Gary Hart's Eloquent Images
Rainbow and Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite
Posted by Gary Hart (California, United States) on 28 October 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
My previous post described a rather unexpected rainbow and the panic shooting that ensued when my group saw it. Successful landscape photography is all about finding the best light, but success comes easier the more you anticipate rather than react.
The day after the unexpected rainbow I was guiding a private group around Yosemite in the rain. They were real troopers and I promised them that if they just held out we might be rewarded with something special. We were down the Merced River Canyon a bit, photographing Cascade Fall, when I noticed the sky lightening. I quickly rounded everyone up and we headed to Tunnel View. We arrived just in time to witness the first post-storm shafts of light deliver a partial rainbow to Yosemite Valley.
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Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States
This is a very lovely, ethereal and "feeling" image.
28 Oct 2009 6:46am
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
This is magical, mystical, beautiful. If a place can be spiritual, you have perhaps found it and brought back its portrait.
28 Oct 2009 11:27am
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Delightful image - and I absolutely agree with what you say about anticipation. Not everyone has it - I think you got more than your fair share coming down that conveyor belt :)
28 Oct 2009 7:03pm
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
Another majestic image after yesterday's ... hope your ankle is okay!
28 Oct 2009 11:52pm
Shoebox from Orlando, Florida, United States
Wonderful - you have a magic touch.
30 Oct 2009 12:49am
Lambspun from Madison, Maine, United States
Wow... a capture you can only dream about :)
13 Nov 2009 12:48am
John Emerson from Sparks, Nevada, United States
Hey Gary, I can safely say I'd be making this response to everything you click your shutter at: MAGNIFICENT! When it comes to your Yosemite photos (a super saturated photo subject in the marketplace), yours are NOT an oh-hum-just-another-Yosemite-picture. I've always had a high regard for Ansel Adams' works, albeit in black and white. But I think with Gary Hart on the scene, Adams will have to retire to a back seat! I'm proud to call you my nephew. And, yes, I think your dad is hovering nearby, nudging your camera in breath-taking directions.
Love, Uncle John
13 Dec 2009 12:53am
@John Emerson: Thanks so much for your kind words, John. Yes, Jay and I comment sometimes that Dad is watching us, and maybe even pulling strings in our behalf. His love of Yosemite and photography was no doubt the catalyst to my career--I'm only sorry he's not here to enjoy it with me.
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