Yosemite Fall Colors Weekend 11/12 – 11/13, 2010

Wow! 7 folks from all over California attended the two day workshop and the fall colors were exceptional! Great sunny weather really brought out the colors on both river reflections and the leaves on the trees.

And for the first time ever, all but one student, who hailed from Phoenix, came from California; virtual locals.

OH YEAH! I almost forgot! Another workshop first. Nick and Ann got engaged on Sunday morning. Nick dragged Ann out of bed to go shoot the sunrise, and while standing at the wall at Tunnel View, popped the question! She said “Yes!”

Ann said YES! to Nick's proposal! A workshop first! Congratulations Nick and Ann.

The group portrait; (l to r) Ann, Nick, Tom, Linda, Chris and Kelvin. Keith, from the SF Bay area, left early due to illness.

Linda clasping a hand warmer on the Mist Trail.

The first day shooting Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls.

Ann chimping on the Mist Trail.

Nick also chimping on the Mist Trail.

Tom setting his camera.

Kelvin making his way along the river rocks.

Tom shot this image of Lower Yosemite Fall.

Kelvin shot this great image of flowing water with tremendous color erflection along the Merced River.

A great shot from Tom along the Merced River

The moon was up, the sun was setting and magnificent colors were captured by the clouds. Kelvin got this one.

What a great view of the setting sun on Half Dome by Tom

The same shot above rendered in black and white.

It wass inevitible; Kelvin and Chris shooting Upper Yosemite Fall from the Mist Trail with.....iPhones... !!!

Great color reflections along the Merced River

Tom got a great shot of Half Dome in the fading sun along with the reflection on the Merced.

Tom got in tight on Half Dome in twilight. GREAT color!

Tom got some great shots along the mist trail of the river and leaves on the riverbank.

Another shot from Tom of colors along the Merced River.

Wow, what tremendous colors reflections on the river captured by Kelvin

It just never stops with color on the river.

Night shooting in El Cap meadow; captured by Kelvin.

Black and white conversion of a timed exposure at Tunnel View. Kelvon got this one.

Chris makes his way on to a rock for the angle on the water along the Mist Trail. We all trained out cameras on him to document falling in the water. Bets were laid down.