Yosemite Valley, January 2009
by Zeus

Comment by EstimatedEyes:
A very inspiring view. :) Nicely sharp throughout, good range of tones with detail in both the forested shadows and bright clouds. My only nit is I'd like to see some of that sky cropped down, but that's a matter of personal taste. Well done. 8

Fresno Fireworks - Airline Endangerment
by Zeus

Comment by Zeus:
Not my "photographic best", but my most famous. It made the TV ABC News here in Fresno, CA, and I was interviewed. I thought it would be used in court, but the District Attorney either wasn't aware of it, was never told of it, can't or won't prosecute. She would have if a citizen was launching those explosives at the airlines!

Yosemite Valley, January 2009
by Zeus

Comment by Rasai:
Wow! we should be seeing more snow...hope its not goping to be a full blown drought.

Yosemite Valley, January 2009
by Zeus

Comment by JimLucas:
Very nice.

Yosemite Valley, January 2009
by Zeus

Comment by TillyTiger:
Wow - breathtaking

Yosemite Valley, January 2009
by Zeus

Comment by radarbrat:
WOW nice composition. Great looking clouds. Only markdown is because the mountains appear oversharpened

Yosemite Valley, January 2009
by Zeus

Comment by Bear_Music:
Well, this is a classic Ansel scene, of course; you're standing in the man's footsteps :-) The light is less expressive than it might be, very flat along the left of the image, and this is hurting you, though of course I recognize you wouldn't have had the luxury of camping out there for days on end waiting for the perfect light and clouds. The rendering of tones is quite good, except the thickest clouds seem rather blown out. For me it's a little oversharpened, but this is SO dependent on differences in monitors that I disregard it. Nice homage to the master.

Yosemite Valley, January 2009
by Zeus

Comment by melissamp99:
When you walk in the Masters foot steps how could you not get such a nice image.Next time maybe you could come up with something original in the styel of Ansel. I do like the image althought you can see the clouds are a planted image.

Yosemite Valley, January 2009
by Zeus

Comment by hahn23:
I looked at this image for a long time. Must have been exciting to stand in what appears to be the same spot as Ansel's "Winter Storm Clearing". There's a lot to like in this image. I like the contrast and the zones. Maybe too bright in the clouds, or maybe I'd like to see more detail in the clouds, but sometimes the clouds don't cooperate. There are some factors holding back the score on this image. I have looked at it on two different computers/monitors. Seems to be pixelation in a couple spots. Not sure if you unintentionally lowered the JPG quality too much. Some halos, too. Could be a filter you applied. Might be oversharpening artifacts. Sure is a great scene, but it does not snap to clarity for me.

Yosemite Valley, January 2009
by Zeus

Comment by hesitant:
this looks a little over-sharpened