Thanks, Dave.

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… was made within a grove of cottonwoods growing along a quiet section of the Merced River.

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…photographing fall color in Yosemite Valley. Previously I posted about “three” main sources of fall foliage int he valley, listing big leaf maple, dogwood, and black oaks. But I left out another important tree, the cottonwood. This photograph…

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1. I've added the #fujifilm tag since I use the gear for my street and travel photography.

2. The link goes to an article about it in my "A Photograph Exposed" series, in which I share more background about some photographs.

3. It is today's "From the archives" photograph.

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…spot — and I saw this part of the Cathedral Range in evening light.

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… in this location, I still manage to find angles from which I have not photographed. I had gone to a location near Tuolumne Meadows to see how recent “remodeling” had changed things, and I just happened to look in the right direction from the right…

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…just above my camp, where an old, dry snag had fallen across the dark rocks.

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…on a weeklong backcountry expedition into a remote part of the Sierra Nevada with a group of photographer friends. We set up a basecamp and photographed the surroundings for a week.

On my first foray after setting up my tent and getting settled, I came across this scene at a small dry tarn…

Thanks for sharing, Dave.

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… though the forest. Here they include three major sources of fall color in the Valley: A big leaf maple, a dogwood, and a black oak.

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…While there is fall color in Yosemite Valley, it is not widespread, and it comes in bits and pieces rather than hillsides blanketed in color. This scene is a case in point. The great majority of the trees here along the Merced River are conifers. But deciduous trees are scattered…

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… still almost deserted — the snow and meltwater had recently diminished, campgrounds were not yet open, and new rules restricted the number of drivers entering the park.

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… (the first day of the month!) camping and photography trip to the High Sierra just outside the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park. Among other things, this positioned me for quick trips into the park to photograph in the high country. The landscape was…