My recommendations for one day shooting in Yosemite: There are traditional places to stop for "views," good for photography. Get a good Yosemite map. Actually I have a book I have used for years for photo stops. It has a Yosemite map and recommends the best views. (I looked up my favorite view and am now unsure of its name, but I think it is near the Bridalveil Fall View, just beyond it. El Capitan and the River -- El Capitan gets reflected in the river and at sunset turns pink. Be there right before sunset.
Behind Curry Meadows, right around there, is one of the best views of Half Dome, without hiking. Get it either early morning (unlikely in one day) or late afternoon as the sun starts going down, then hurry over to the other side of the valley for El Capitan at sunset. Allow about 45 minutes to 1 hour between, an hour is better, so you can catch both. Also visit the Awahnee Hotel, dating from the 1930's, I think. It is a gas. It will feel like "Old Hollywood" when you see it -- craftsman meets opulence. Lunches can be a bit pricey, but a lot less than dinners. I often go there for lunch. It also has the best gift shop. And right before it, on the road to it, is another very good view of Half Dome. Here's the name of the book, which I have found incredibly handy over the years, "San Francisco and Northern California: The Best Sights and How to Photograph Them," by Andrew Hudson. Published by Photosecrets Publishing. It has photographs showing how shooting from a certain spot will look (not just in Yosemite, but in San Francisco, places all over Northern California). Have a good trip, Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/16/2013 6:55:46 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Quoting "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]>: > No side trip to Yosemite? Yes. Definitely. Chris must have left that out of the map by mistake. Unfortunately it will only be a day trip. -- Cheers Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
