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One photo that has been high on my bucket list was a snowy Yosemite photo. Willie and I have been keeping an eye on the recent storms in the Eastern Sierras and a *huge* one hit over Christmas weekend, dropping over 7 feet of snow in one day in some areas! I rented a 4 wheel drive vehicle and Willie, Alan, my girlfriend and I drove into Yosemite just as the storm cleared. We arrived at Yosemite to see the entire place covered in white! It was insanely gorgeous. The storm had moved out a bit quicker than we had hoped and we arrived late, to clear skies. As we looked west we saw another set of clouds coming in and we hoped we might be in luck! After scouting several locations we decided that Ansel Adams had it right and we found our way over to Tunnel View for sunset. We were not disappointed! Some low fog rolled into the valley, the trees stayed covered in white, and a slit of light made its way onto El Capitan for a beautiful view! To my surprise, my favorite image from the day happened to be one I had not expected at all. An almost full-moon rose just after the sun set, right during blue hour, and everyone raced around to capture the moon rising over Half Dome. I threw on my 80-200mm lens until Alan mentioned, "hey, try going wide." By this point I was cold, tired, and ready to get home before the roads turned awful so I fired 1 quick shot, packed up my bags and went to warm up in the car. When I got home I realized how right Alan was … I liked this shot more than all my others! In the end we spent twice as much time driving as we did in Yosemite but it was well worth it! Nikon D800 w/Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S: 55mm, f/11, 30 sec, ISO 200 No Filters
After photographing sunset at Tunnel View we saw that the (almost) full moon was rising up over Half Dome. We all raced to our right to get a view of the moon coming up. I quickly threw on the 80-200mm lens to try to isolate the moon over Half Dome. Eventually I zoomed back out to 80mm to try to get more of a scenic view.
Blue Hour of a snow covered Half Dome
A snowy Half Dome glowing at sunset
Snow, fog, and beautiful light on El Capitan. Sunset casts Half Dome in a yellow hue as the clouds cover Clouds Rest (quite aptly named)
On the top of my photography bucket list has been to witness and photograph a snowy Yosemite. This year I've paid close attention to the snow in Yosemite and finally during my Christmas break I had my chance to see Yosemite covered in snow! A giant storm had just hit the Eastern Sierras and dumped about 10 feet of snow (in fact, Kirkwood received 7 feet in ONE DAY!). Willie, Alan, Sammi and I planned on arriving just as the storm cleared. Unfortunately by the time we rented a 4-wheel drive vehicle and made our way through chain control and into Yosemite most of the storm had gone. The radar showed more clouds coming and we held our breath that sunset would be nice. After visiting several stops around the Yosemite Valley and running into a couple other photographers that we knew we settled on returning to Tunnel View for sunset. Joined by a gazillion other photographers (or a "meat market" as Breezy would call it) we witnessed a beautiful sunset. Although the clouds did not light up with much color there was an absolutely beautiful stripe of color that appeared on El Capitan, as some clouds made enough room for the light to seep in. This evening turned out to be pretty much everything we asked for: a snowy white Yosemite, some color in the sky, a mark of light on El Capitan, and low fog creeping into the valley. It was quite a spectacular moment and I was glad I could share it with a number of great people! Nikon D800 w/Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S: 42mm, f/11, 1/15 sec, ISO 100 No Filters, No HDR 3 exposure manual blend for increased dynamic range
A slightly wider view of the Yosemite valley view sunset. I liked how you get more trees in this but mostly I loved the glow on the rocks on the left!
Black and white version of the scene at Yosemite. Fog rolls into the valley.
A selective color version.
After photographing sunset at Tunnel View we saw that the (almost) full moon was rising up over Half Dome. We all raced to our right to get a view of the moon coming up.

I quickly threw on the 80-200mm lens to try to isolate the moon over Half Dome. Eventually I zoomed back out to 80mm to try to get more of a scenic view.
After photographing sunset at Tunnel View we saw that the (almost) full moon was rising up over Half Dome. We all raced to our right to get a view of the moon coming up. I quickly threw on the 80-200mm lens to try to isolate the moon over Half Dome. Eventually I zoomed back out to 80mm to try to get more of a scenic view.
After photographing sunset at Tunnel View we saw that the (almost) full moon was rising up over Half Dome. We all raced to our right to get a view of the moon coming up.

I quickly threw on the 80-200mm lens to try to isolate the moon over Half Dome. Eventually I zoomed back out to 80mm to try to get more of a scenic view.
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