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Valley oaks, reaching, Ahwahnee, California 2009

6 sec at f/22, focal length: 40mm, ISO 400, Aperture Priority, +1/3EV,
- 20 April 2009 7:57pm PDT. Photographed with Canon EOS 5D MarkII, EF 17-40mm f/4L, Tripod Mounted
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Moss covered oak, Sierra National Forest, California 2010

25 sec at f/22, focal length: 131mm, ISO 100, Aperture Priority,
- 7 February 2010 6:11pm PST. Photographed with Canon EOS 5D MarkII, EF 70-200mm f/4L, Tripod Mounted

I've joined the masses of photographers and put together my very own Facebook Fan Page. It's a great way to stay up to date on the happenings of photographer's work that you enjoy. I'll often post interesting/asinine links, direct you towards other photographer's that I find inspiring, other anything that I find inspiring and post new images more frequently than I update this blog. So if any of this sounds interesting to you, you should head on over and "Become a fan". By the way, I take no pleasure in the fact that it's called a fan page, but it is what it is.

www.facebook.com/JohnOConnorPhotography

If twitter is more your thing, you can find me there too @johnoconnorfoto
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Moonrise over El Capitan and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California 2010

Moonrise over El Capitan and Half Dome,
Yosemite National Park, California 2010

167 sec at f/16, focal length: 70mm, ISO 100, Manual (Bulb),
- 29 January 2010 7:04pm PST. Photographed with Canon EOS 5D MarkII, EF 70-200mm f/4L, Tripod Mounted

This image was made exactly 30 minutes prior to the black and white image from Gates of the Valley in the previous post. My Dad and I thought we'd start to head out of the park via HWY 41 and stop at Tunnel View to see if anything was going on. Well something was going on and there were every bit of 30 other photographer's there to document it. So we drove through the tunnel and stopped at Turtleback Dome for a slightly different perspective. We were the only ones there.

I have to say that I'm in love with "live view". Without it, I would've focused just shy of infinity, stopped down and hoped for the best. But because of live view, I was able to zoom in to various points within the image and know that it was going to be sharp.
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Moonrise, Gates of the Valley, Yosemite National Park, California 2010

Moonrise, Gates of the Valley,
Yosemite National Park, California 2010

259 sec at f/22, focal length: 25mm, ISO 100, Manual (Bulb),
- 29 January 2010 7:34pm PST. Photographed with Canon EOS 5D MarkII, EF 17-40mm f/4L, Tripod Mounted

I spent Friday in Yosemite Valley with my Dad and while the day was fun with plenty of photo ops, things really started to get interesting when the moon came up. It was completely overcast most of the day. Perfect for mid-day photography and intimate landscapes. Just as sunset was coming around the clouds had completely burned off. Not so perfect for reasons I'm sure you know. Then, as you can see in this image, they came back, bringing the next, although short-lived, storm with them.

Where did you photograph this weekend? If you've posted your images from this weekend online, please leave a link in the comments below. I'd love to take a look!

Cheers,

John


Also, in other news, I've created a Facebook fan page where you can see regular updates of news and new images. Take a look and become a fan. http://bit.ly/bzwU7o Facebook is free and a great way to stay in touch with friends as well as follow other photographer's work, so if you don't already have an account I'd highly recommend you sign up for one now and of course you should become a fan of John O'Connor Photography while your there!
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