking about Columbia St. Park? You might keep an eye out for Preston as he is known to spend a good deal of time in Columbia - oh yeah, that's where he lives! Have a great trip!

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 20, 2017 at 3:19 PM

Eva, this is a very nice rendition of the falls. The tonal scale is excellent, and you have held good detail in the water. I also like the texture in the granite walls.

...Sonora (more ghost towns)

I live in a 'ghost town'? I could not tell because of the traffic...and Walmart. enlightened

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on August 20, 2017 at 5:09 PM

This is a beauty, Eva. The range of tones is excellent and your chosen SS has rendered the water with some nice details. My only suggestion is the already mentioned rock in the LLC. BTW the B&W conversion works beautifully.

Ed

Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on August 20, 2017 at 7:07 PM

Beautiful b/w Eva. It just screams Yosemite. Tones are spot on. I'm on board with a tiny crop to just above the brightest spots LLC. Very well done.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 20, 2017 at 7:32 PM

Very dramatic take on Yosemite Falls, Eva. Really brings out the ruggedness and beauty of this area. Well done.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hansen on August 20, 2017 at 11:20 PM

Great composition and BW processing Eva. As others have mentioned, those bright rocks in the lower left are somewhat distracting. Maybe they could be darkened instead of cropping them out. Very nice.

Registered on May 5, 2011, 161 Posts, 908 Comments

Comment posted by Mattia Oliviero on August 21, 2017 at 5:24 AM

Incredibly detailed image, Eva. I like a lot how you use the light and make a gorgeous B&W conversion.

Registered on August 24, 2016, 43 Posts, 254 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on August 23, 2017 at 10:02 PM

This is very nice, Eva! The B&W conversion looks great with deep tonal contrasts and I like how you have conveyed the power of the falls.

Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on August 27, 2017 at 10:28 AM

Nice combo of BW with the power of the rock and falls Eva.

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