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“Morning Trees, Shadows” Trees in morning light as mountain shadows recede across a meadow.

I made this photograph on the final morning of my late-August visit to the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite. Since I had until noon to vacate my campsite, I figured I would do some early morning photography before breaking camp. I had a particular sunrise photograph in mind, and after completing that I looked around with no particular agenda and decided to head up to the meadows around Tioga Pass.

Continue: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/09/18/morning-trees-shadows/

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“Tuolumne Sunset” — Looking west at sunset sky, Tuolumne Meadows.

On this late-August evening I headed to a spot along the Tuolumne River that I had scouted earlier that afternoon. I’ve previously photographed from this location at sunset, so I had a general idea of what I would be working with. The photograph I had in mind was not this one — it fact, the planned photograph had me pointing the camera in exactly the opposite direction, toward the Sierra Nevada crest.

continue: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/09/14/tuolumne-sunset/

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“Tuolumne River, Dusk” — Dusk light on the Tuolumne River and Meadow, Lembert Dome, and the Sierra crest.

Photographing in the morning and evening twilight can be a bit of a crapshoot. The light can be soft yet intensely colorful… or it can simply fade away to gray. Familiarity with the patterns of clouds and light can improve the odds, but you still have to head out there and take advantage of whatever happens. That was my plan on this late-August evening when thin clouds stretched across the sky, presenting the possibility of colorful light.

continue: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/09/10/tuolumne-river-dusk/

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“Subalpine Meadow, Evening Light” — A ridge rises above a subalpine meadow and forest, Yosemite.

This is another “quiet” photograph — no brilliant colors, not really an iconic location. It simply captures, I hope, something of the feeling of being in the High Sierra as the day winds down, the light warms as sunset approaches, and begin to stretch across the landscape. It is a beautiful time of day — everything slows down, it gets quieter as people go to camp for dinner.

continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/09/06/subalpine-meadow-evening-light/

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From the archive: “Shoreline Boulder and Meadow, Subalpine Lake” — Boulders, grasses, and trees at a subalpine lake shoreline, Yosemite.

https://gdanmitchell.com/2014/09/17/shoreline-boulder-and-meadow-subalpine-lake/

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“Evening Forest and Hill” — Early evening light streams between forest trees on a Sierra Nevada hill.

I have long been a sucker for backlight. I’m attracted to the glow of light coming straight at me, and I’m intrigued by the dark shadowed sides of objects and by the beams of light that lead toward the camera. Put a forest full of trees in front of me in that light and I cannot resist.

continue: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/09/02/evening-forest-and-hill/

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Kodak Ektar H35n (half frame) + Kodak Ultramax 400 + California

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From the archive: “Alpine Lake, Mirrored Reflection” — Cliff wall mirrored on the surface of a rockbound alpine lake in Sequoia National Park.

https://gdanmitchell.com/2021/03/29/tuolumne-canyon-september/

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Half Dome

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