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This is probably one of my favorite shots of Half Dome taken from Glacier Point Road.  I took it during a magical evening when the lighting was very beautiful using the 18-200mm, which is a great lens.

Another taken that same evening.

This is another taken from Glacier Point on a different evening.

And yet another evening.  Every evening, a new look.  Taking photos there is something I could do on a regular basis if I lived in the area.

Here’s one of me that Rich took.

And here’s one of Rich that I took, but not from Glacier Point.

And, since I’m back in that area, here’s another of Bridal Veil Falls.

This is Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite Valley.  I took a lot of photos of it  on various days in various lighting conditions.  These are some of my favorites.

This is Yosemite Falls which we were told is the highest waterfall in North America.  I took this photo during a “photo walk” hosted by the Ansel Adams Gallery at Yosemite. The Gallery also offers a variety of photography classes for a fee.  However, the walks are free and head by a pro photographer, although the walks are limited to 15 people and require advanced registration.  Being at Yosemite, it seemed we *had* to at least go on the photo walk.

This is the group of people on the photo walk.  I dragged along my husband to the walk, giving him one of my cameras to use.  I *knew* he’d enjoy it and he was off following various birds and taking pictures of the group, taking pictures.  I’m on the ground, next to the guy with the hat on.

It seems this deer was interested in playing peak-a-boo with our group.

One of the meadow flowers.

Looking up at the trees.  Doesn’t this look like it would make an interesting starting point for a repeat fabric design?

Another view of Yosemite Valley.

Yet another of the meadow looking at Yosemite Falls.  Last night when I couldn’t sleep, I started playing around with this image within Photoshop.  These are some of the results:

Kind of looks like a decent repeat for a fabric design.

This has the Paula influence.

I have a lot more images that I want to share.  In particular, sunset images at Half Dome.

The first night of our trip to Yosemite, the weather was all over the place.  It was sunny, then cloudy, then raining, then sunny.  In the evening, we decided to take a chance and drive up Glacier Point Road – a 16 miles road that eventually gives a spectacular view of the valley rim, including Half Dome, a landmark made famous by the Ansel Adams print called  Monolith, The Face of Half Dome taken in 1927.  The road is closed from early November into late May, and we were fortunate that we were able to drive it.  However, we hit massive fog and rain and wondered if we should turn back.  Instead we kept going.  Around one of the many winding turns, the sky started to change again, with the sun peaking through while dark clouds and rain remained.  Then I saw it — a rainbow!  “Pull over, PULL OVER.”  Luckily there are many turn outs, areas where you can pull your car over to either let someone pass you (it’s a 35 mph, one lane road) or to gaze at the scenery. Here are some of the rainbow pictures I took prior to arriving at Glacier Point.

This is Half Dome.  Because we drove up this road nightly, I have many pictures of Half Dome and the valley in different lighting.  Stay tuned, more images will be coming.