[Leica] Just back from Yosemite

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

I am sorry they closed the park.   The falls are just getting to be
spectacular.   I do prefer the closer shots.

On Sun, Apr 30, 2023, 3:27 PM Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Got out of Yosemite on Friday as they were closing it down due to the
> anticipation of flooding.  While there was lots of water in the rivers,
> we have been there when it has been higher. They are getting more
> cautious as the year go by.
>
> Here are a few shots of Bridalveil Falls.  The first set from Tunnel
> View, the entrance to the valley floor on highway 41. If you get to the
> overlook at about 4PM the sun is at the right angle to give you a
> rainbow at the falls in the distance. If there is enough water and some
> wind to make a lot of mist it can be quite a show.  It starts low and
> you can see the reds in the mist.  As the angle of the sun gets lower
> the reds climb up the falls followed by the rest of the colors of the
> rainbow. ROYGBIV if you remember your junior high science.  This day
> there was a fair amount of water but the winds were light, but if you
> waited a gust could spread some mist before the water hits the bottom.
>
> Tunnel View-4222.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr
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> A few minutes later the colors are a little higher in this cropped shot
> so you can see most of the spectrum now.
>
> Tunnel View-4235-Edit.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr
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> Here are a few from the base of the falls, or at least as close as you
> can get now due to construction in the parking area.  The light was
> pretty harsh and I was looking more directly at the sun.  Thought B&W
> was a better choice for these.
>
> Bridalveil Falls-4377.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr
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> Tighter zoom showing more of the base.
>
> Bridalveil Falls-4375.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr
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> I will work on more over the next few days.
>
> Comments welcome.
>
> Aram
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