I got to go to Yosemite. I bought a shirt. I wear the shit out of that shirt every chance I get.
I realize that all of my photos are overexposed. What I did not know, was that light bouncing off of granite is like looking into the damn sun. It is blindingly gorgeous and disorienting, especially after a Portland winter of straight overcast days and rain. So, in reality, the pictures really do illustrate how my sensitive NW eyeballs experienced the beautiful Spring sunshine in this glorious park. If I had it to do over again, I would go early, early in the morning or late in the afternoon. And I would bring a real camera and not just the cell phone.
My pal, Serena, and her 2 beasts spent a day in the park. (Unbeknownst to us, dogs are only allowed in some places in the park.) I was on doctor's orders to go mellow with my activity (stupid body being stupid, stupid)...so I just sneaked a measly 3 mile hike...and we are just going to keep that on the down low. I'm hoping to get back this summer so that I can fully experience some of the more challenging hikes. The area reminded me a bit of the gorge, if the gorge was sunny. The rock formations here were really impressive and less hidden by trees.
We saw a ton of really spectacular things, and probably ended up doing about 5 miles. It was the perfect time of year. Not too crowded, temperate, no snow, etc.
I noticed that there were a lot of selfie sticks, but probably because there are more people in California so it would follow that there would be more right? There also seems to be a culture that stopping in the middle of a trail or bridge, crowding together with your 10 friends and blocking everyone else's path while you take 15 photos is cool. I have a hard time understanding people taking selfies in nature. I guess it's since I am always trying to eliminate people from my nature pics, I can't fathom why these individuals are purposely ruining their photos by putting people in them. I want to be the type of person that is like, "you do you." Part of me is happy that they are happy taking their 14th picture in front of Half Dome with a different pose, but most of me is just judging them. I am a work in progress.
My pal, Serena, and her 2 beasts spent a day in the park. (Unbeknownst to us, dogs are only allowed in some places in the park.) I was on doctor's orders to go mellow with my activity (stupid body being stupid, stupid)...so I just sneaked a measly 3 mile hike...and we are just going to keep that on the down low. I'm hoping to get back this summer so that I can fully experience some of the more challenging hikes. The area reminded me a bit of the gorge, if the gorge was sunny. The rock formations here were really impressive and less hidden by trees.
We saw a ton of really spectacular things, and probably ended up doing about 5 miles. It was the perfect time of year. Not too crowded, temperate, no snow, etc.
I noticed that there were a lot of selfie sticks, but probably because there are more people in California so it would follow that there would be more right? There also seems to be a culture that stopping in the middle of a trail or bridge, crowding together with your 10 friends and blocking everyone else's path while you take 15 photos is cool. I have a hard time understanding people taking selfies in nature. I guess it's since I am always trying to eliminate people from my nature pics, I can't fathom why these individuals are purposely ruining their photos by putting people in them. I want to be the type of person that is like, "you do you." Part of me is happy that they are happy taking their 14th picture in front of Half Dome with a different pose, but most of me is just judging them. I am a work in progress.