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dadwtwins
Jun-06-2008, 10:14 PM
A few of my photo buds from work was tired of hearing me complain i never have enough time to go out and shoot so the kidnapped me and drove me to Yosemite for the day. Even though we were only their for a day, it reminded me why this place has been coveted by so many.

Yosemite was our country's first public preserve sanctioned be President Abraham Lincoln. This is also the place where two of my heroes, Ansel Adams and John Muir, spent much of their lives trying to preserve one of nature's most stunning display of beauty.

Every time I am here , I am intimidated in trying to capture such awe inspiring scenes. So many have done this place justice that I have a hard time trying to capture the feeling of how this place moves me.

Lucky for me, the motley crew from work as seen below didn't allow me to chicken out.

http://DThorp.smugmug.com/photos/308516579_yrMvz-M.jpg

Here are a few of my shots.

http://DThorp.smugmug.com/photos/308186586_5VKqH-L-1.jpg

http://DThorp.smugmug.com/photos/308186704_5pfdS-L-1.jpg

http://DThorp.smugmug.com/photos/308186654_rsJcr-L-1.jpg

http://DThorp.smugmug.com/photos/308186859_ZEvu5-M-1.jpg


Well there it is, my one day of escaping the day to day grind to spend it with great friends in one of nature's most beautiful works of art.:D
Cuong
Jun-06-2008, 10:29 PM
All great shots, including the 1st one.

Cuong
ian408
Jun-06-2008, 10:43 PM
I dig the IR.

And I dig seeing your shots. Very nicely done!
Tee Why
Jun-06-2008, 11:07 PM
Really like the second and the third shot.
dadwtwins
Jun-06-2008, 11:42 PM
Thanks for the nice comments :clap
aktse
Jun-07-2008, 12:21 AM
I wished that my co-workers photo buds would kidnap me and take me to Yosemite!

I love all of them :lust, but these two are my favorites:


http://dthorp.smugmug.com/photos/308186586_5VKqH-Th-1.jpg

http://dthorp.smugmug.com/photos/308186704_5pfdS-Th-1.jpg


I think I like them even more because I can tell that they're great photos from Yosemite, but at the same time, very different than the usual ones. Well done!
colfragless
Jun-07-2008, 08:49 AM
Man the 2nd one is truly awesome!!!! great shots..... ~sparky~
schmoo
Jun-07-2008, 05:44 PM
Dan I'm so glad they did that for you :thumb Great collection here, and you kept Yosemite looking grand. I love your b/w and IR work. Fantastic.
Awais Yaqub
Jun-08-2008, 03:41 AM
Man these are fantastic loved them every bit :clap
dadwtwins
Jun-08-2008, 04:45 PM
I love it when i post my pics at DGrin, everyone has such great comments. Thank you all:clap
Fred W
Jun-08-2008, 07:51 PM
WOW. These are great images. Bravo :clap :clap :clap