Aaron Meyers

Photos from a lifetime

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    • 2021
      • Westport BBQ (2021-09-05
      • Napa (2021-07-24)
      • Tahoe (2021-07-19)
      • Livermore Hills (2021-04-11)
      • Tracy Hills (2021-03-28)
      • Tulips Macro (2021-03-08)
      • Mussel Rock (2021-02-09)
      • Crystal Springs (2021-01-12)
      • Foothills Park (2021-01-06)
      • Point Lobos (2021-01-01)
    • 2020
      • Foothills Pier (2020-12-30)
      • Lake Elizabeth (2020-12-25)
      • Mussel Rock (2020-12-03)
      • Arastradero Drone (2020-12-02)
      • Neighborhood Drone (2020-11-21)
      • Alviso Salt Ponds (2020-11-05)
      • Sequoia (2020-10-18)
      • GGB Alignment (2020-09-29)
      • Rewoods National Park (2020-08-19)
      • Neowise Yosemite (2020-07-24)
      • Comet Neowise (2020-07-20)
      • Redwoods NP (2020-05-28)
      • Lupine Sunset (2020-04-29)
      • Chicken Kottu (2020-03-25)
      • Motorcycle Park (2020-03-11)
      • National Muffin Day (2020-03-01)
      • Hole in the Wall (2020-02-21)
      • Coyote Hill (2020-01-23)
      • Davenport (2020-01-16)
      • 4 Mile Beach (2020-01-08)
    • 2019
      • GGB Fog (2019-11-13)
      • GGB Fog (2019-11-12)
      • Slovenia & Croatia (2019-09-14)
      • Colorado Fall Colors (2019-09-28)
      • Bedwell Drone (2020-08-22)
      • Drone Alviso (2019-08-08)
      • Bedwell Drone (2019-08-07)
      • Baylands Drone (2019-07-28)
      • Bedwell Drone (2019-07-27)
      • Don Edwards Drone (2019-07-25)
      • Bedwell Drone (2019-07-21)
      • Drone Alviso (2019-07-17)
      • Drone Alviso (2019-07-09)
      • Drone Alviso (2019-06-29)
      • Drone Alviso (2019-06-27)
      • Yosemite (2019-06-24)
      • Horsetail Falls Moonlit (2019-06-13)
      • Disney World (2019-05-04)
      • Norway (2019-03-30)
      • Aspen SmugTrip (2019-02-22)
      • Bisti Badlands (2019-02-08)
      • Hole in the Wall Sunset (2019-01-28)
      • Snowy Yosemite (2019-01-06)
      • iPhone Ski Videos
    • 2018
      • Museum of Ice-Cream (2018-01-07)
      • Byrne Preserve (2018-01-24)
      • Lunar Eclipse (2018-01-31)
      • Death Valley (2019-03-11)
      • Zack's Birthday (2018-03-18)
      • Oakland Video BTS (2018-03-23)
      • Hot Air Balloon (2018-04-22)
      • Charleston and Savannah (2018-05-13)
      • Royan Stamm Wedding (2018-06-02)
      • Scallops (2018-06-04)
      • Zion (2018-06-19)
      • Yosebirthday (2018-06-30)
      • Plum Harvest (2018-07-07)
      • Mary Ave Bridge (2018-07-12)
      • Israel (2018-07-28)
      • Bread (2018-08-09)
      • Alviso (2018-09-28)
      • Chicago (2018-09-03)
      • Davenport (2018-09-30)
      • Bend (2018-10-07)
      • Law Harvest (2018-10-08)
      • Baking with Julia (2018-10-08)
      • Painted Dunes (2018-10-26)
      • Halloween (2018-10-31)
      • Sequoia / Kings Canyon (2018-11-02)
      • Thanksgiving (2018-11-22)
      • Davenport (2018-11-26)
      • Westport (2018-12-07)
      • SmugMug Holiday Party (2018-12-13)
      • Santa Cruz Sunrise (2018-12-16)
      • Shark Fin Cove (2018-12-22)
      • Russian Ridge Christmas (2018-12-25)
      • Dining Room (2018-12-31)
      • iPhone Christmas Videos
    • 2017
      • Pizza
      • Bread
      • Sourdough! (2017-01-09)
      • Mercurio Family (2017-01-22)
      • Shannon: Day in the Life (2017-01-22)
      • Yosemite Snow (2017-01-24)
      • Arastradero Sunrise (2017-02-01)
      • Eastern Sierras (2017-02-03)
      • Arastradero Sunrise (2017-02-15)
      • Iceland (2017-02-26)
      • Norway (2017-02-27)
      • Pizza (2017-04-01)
      • Passover (2017-04-10)
      • Mori Point (2017-05-06)
      • Cranberry Pecan Bread (2017-05-07)
      • Pizza (2017-07-03)
      • Facepainting (2017-07-10)
      • Westport (2017-07-17)
      • Humboldt Redwoods (2017-07-30)
      • Gilroy Sunflowers (2017-08-02)
      • Pizza (2017-08-04)
      • David Jacobs-Strain and Megan Keely (2017-08-05)
      • SmugDiego (2017-08-12)
      • Eclipse Montana (2017-08-20)
      • Oma's 90th (2017-09-04)
      • Sasha & Jason Visit (2017-09-08)
      • Scallops (2017-09-09)
      • Greece (2017-09-30)
      • Tundig (2017-10-21)
      • Alviso Salt Flats (2017-11-02)
      • Thanksgiving (2017-11-23)
      • Tide Pools (2017-12-02)
      • Zack's Holiday Party (2017-12-10)
      • Chocolate (2017-12-19)
      • Dog Beach (2017-12-22)
      • Christmas (2017-12-25)
    • 2016
      • Vancouver Oldies
      • Mavericks (2016-01-07)
      • Jackson Hole (2016-01-23)
      • Bay Bridge Sunrise (2016-01-28)
      • Napa Picture Hanging (2016-02-06)
      • Bay Bridge Sunrise (2016-02-11)
      • Marin Sunset (2016-02-11)
      • Banff Skiing (2016-02-17)
      • HorseFail Falls (2016-02-21)
      • Horsetail (2016-02-22)
      • Iceland (2016-02-26)
      • Alta (2016-03-11)
      • Easter (2016-03-27)
      • Courtney & Danielle's Bday (2016-04-16)
      • Utah Badlands (2016-04-24)
      • Oregon (2016-05-01)
      • GGB Epic Fog (2016-06-04)
      • Elena Shumilova Workshop (2016-06-15)
      • Pescadero (2016-06-20)
      • Yosebirthday! (2016-06-25)
      • Banff 4th of July (2016-07-04)
      • Kevin & Danni Engagement (2016-07-06)
      • Foggy GGB (2016-07-26)
      • Slacker Hill (2016-07-27)
      • Mt. Rainier (2016-08-06)
      • JHole SmugTrip (2016-08-09)
      • Adrienne's Wedding (2016-08-27)
      • Bread Making (2016-09-18)
      • Von Wong Gym Shoot (2016-09-29)
      • Guerneville (2016-10-02)
      • Ina Coolbrith Sunrise (2016-10-03)
      • Tundig XI (2016-10-10)
      • Zion (2016-11-03)
      • Sutro Sunset (2016-11-07)
      • Face Painting (2016-11-10)
      • Super Moon (2016-11-13)
      • Swamps (2016-11-14)
      • Death Valley (2016-11-20)
      • Thanksgiving (2016-11-23)
      • Big Island Lava (2016-12-08)
    • 2015
      • GGB Christmas (2015-12-25)
      • Yosemite (2015-12-11)
      • Paso6 (2015-12-06)
      • Bay Bridge (2015-12-02)
      • Thanksgiving (2015-11-29)
      • Banff (2015-11-10)
      • Tundig X (2015-10-19)
      • Gray Whale Cove (2015-10-13)
      • Martin's Beach (2015-09-29)
      • Super Blood Moon (2015-09-27)
      • Sushi Making (2015-07-23)
      • Park City (2015-07-11)
      • Mendenhall (2015-06-27)
      • YoseBirthday (2015-06-13)
      • Zion (2015-05-31)
      • Bens Graduation (2015-05-03)
      • Marshall Beach (2015-04-28)
      • Disney World (2015-04-23)
      • Oregon (2015-04-19)
      • Bay Bridge (2015-04-11)
      • Iceland (2015-03-07)
      • Bonsai Rock (2015-02-15)
      • Hole in the Wall Beach (2015-01-26)
      • Tetons (2015-01-15)
      • Martin's Beach (2015-01-09)
    • 2014
      • New Years Eve (2014-12-31)
      • Paso V (2014-12-07)
      • Rebecca Skis in Tahoe (2014-12-01)
      • Kirby Cove (2014-11-18)
      • Escalante (2014-11-10)
      • Giants Oakland Pier (2014-10-22)
      • Giants Thead the Needle (2014-10-21)
      • Southwest Summer (2014-08-18)
      • Sunflowers (2014-08-03)
      • Sunflowers (2014-07-20)
      • Alviso (2014-07-13)
      • Iceland (2014-07-11)
      • Yosemite (2014-06-22)
      • Columbia River Gorge (2014-06-01)
      • Bay to Breakers (2014-05-18)
      • Rachel's Wedding (2014-05-10)
      • Bean Hollow Beach (2014-05-04)
      • Stinson Beach Hike (2014-04-06)
      • Germany (2014-03-29)
      • Devil's Punchbowl (2014-03-09)
      • Calla Lilies (2014-02-24)
      • Steve's Wedding (2014-02-16)
      • GGB Sunrise (2014-01-26)
      • GGB Sunset Fog (2014-01-10)
      • Why-O-Montana NYE (2014-01-06)
      • Eastern Sierras (2014-07-27)
      • Westport (2014-11-28)
    • 2013
      • Pier 14 (2013-12-25)
      • Ina Coolbrith Beacon (2013-12-19)
      • Eastern Sierras (2013-12-08)
      • Holiday Party (2013-11-15)
      • Oregon (2013-10-13)
      • Sasha's Wedding (2013-10-05)
      • Multnomah Falls (2013-09-21)
      • Gil's Birthday (2013-09-14)
      • Baconwood Wedding (2013-09-07)
      • Stumptown (2013-08-17)
      • Glacier NP (2013-08-04)
      • Bonsai Rock (2013-07-04)
      • McWay Falls (2013-06-30)
      • Yosemite High Country (2013-06-22)
      • Fathers Day (2013-06-16)
      • Muir Woods (2013-06-15)
      • Shannon, Treasure Island (2013-06-10)
      • St. Louis (2013-06-02)
      • Hawaii (2013-05-29)
      • Bay to Breakers (2013-05-19)
      • Color Run (2013-05-18)
      • Susannah (2013-05-12)
      • Nicole (2013-05-10)
      • Adam and Amy Wedding (2013-04-20)
      • Tahoe (2013-04-13)
      • Slacker Hill (2013-03-14)
      • Hawk Hill Fog (2013-03-13)
      • Bishop (2013-03-03)
      • Yosemite (2013-02-24)
      • Colorado Skiing (2013-02-18)
      • Elephant Seals (2013-01-18)
      • Pfeiffer Beach (2013-01-17)
      • Twin Peaks 49ers (2013-01-12)
      • Opa's Photos
      • Painted Ladies (2013-01-20)
    • 2012
      • Davenport Pier (2012-01-06)
      • Pfeiffer Beach (2012-01-07)
      • Death Valley (2012-02-12)
      • Apartment (2012-02-14)
      • Marshall Beach (2012-02-19)
      • Saddlerack (2012-03-02)
      • Mom's Surprise (2012-03-25)
      • Tahoe (2012-04-01)
      • Easter (2012-04-08)
      • Marshall Beach 2 (2012-04-08)
      • Stinson Beach (2012-04-15)
      • Kirkwood Late Season (2012-04-21)
      • Fogarty (2012-04-27)
      • Lillians 80's Pubcrawl (2012-04-28)
      • Jacob Photo Shoot (2012-04-29)
      • Natural Bridges (2012-05-01)
      • Yosemite Moonbows (2012-05-05)
      • Kauai (2012-05-16)
      • Bay to Breakers (2012-05-20)
      • Annual Solar Eclipse (2012-05-20)
      • Napa by Convertible (2012-05-25)
      • GGB 75th Birthday (2012-05-27)
      • Yosemite B-day (2012-06-03)
      • Transit of Venus (2012-06-05)
      • Lava Vine (2012-06-09)
      • Amy and Adam (2012-06-16)
      • D800 1st Photos (2012-06-20)
      • Alviso Sunrise (2012-06-23)
      • NAFTA Party (2012-06-23)
      • Peru (2012-07-22)
      • Westport (2012-08-04)
      • Yosemite (2012-08-12)
      • Tahoe (2012-08-17)
      • Stumptown Beerfest (2012-08-18)
      • Monterey Bay Aquarium (2012-08-25)
      • Alviso Explosion (2012-09-05)
      • Alviso Saltflat (2012-09-14)
      • Moab (2012-09-23)
      • Sweet GGB Fog (2012-09-30)
      • GGB Low Fog (2012-10-06)
      • Blue Angels (2012-10-07)
      • Pumpkin Picking (2012-10-14)
      • GGB Sunrise (2012-11-03)
      • Utah/Arizona (2012-11-11)
      • Christmas Tree (2012-12-13)
      • Pier7 SF (2012-12-19)
      • Potrero Hill (2012-12-24)
      • Snowy Yosemite (2012-12-27)
    • 2011
      • Notre Dame Game (2011-09-10)
      • Napa Kali's B-day (2011-xx-xx)
      • John's Bday Snow Weekend (2011-01-09)
      • Neighborhood Macro (2011-01-15)
      • Delta 4Heavy Launch (2011-01-20)
      • Calistoga Passport Port Blending (2011-01-23)
      • Hole in the Wall Beach (2011-02-01)
      • Horsetail Falls (2011-02-13)
      • Colorado Ski Trip (2011-02-23)
      • Napa Wine (2011-02-26)
      • Gray Whale Cove (2011-03-11)
      • Sonoma Barrel Tasting (2011-03-12)
      • Hole in the Wall Beach (2011-04-01)
      • Carl's Broomball Bday (2011-04-02)
      • Rodeo Beach (2011-04-06)
      • Kirkwood Late Winter (2011-04-10)
      • Yosemite Horsetail Moonlight (2011-04-16)
      • Bonsai Rock (2011-04-29)
      • Glow in the Dark Mansion Party (2011-05-07)
      • Bay to Breakers (2011-05-15)
      • Yosemite Birthday 2011 (2011-05-22)
      • Filoli Gardens (2011-05-29)
      • Bean Hollow Beach (2011-06-02)
      • Monterey Beer Festival (2011-06-11)
      • Intern Castle Rock Hike (2011-06-12)
      • Yosemite Falls Moonbow (2011-06-14)
      • Ziplining (2011-06-18)
      • Stinson Beach Hike (2011-06-19)
      • Ben's Graduation (2011-06-22)
      • Yankee Game (2011-06-24)
      • Jamie's Wedding (2011-06-25)
      • Trinity Lake (2011-07-03)
      • Yosemite Intern Trip (2011-07-24)
      • Safari (2011-08-14)
      • Arizona Photovacation (2011-08-21)
      • Oakland Zoo (2011-09-04)
      • GGB Foggy Sunrise (2011-09-18)
      • GGB Sunrise Attempt2 (2011-09-23)
      • Shark Fin Cove (2011-10-06)
      • Pumpkin Picking (2011-10-09)
      • Yosemite (2011-10-23)
      • D700 Test Shots (2011-10-27)
      • Santa Barbara (2011-10-31)
      • Southern Utah (2011-11-08)
      • Thanksgiving (2011-11-19)
      • Zack Portraits (2011-11-27)
      • Holiday Bay Bridge (2011-12-16)
      • SF Holidays (2011-12-25)
    • 2010
      • Skiing Videos
      • Kirkwood's on Fire (and other skiing pix) (2010-01-03)
      • Napa Wine Tasting (2010-01-10)
      • Stanford United (2010-01-29)
      • Belle Isle (2010-02-06)
      • Filoli Gardens (2010-02-14)
      • John's B-Day Weekend (2010-02-20)
      • Skiing 2010 (Part 2) (2010-02-27)
      • Ridge First Friday (2010-03-05)
      • Mammoth Ski Trip (2010-03-11)
      • Passover Weekend (2010-03-29)
      • Golden Gate Bridge (2010-04-02)
      • Kira & Adrienne Portraits (2010-04-10)
      • Rob's Cancelled Napa Bike Day (2010-04-11)
      • Robotic Kirkwood Weekend (2010-04-25)
      • Girls Night (2010-04-29)
      • Flower Macro (2010-05-09)
      • Bay to Breakers 2010 (2010-05-16)
      • Yosemite (2010-05-23)
      • Alpine Inn (2010-05-26)
      • 1st Bay Labs Prints (2010-06-03)
      • Monterey Beer Fest (2010-06-05)
      • Camera Focus Test (2010-06-13)
      • Candles and Plants (2010-06-19)
      • Lunar Eclipse (2010-06-26)
      • Lake Shastastic (2010-07-05)
      • Napa w/Anna (2010-07-08)
      • Newport Weekend (2010-07-18)
      • Big Basin (2010-07-25)
      • Spider (2010-07-29)
      • Susannah O (2010-08-01)
      • Napa w/Jaime (2010-08-16)
      • Hearst Castle (2010-08-21)
      • Paso Robles (2010-08-22)
      • Mac Pro Unboxing (2010-08-25)
      • Sasha's Back BBQ (2010-08-28)
      • Half Moon Bay (2010-09-01)
      • Kauai (2010-09-16)
      • Adena Danzig Epelman Reception (2010-10-05)
      • Rainy Macro Day (2010-10-22)
      • Golden Gate Bridge Sunset (2010-10-25)
      • Pumpkin Carving (2010-10-29)
      • Halloween Beer Train (2010-10-30)
      • Halloween (2010-10-31)
      • Thanksgiving (2010-11-25)
      • Sasha's Chrismabirthnukah (2010-12-12)
      • Calistoga Passport (2010-12-23)
      • Boxing Day (2010-12-26)
    • 2009
    • 2008
      • Halloween (2008-10-31)
      • Heavenly Jan (2008-01-12)
      • Connecticut (2008-09-29)
      • Greece (Quick Version) (2008-06-24)
      • Jen's Birthday (2008-09-11)
      • SF Fireworks (2008-07-04)
      • Yosemite (2008-05-17)
      • Greece (All Pictures (2008-06-23)
      • Golden Gate XMas (2008-12-25)
      • Santa Cruz (2008-03-23)
      • Santa Cruz (2008-08-23)
      • Big Sur (2008-02-22)
      • Yosemite - Tuolumne (2008-07-13)
      • Yosemite Picture-a-Day (2008-05-17)
      • More Macro (2008-08-30)
      • Macro Lens Fun (2008-08-22 to 2008-08-24)
      • Wine Tasting (2008-02-09)
      • Stanford Dish Hike (2008-03-16)
      • Stanford Photoshoot (2008-03-20)
      • Wine Tasting (2008-08-02)
      • Tundig (2008-10-20)
      • Wine Tasting (2008-09-01)
      • New Years Eve (2008-12-31)
      • Gabrielle's Birthday (2008-12-24)
      • Kirkwood Powder Day (2008-12-20)
      • Bowling (2008-12-08)
      • Classy Kirkwood Ski Extravoganza (2008-12-29)
      • Stanford in Feb (2008-02-10)
      • Softball (Bush League) (2008-04-16)
      • Half Moon Bay (2008-01-20)
      • Dash (2008-04-19)
      • Dinner (2008-12-05)
      • Thanksgiving (2008-11-29)
      • Blue Angels (2008-10-12)
      • Michigan Trip (2008-10-20)
      • Carrie Underwood (2008-11-14)
      • Art Show Party (2008-10-10)
      • Patriots vs 49ers (2008-10-05)
      • Oktoberfest (2008-10-04)
      • Michigan Trip (2008-09-05)
      • Kira's Birthday (2008-08-15)
      • Webb Ranch (2008-08-24)
      • Softball (2008-08-05)
      • White Water Rafting (2008-07-31)
      • Sasha's Softball (2008-07-19)
      • Broken Face (2008-07-22)
      • Softball (2008-07-15)
      • Wakeboarding (2008-05-11)
      • The Human Race (2008-05-10)
      • Passover (2008-04-20)
      • Dickinson Baseball (2008-04-19)
      • Staples vs Norwalk (2008-04-18)
      • Colorado Skiing (2008-03-02)
      • Whistler (2008-02-19)
      • Superbowl (2008-02-08)
      • Softball (2008-02-05)
      • Katy and Eva's Birthday (2008-02-02)
      • Rancho San Antonio (2008-01-05)
    • 2007
      • Shasta Wakeboarding (2007-09-01)
      • St. Patties Day (2007-03-16)
      • Hawaii (2007-04-16)
      • Chicago Trip (2007-10-01)
      • Yosemite - Half Dome (2007-07-29)
      • Thanksgiving (2007-11-25)
      • Nikon First Day (2007-11-30)
      • Santa Cruz (2007-12-08)
      • Wine Tasting Sonoma (2007-12-16)
      • Yosemite 2 - August (2007-11-11)
      • Muir Woods (2007-02-16)
      • Christmas (2007-12-25)
      • Gabrielle's Birthday (2007-12-24)
      • Heavenly Skiing (2007-12-22)
      • Dickens Fair (2007-12-15)
      • Softball (2007-12-04)
      • Halloween Diving (2007-10-31)
      • Blue Angels (2007-10-07)
      • Michigan vs Penn State (2007-09-22)
      • SF Bay Beer Fest (2007-09-09)
      • Windy Hill (2007-06-22)
      • Memorial Day (2007-05-26)
      • Yosemite - My Birthday (2007-05-19)
      • May Skiing at Squaw (2007-05-05)
      • Diving Certification (2007-03-23)
      • Kirkwood Skiing (2007-03-09)
      • Tahoe Trip (2007-12-30)
    • 2006
      • Yosemite 1 - July (2006-07-21)
      • Yosemite 3 - September (2006-09-07)
      • Israel (2006-06-06)
      • No Clothes Party (2006-04-21)
      • Toby's CD Release (2006-04-20)
      • Kings Night (2006-04-14)
      • KHK Concert (2006-04-08)
      • Gil's Visit (2006-03-25)
      • Spring Break (2006-03-04)
      • Frat Party (2006-01-21)
      • Skiing (2006-12-15)
      • Chanukkah 2006 (2006-12-14)
      • Hammy's Thanksgiving (2006-11-16)
      • Halloween 2006 (2006-10-27)
      • Castle Rock (2006-10-26)
      • Drunken Debauchery (2006-10-19)
      • Diving Certification (2006-10-13)
      • Boating - Lake Anderson (2006-08-11)
      • Apartment Photos (2006-07-01)
      • Mom's Visit (2006-07-01)
    • 2005
      • Leelenau Trip (2005-09-24)
      • Woodward Dream Cruise (2005-08-20)
      • Funny Videos (2005-02-05)
      • Yosemite (2005-07-15)
      • HKN Broomball (2005-12-12)
      • New Years (2005-12-30)
      • Central Campus (2005-05-07)
      • Graduation Photos (2005-04-30)
      • Pre-Graduation Party (2005-04-29)
      • Toga Party (2005-04-16)
      • OAR Concert (2005-03-25)
      • Dance Marathon (2005-03-19)
      • St. Patties Day (2005-03-16)
      • Spring Break (2005-02-27)
      • Superbowl (2005-02-06)
      • Country Bar (2005-02-05)
      • Salmon Dinner (2005-01-20)
      • January 14 (2005-01-14)
      • Heather's Birthday (2005-01-11)
      • Rose Bowl 2005 (2005-01-01)
      • Toby's Band (2005-09-25)
      • Notre Damn Game (2005-09-10)
      • Hawaii (2005-09-01)
      • Chicago Trip (2005-07-29)
      • Santa Cruz Bonfire (2005-07-09)
      • Seattle Trip (2005-07-01)
      • Napa Valley (2005-06-24)
      • LA Trip (2005-06-18)
      • Berkeley and Giants Game (2005-06-11)
    • 2004
      • Beach Party (2004-04-17)
      • Gil's Birthday (2004-08-16)
      • Finals Week (2004-04-24)
      • HKN Banquet 2 (2004-04-09)
      • Passover (2004-04-05)
      • Other HKN Pictures (2004-04-02)
      • Alexey's Birthday (2004-03-20)
      • Dance Marathon (2004-03-20)
      • St. Patty's Day (2004-03-17)
      • Vanessa Kissing (2004-03-06)
      • HKN 2nd TG (2004-03-05)
      • Steph's Birthday (2004-03-04)
      • Spring Break (2004-02-22)
      • Snowball Fight (2004-01-24)
      • Random Pictures (2004-01-23)
      • 70's Party (2004-01-17)
      • Sept 7 (2004-09-07)
      • White Water Rafting (2004-08-21)
      • Dulles Air & Space Museum (2004-08-14)
      • Broken Foot (2004-08-14)
      • Platinum (2004-08-14)
      • James' Birthday (2004-08-06)
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Yosemite Horsetail Moonlight (2011-04-16)

We woke up at the butt-crack o' dawn to photograph Horsetail Falls via moonlight, then paraded around the rest of the park during day
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  • Gil and Jess posing at our first stop wine tasting in Napa: Trefethen!

    Gil and Jess posing at our first stop wine tasting in Napa: Trefethen!

  • Sammi and I went to Argentina and fell in love with Malbec wine. Trefethen has been growing Malbec for years but when we started going they never had one in stock. They kept telling us "next month it should be out" -- we'd go next month and they'd say "ahhh, sorry, next month." Finally we had to join the winery to get it with their 2007 Dragon's Tooth (we still haven't drunk it). This is a photo of the 2008 Dragon's tooth.

    Sammi and I went to Argentina and fell in love with Malbec wine. Trefethen has been growing Malbec for years but when we started going they never had one in stock. They kept telling us "next month it should be out" -- we'd go next month and they'd say "ahhh, sorry, next month." Finally we had to join the winery to get it with their 2007 Dragon's Tooth (we still haven't drunk it). This is a photo of the 2008 Dragon's tooth.

  • Aaron, Sammi, Jess, and Gil at Trefethen

    Aaron, Sammi, Jess, and Gil at Trefethen

  • Gil making a funny face. Yes, he can control each eye-brow individually.

    Gil making a funny face. Yes, he can control each eye-brow individually.

  • Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! 

On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. 

Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! 

There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction!

I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. 

Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR:
112mm, f/4.8, 15 sec, ISO 2000, Tripod

    Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction! I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR: 112mm, f/4.8, 15 sec, ISO 2000, Tripod

  • FINAL RE-EDIT:
Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! 

On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. 

Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! 

There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction!

I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. 

Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR:
112mm, f/4.8, 30 sec, ISO 2000, Tripod

    FINAL RE-EDIT: Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction! I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR: 112mm, f/4.8, 30 sec, ISO 2000, Tripod

  • Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! 

On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. 

Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! 

There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction!

I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. 

Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR:
112mm, f/4.8, 30 sec, ISO 2000, Tripod

    Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction! I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR: 112mm, f/4.8, 30 sec, ISO 2000, Tripod

  • Original Edit (see updated version):
Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! 

On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. 

Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! 

There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction!

I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. 

Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR:
112mm, f/4.8, 30 sec, ISO 2000, Tripod

    Original Edit (see updated version): Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction! I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR: 112mm, f/4.8, 30 sec, ISO 2000, Tripod

  • Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! 

On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. 

Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! 

There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction!

I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. 

Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR:
112mm, f/4.8, 68 sec, ISO 800, Tripod

    Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction! I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR: 112mm, f/4.8, 68 sec, ISO 800, Tripod

  • Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! 

On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. 

Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! 

There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction!

I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. 

Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR:
112mm, f/4.8, 25 sec, ISO 1600, Tripod

    Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction! I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR: 112mm, f/4.8, 25 sec, ISO 1600, Tripod

  • Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! 

On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. 

Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! 

There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction!

I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. 

Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR:
112mm, f/4.8, 76 sec, ISO 640, Tripod

    Many photographers know about Horsetail Falls in Yosemite and that every February it lights up into a "Fire Falls." In fact, I photographed this exact event in February of this year and it was spectacular. Many photographers, however, do not know that the same phenomenon occurs via moonlight on some rare occasions! On Saturday, Feb 16th 2011 I woke up at 3am and headed over to the Picnic Grounds at Yosemite National Park. When I arrived the moon was really lighting up the falls but the angle wasn't quite right to turn the falls red. After a couple minutes of setting up and figuring out my camera settings all of a sudden the photos started turning orange! It lasted for about 10 minutes before the falls were completely dark. Note that to the human eye the falls appeared white but to the camera it appeared red! The human eye has 2 photo-receptors: rods and cones. Cones are really good at detail and color but require a lot of light. They don't work so well in low light (night). Rods on the other hand, are really good at low light but they can't detect color. So at night, in this scene, our eye only saw the brightness of the falls but the camera sensor saw the beautiful color! There is NO saturation change to this. The only thing I did after taking this photo was a small white balance adjustment, some sharpening, and some noise reduction! I'd also like to note the difficulties in taking this photo. It was nearly pitch black and the camera cannot focus at all. Additionally, using LiveMode, as I did during the sunset Fire Falls, doesn't work either since the LiveMode displayed a completely black view. I had to set the camera to focus at infinity, took a photo, and then tweaked the focus. I continued this until I got a shot that was in focus. Additionally, since there's so little light I had to bump the ISO wayyyyyy up. Additionally, I had to turn "Long Exposure Noise Reduction" and "High ISO Noise Reduction" off or I would have missed out on taking photos of the event. I did the noise reduction later on in Photoshop. Lastly, I had to keep the shutter short just to try to keep the star trails to a minimum. Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR: 112mm, f/4.8, 76 sec, ISO 640, Tripod

  • After waking up at the butt-crack o' dawn to take Horsetail Falls lighting up into Fire Falls via moonlight I dropped my friends back off at the tent-cabin so they could go back to sleep and I went back out with my friends to take sunrise at Tunnel View. The sky light up fairly nicely but the rest of the lighting was kinda meh. The big HiTech ND Grad filters really helped here but I still had to do quite a bit of Lightroom work to pull up the darks to get this photo to come out.

Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S:
35mm, f/10, 1.6 sec, ISO 320, Tripod
Hitech 0.9 ND Soft, 0.6 ND Soft, and 0.3 ND Soft GND, and Lee FK Filter holder
No HDR for this shot.

    After waking up at the butt-crack o' dawn to take Horsetail Falls lighting up into Fire Falls via moonlight I dropped my friends back off at the tent-cabin so they could go back to sleep and I went back out with my friends to take sunrise at Tunnel View. The sky light up fairly nicely but the rest of the lighting was kinda meh. The big HiTech ND Grad filters really helped here but I still had to do quite a bit of Lightroom work to pull up the darks to get this photo to come out. Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S: 35mm, f/10, 1.6 sec, ISO 320, Tripod Hitech 0.9 ND Soft, 0.6 ND Soft, and 0.3 ND Soft GND, and Lee FK Filter holder No HDR for this shot.

  • After waking up at the butt-crack o' dawn to take Horsetail Falls lighting up into Fire Falls via moonlight I dropped my friends back off at the tent-cabin so they could go back to sleep and I went back out with my friends to take sunrise at Tunnel View. The sky light up fairly nicely but the rest of the lighting was kinda meh. The big HiTech ND Grad filters really helped here but I still had to do quite a bit of Lightroom work to pull up the darks to get this photo to come out.

This photo is not HDR but it's not a single photo either. I call it "not HDR" because I didn't do Photomatix or any other "HDR" program to make this. I took 2 exposures: one extremely under-exposed for the sky, and one to expose the rocks (which didn't come out quite as well as I had hoped). I blended the sky into the rocks-exposed photo to get this result.

Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S:
35mm, f/10, 1.3 sec, ISO 320, Tripod
Hitech 0.9 ND Soft, 0.6 ND Soft, and 0.3 ND Soft GND, and Lee FK Filter holder

    After waking up at the butt-crack o' dawn to take Horsetail Falls lighting up into Fire Falls via moonlight I dropped my friends back off at the tent-cabin so they could go back to sleep and I went back out with my friends to take sunrise at Tunnel View. The sky light up fairly nicely but the rest of the lighting was kinda meh. The big HiTech ND Grad filters really helped here but I still had to do quite a bit of Lightroom work to pull up the darks to get this photo to come out. This photo is not HDR but it's not a single photo either. I call it "not HDR" because I didn't do Photomatix or any other "HDR" program to make this. I took 2 exposures: one extremely under-exposed for the sky, and one to expose the rocks (which didn't come out quite as well as I had hoped). I blended the sky into the rocks-exposed photo to get this result. Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S: 35mm, f/10, 1.3 sec, ISO 320, Tripod Hitech 0.9 ND Soft, 0.6 ND Soft, and 0.3 ND Soft GND, and Lee FK Filter holder

  • After waking up at the butt-crack o' dawn to take Horsetail Falls lighting up into Fire Falls via moonlight I dropped my friends back off at the tent-cabin so they could go back to sleep and I went back out with my friends to take sunrise at Tunnel View. The sky light up fairly nicely but the rest of the lighting was kinda meh. The big HiTech ND Grad filters really helped here but I still had to do quite a bit of Lightroom work to pull up the darks to get this photo to come out.

Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S:
17mm, f/10, 1 sec, ISO 320, Tripod
Hitech 0.9 ND Soft, 0.6 ND Soft, and 0.3 ND Soft GND, and Lee FK Filter holder

    After waking up at the butt-crack o' dawn to take Horsetail Falls lighting up into Fire Falls via moonlight I dropped my friends back off at the tent-cabin so they could go back to sleep and I went back out with my friends to take sunrise at Tunnel View. The sky light up fairly nicely but the rest of the lighting was kinda meh. The big HiTech ND Grad filters really helped here but I still had to do quite a bit of Lightroom work to pull up the darks to get this photo to come out. Nikon D300s w/Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S: 17mm, f/10, 1 sec, ISO 320, Tripod Hitech 0.9 ND Soft, 0.6 ND Soft, and 0.3 ND Soft GND, and Lee FK Filter holder

  • After taking photos of the sunset at Tunnel View we went over to a random spot listed in a book to get a reflection of Cathedral Rocks in the Merced River. The river was gushing a little too quickly to get reflections but we found this one teeny area that was calm enough to reflect. The 4 of us lined up our cameras as close as humanly possible so we could all shoot this. Kinda a meh scene.

    After taking photos of the sunset at Tunnel View we went over to a random spot listed in a book to get a reflection of Cathedral Rocks in the Merced River. The river was gushing a little too quickly to get reflections but we found this one teeny area that was calm enough to reflect. The 4 of us lined up our cameras as close as humanly possible so we could all shoot this. Kinda a meh scene.

  • After taking photos of the sunset at Tunnel View we went over to a random spot listed in a book to get a reflection of Cathedral Rocks in the Merced River. The river was gushing a little too quickly to get reflections but we found this one teeny area that was calm enough to reflect. The 4 of us lined up our cameras as close as humanly possible so we could all shoot this. Kinda a meh scene.

    After taking photos of the sunset at Tunnel View we went over to a random spot listed in a book to get a reflection of Cathedral Rocks in the Merced River. The river was gushing a little too quickly to get reflections but we found this one teeny area that was calm enough to reflect. The 4 of us lined up our cameras as close as humanly possible so we could all shoot this. Kinda a meh scene.

  • After waking up early to shoot Horsetail Falls via moonlight and then going to Tunnel View for sunrise and then going to get first light on Cathedral Rock we went over to "Fern Springs" (right as you get into the valley and it becomes 1 lane). We liked the green moss on the rocks and the neat pool of water/little waterfall. Unfortunately the sun had risen too high and we got some weird lighting when we got here.

    After waking up early to shoot Horsetail Falls via moonlight and then going to Tunnel View for sunrise and then going to get first light on Cathedral Rock we went over to "Fern Springs" (right as you get into the valley and it becomes 1 lane). We liked the green moss on the rocks and the neat pool of water/little waterfall. Unfortunately the sun had risen too high and we got some weird lighting when we got here.

  • After waking up early to shoot Horsetail Falls via moonlight and then going to Tunnel View for sunrise and then going to get first light on Cathedral Rock we went over to "Fern Springs" (right as you get into the valley and it becomes 1 lane). We liked the green moss on the rocks and the neat pool of water/little waterfall. Unfortunately the sun had risen too high and we got some weird lighting when we got here.

    After waking up early to shoot Horsetail Falls via moonlight and then going to Tunnel View for sunrise and then going to get first light on Cathedral Rock we went over to "Fern Springs" (right as you get into the valley and it becomes 1 lane). We liked the green moss on the rocks and the neat pool of water/little waterfall. Unfortunately the sun had risen too high and we got some weird lighting when we got here.

  • After waking up early to shoot Horsetail Falls via moonlight and then going to Tunnel View for sunrise and then going to get first light on Cathedral Rock we went over to "Fern Springs" (right as you get into the valley and it becomes 1 lane). We liked the green moss on the rocks and the neat pool of water/little waterfall. Unfortunately the sun had risen too high and we got some weird lighting when we got here.

    After waking up early to shoot Horsetail Falls via moonlight and then going to Tunnel View for sunrise and then going to get first light on Cathedral Rock we went over to "Fern Springs" (right as you get into the valley and it becomes 1 lane). We liked the green moss on the rocks and the neat pool of water/little waterfall. Unfortunately the sun had risen too high and we got some weird lighting when we got here.

  • When I finally got back to the tent-cabin at about 8:30am my friends were still asleep. I let them sleep a bit longer and started reviewing my photos. Once they finally woke up I realized there was this neat silhouette of the trees on the tent-cabin, which has a thick fabric sheet as the walls.

    When I finally got back to the tent-cabin at about 8:30am my friends were still asleep. I let them sleep a bit longer and started reviewing my photos. Once they finally woke up I realized there was this neat silhouette of the trees on the tent-cabin, which has a thick fabric sheet as the walls.

  • Once my friends finally woke up and ate I took them on a tour of Yosemite Valley. The first stop was Yosemite falls and we walked to the viewing spot for the Upper Yosemite falls location. I thought this log made a neat frame.

    Once my friends finally woke up and ate I took them on a tour of Yosemite Valley. The first stop was Yosemite falls and we walked to the viewing spot for the Upper Yosemite falls location. I thought this log made a neat frame.

  • Once my friends finally woke up and ate I took them on a tour of Yosemite Valley. The first stop was Yosemite falls and we walked to the viewing spot for the Upper Yosemite falls location. I thought this log made a neat frame.

Gil and Jess pose in front of Yosemite Falls.

    Once my friends finally woke up and ate I took them on a tour of Yosemite Valley. The first stop was Yosemite falls and we walked to the viewing spot for the Upper Yosemite falls location. I thought this log made a neat frame. Gil and Jess pose in front of Yosemite Falls.

  • Once my friends finally woke up and ate I took them on a tour of Yosemite Valley. The first stop was Yosemite falls and we walked to the viewing spot for the Upper Yosemite falls location. I thought this log made a neat frame.

Sammi and I pose in front of Yosemite Falls.

    Once my friends finally woke up and ate I took them on a tour of Yosemite Valley. The first stop was Yosemite falls and we walked to the viewing spot for the Upper Yosemite falls location. I thought this log made a neat frame. Sammi and I pose in front of Yosemite Falls.

  • My best friend and his girlfriend were in town visiting me for the weekend (finally after not visiting for 5 years!) and I kept waking them up early to go do things. Gil loves to sleep and was quite upset with me for ruining his sleep during his entire vacation. Once he was finally up he kept telling me "this better be worth it!" Sure enough, when I took them here, "IT WAS WORTH IT!" This is Tunnel View during the daylight now.

    My best friend and his girlfriend were in town visiting me for the weekend (finally after not visiting for 5 years!) and I kept waking them up early to go do things. Gil loves to sleep and was quite upset with me for ruining his sleep during his entire vacation. Once he was finally up he kept telling me "this better be worth it!" Sure enough, when I took them here, "IT WAS WORTH IT!" This is Tunnel View during the daylight now.

  • My best friend and his girlfriend were in town visiting me for the weekend (finally after not visiting for 5 years!) and I kept waking them up early to go do things. Gil loves to sleep and was quite upset with me for ruining his sleep during his entire vacation. Once he was finally up he kept telling me "this better be worth it!" Sure enough, when I took them here, "IT WAS WORTH IT!" This is Tunnel View during the daylight now.

Sammi poses in front of valley view and actually lets me take a photo! Look at those cute dimples!

    My best friend and his girlfriend were in town visiting me for the weekend (finally after not visiting for 5 years!) and I kept waking them up early to go do things. Gil loves to sleep and was quite upset with me for ruining his sleep during his entire vacation. Once he was finally up he kept telling me "this better be worth it!" Sure enough, when I took them here, "IT WAS WORTH IT!" This is Tunnel View during the daylight now. Sammi poses in front of valley view and actually lets me take a photo! Look at those cute dimples!

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