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Shooting again with Hector in the studio, but I couldn't help but fire off one with the 50mm 1.4. It's one of my new favorite lens's

Sorry for not getting back to Yosemite photos, but if I don't edit these now they will sit in the archives & we wouldn't want that would we?

Make sure you check out Hectors 5 light set-up.. Looks like a shot from Tool-Time? =)

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Ethan the guitarist. .

I've never meet so many real people in one day. I had a blast walking around Long Beach with Hector. Hopefully we get a chance to go back soon & visit with our new friends!

Strobist Info:
1 SB24 in a shoot thru brolly camera left

I was parked at a 24 minute parking meter, so a 5 light set-up was out of the question. Plus the wind was starting to pick up.

June Gloom @ CDM

Out with Hector
again... Going for a more natural look.. .

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Seems like I forgot about Yosemite, but I promise to get back to it asap!~

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Another Nadiah Shoot

Strobist Info:

AB1600 In 60" Umbrella Above Model
AB1600 in 43" Umbrella Below Model
Clamshell Lighting
SB800 Camera Left for Rim
SB24 Camera Right for Rim
Nikon D300
Nikkor 50mm 1.4
Cybersyncs & Pocketwizards

I went shooting today with Hector aka BigboyDrums, and he's teaching me off camera lighting using up to 5 lights in trade for my landscape seminar. I was lucky enough to not only shoot on scene, but in his studio as well! Let me tell you his pp is nuts! I can't wait to get a Wacom Tablet!

Anyways, we posted the same photo, different pose, but he kicked me ass in the pp!
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Yosemite

Bridalveil Fall

Elevation at trailhead: 4,000 feet (1,200 meters)
Elevation Gain: 200 feet (60 meters), more or less

Why Hike to Bridalveil Fall? At 620 feet (189 meters), this cataract is short compared to Yosemite Falls, but we're still willing to bet you don't have anything like it in your neighborhood. It's famous for the mist that wafts off it when the breezes blow and which, according to the poetic, isolation-addled souls who get to name waterfalls, resembles a bridal veil.

Best Time to Visit: In the springtime, when the snowmelt is roaring over the falls and you'll need windshield wipers for your spectacles - sometimes from a quarter mile away.

Hiking Time: 15 - 30 minutes

Crowd Factor: As heavy as the waterflow, generally. Along with Lower Yosemite Falls, this is one place where virtually every tour bus is sure to stop, so crowds will appear in waves.

Difficulty: Easy; we rate it a 1 out of 10. There's some incline and the spray-soaked path can be slippery near the falls, but it's still a hike that almost anyone can do.

Parking: A large lot at the trailhead. It often fills up, but if you drive a few hundred meters into the valley, you'll find a trail to the falls running parallel to the road, and you can almost always find a parking spot somewhere along here, with the added bonus of having a view of El Capitan. We prefer this longer trail anyway. It crosses Bridalveil Creek and some pleasant meadows - and really, the more of Yosemite Valley you walk through, the happier you're going to be.

Nearest Restrooms: In the parking lot.

Nearest Snacks: Assuming that all the cooler-laden cars in the parking lot are out of bounds, your best bet is Yosemite Village, five miles east.

Getting There: From Yosemite Valley, take Highway 41, which heads towards Wawona and the south park exit. You'll reach the Bridalveil Falls parking lot very shortly after turning onto Highway 41. See the trail map for a clearer idea.

Beware of: slippery rocks. The mist that gives the falls their name makes footing treacherous as you approach the falls.

Best Views: They aren't always from the very end of the trail, which is near the base of the falls. During the spring runoff, there's so much mist whipping off the falls that the only people who'll go there are small children who've been ordered by their parents to risk their tiny, expendable lives to pose for pictures, or me. (next time I should have my water-housing or maybe some windshield wipers) =)

Just wanted to say thank you to Phil King who happens to work for Flickr. He picked my buddy Shawn & I up when we got lost after our 12 mile hike to the sequoia trees. We happen to miss our turn to the campgrounds & wound up 3 miles outside of Yosemite.

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The Tunnel View

The Tunnel View is probably Yosemite's most famous vista. Lots of famous landmarks are visible here, including, from left to right, El Capitan, Clouds Rest, Half Dome, Sentinel Rock, Sentinel Dome, Bridalveil Fall, and a tree.

If you enter Yosemite Valley via Highway 41, this will be one of your first glimpses of Yosemite Valley; you'll see this immediately upon exiting the eponymous tunnel just uphill from the viewpoint. If you entered Yosemite Valley via another route, follow the signs to Bridalveil Fall (or Highway 41), but continue uphill past the falls to this spot.

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Piru Creek

Few of the hundreds of thousands of people that have driven up Interstate 5's Castaic grade, thirty minutes north of downtown Los Angeles, are aware of the stunning gorges that are found along Piru Creek upstream and downstream of Pyramid Reservoir.

Located just south of the intersection of the San Andreas and Garlock fault zones, the creek winds its way through land twisted and torn by the combined effects of these major faults, the related San Gabriel fault, the Pine Mountain fault, and several other smaller faults. The result is a stunning streamscape with towering cliffs, tilted strata, deep gorges, and remarkable views.

Add water and the reach between Pyramid dam and Lake Piru becomes one of the most unique, isolated, and scenic one-day, road accessible, whitewater runs in the Western U.S. It is considered a "must do" classic by many expert whitewater kayakers.

Water is the key. Water years with average,or above average, precipitation will usually produce some boatable days in February and March. But since the dam is just upstream, the release from Pyramid is the primary source of the water at the put-in. Sometimes it is necessary for boaters to make their way downstream on marginally boatable flows until side creeks add sufficient water.

You don't have to be a geologist to appreciate the unique terrain of Piru Creek -- you just need to be able to gawk at the rocks, cliffs and gorges in the 2500 ft. deep canyon and say, "Wow!" Want a "before you paddle" preview? Here's a Google Earth image of Piru Creek and Google Earth KMZ file of Piru Creek that shows much of the creek from Frenchman's Flat (on the left) to Lake Piru. Zooming in, here's a image of the "Falls Gorge" section, pictured on the right. For more info see Google Earth.

read more here
or
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piru_Creek

My buddy Jeff wanted to go fishing, so I packed my camera gear of course and tested out some new techniques my contacts have been asking me about.. stacking filters, testing the full capacity of the lee filter foundation. so I started with the HoyaND400, but I was blowing out my sky, so I tried my 3stop reversed gnd, and it didn't look so natural. The Lee .0.9 (3-stops) GND works wonders and is much stronger than cokin if you're rugged like me, its worth the extra cash.. =)

Grass Valley Lake Vertorama

Grass Valley Lake Vertorama
Originally uploaded by smgallery

Grass Valley Lake is a small private lake owned by the members of the Lake Arrowhead Country Club. This doesn't mean that you can't enjoy it too. The lake is a short 10 minute drive from the Lake Arrowhead Village.