On an overcast but bright day in early October, my kids and I wandered the Yosemite Valley floor. By the side of the Merced River I set up my camera and tripod, and made a few exposures while the kids played on the river bank. Then I packed my gear up, and we walked along the banks round the bend, where a great bear was lumbering along side the river towards us.
[27mm in 35mm equivalent terms, 1/4 of a second at f/22 and ISO 100, tripod mounted.]
From Point Bonita, the Golden Gate and the city twinkled around the bend. What was the mystery boat in the moonlight? A fishing trawler perhaps, or a coast guard ship waiting…lights of a farmhouse (actually, Golden Gate National Recreation Area employee housing) look warm and inviting, surprisingly rural so close to San Francisco.
[30mm in 35mm equivalent terms, 10 seconds at f/5 and ISO 100, tripod mounted.]
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