Morning of June 20th

It’s just after 8 AM and I’ve already had my first cup of coffee and finished breakfast.  I didn’t write on my blog last night because I was a bit tired.  But I did take the time to go through my pictures from the morning Crater Lake photo shoot and the photos I took yesterday in Yosemite National Park. 

I’m pretty happy with the photos I got at Crater Lake.  The lake was like a mirror early that morning and there was still some snow on the crater walls which made for a beautiful photo opportunity.

Yesterday after finding my extremely expensive camp ground, which isn’t that great, I headed into Yosemite.  I have to say, it is a beautiful site to see even after the big fire.  I had totally forgot that there had been a fire here, but driving around you see how it swept through the park.  Things are starting to green back up again and there are wild flowers which are starting to come back.

On a side note: I don’t know why, but there is a bell being rung further down in the canyon below my campsite. Breakfast bell? I don’t know…

Well, I don’t want to waste too much of your time, so I’ll get right to what everyone wants to see.  Well at least I hope they do, the pictures. 

I started out the day at the foot of Bridal Veil Falls, but there was soo many people there I didn’t really get any good pictures.  I’m thinking I’ll have to head back there on Monday when the crowds die down.  So I headed up the mountain to to see what was up there and then I was able to see a full frame shot of Bridal Veil without having to fight the crowds.

I like how the spray is creating a rainbow effect at the bottom.

Also from this point you got a peek into Yosemite Valley

Further up was Glacier Point, at least I think that’s what it’s called.  There was some nice views up there also of the valley floor.

And then there is Half Dome Peak:

The second shot of Half Dome was taken from the Valley floor and I was headed back to camp.  I plan to go back up to Glacier Point for sunset shots tonight if the lighting was good.  I was originally planning to stay up there last night for the sunset, but there was a big bank of clouds coming through which was blocking the sun.  Of course by the time I got down to the valley floor the clouds were gone.

Well that’s all for now.  I’m packing up and heading back into Yosemite to take some more pictures.