tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16568246051489454532024-03-12T19:57:42.206-07:00Salvatore Vasapolli: the introspective landscapeSalvatore Vasapolli is a nationally renowned award winning photographic artist. His images have appeared in national and international publications.Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-60501370840348964962016-12-01T09:55:00.000-08:002016-12-01T10:00:33.792-08:00EF-S Lens and Metabone Lens Adapter<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Fonts Point<br />
Anza Borrego State Park<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The combination of using an EF-S lens and Metabones Lens Adapter together results in a very unique image as this view from Fonts Point in Anza Borrego State Park, California. The almost 360 degree image circle it produces allows the photographer the versatility of choosing three final image orientations of square, vertical or horizontal. Though I have not experimented with this combination on other camera’s other then my Sony A7r MII body. I do believe the result should be the same on any other mirrorless camera’s and not one with a mirror as it might result in damage to your camera’s mirror. So please do not try it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">The original image circle seems almost a complete one and would look so except in this image you can see the sides of the inner lens and also my Lee Filter holder at the end of the lens. The wide angle lens is over emphasized and nearly within the Depth of Field as I maxed out the f-stop. As you can see there is some Distortion, Vignette and Chromatic Aberrations beyond what the typical lens profile can handle. Only additional manual corrections can help improve those to the extent of which your crop will include or exclude and how much manipulation you which to further exceed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">This particular composition transforms easily into all orientations of square, vertical or horizontal as I intended it to do. Yes, It is true that the cropped image is smaller file wise than if I had not used the EF-S and used a standard full frame but I wish to utilize the wider than normal 10mm angle of the 10-22mm canon lens. If I set the camera setting to auto APS-C Sensor size instead of full frame size it would lose up to 43mb’s of image size. I would also lose the ability of selecting orientation format! Now remember this is using the Sony a7rII body. It’s image size is 42mp. A half image crop is 21mp. That’s a lot of room to play with and still have a decent final images size that can be enlarged without much loss of image quality. Also, the Sony has no Optical Low-Pass filter so it’s images are sharper and sharper is better when interpolating smaller to larger images. Please see the last image below.</span></div>
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Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-87421447072709214332016-10-20T13:48:00.000-07:002016-10-20T13:48:07.842-07:00Being Acadian Inspired<br />
As many of you know I was recently in Maine teaching my workshop. Here is a short gallery of images from that event. <br />
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The seasons do change in Acadia National Park but now even the season
themselves have changed. In the many 36 years of photographing here, I
have seen a drastic change in the fall. It is getting warmer and dryer.
It was not uncommon for snow and wet cool rains. Long pants and
sweaters and rain jackets were general day wear. It is not a good thing
but it is an enjoyable one even wearing Shorts- I even shot next to a
photographer in shorts and Gators at predawn Otter Cliffs on morning. By
midday and the next day, I too was attired in summer garb. We did get a
few frosty mornings which is always good. But, the first rain-less trip
ever, produced more grand sunset and sunrise landscapes than in the
past. Still autumn was in full swing by weeks end. All in all, we spent
the full trip awe-inspired!<br />
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Here's a short gallery of images taken this year. Please enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The relative calm of a reflection on a tidal flat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The background of aquamarine more than complements, it enhances!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warm wet southeasterly air forms fog on cold slopes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dark forest background help to punch those colors along with low contrast fog light and no wind. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-64500694207450652202016-07-09T13:37:00.001-07:002016-07-09T13:38:53.891-07:00The Sony A7RII Camera Photo Journey<style>
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Sony A7rII Camera Body</div>
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More Of What I Want</h1>
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In a camera it’s not just more bells and whistles that I look
for but substance which is why I have put off upgrading from by Canon 7D for
several years waiting for new technology. I was not just looking for more pixels
as camera’s such as the Canon EOS 5DS Series has a much larger 50mp and that
was only what you got. It lacked a wider dynamic range and sharper low light
image capability required when shooting places like the dark forests of Redwood National Park
or the slot canyon's of the Colorado Plateau. The Sony’s A7R was much better rated but it too
lacked other important features after I field tested one. The Sony A7r Mark II received
many positive reviews on its dynamic range, sharpness and other important
developments such as faster autofocus, a feature lacking in the A7R, that I
took the $3,200 plunge then I headed out on for my winter photo road trip. The results did not disappoint me!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dusk on the "Trillium Trail" Redwoods National Park, California</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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The Sony Model A7RII, also known as the ILCE-7RM2, is a full
feature full frame mirrorless camera. It features a new breakthrough technology
design known as “Back-Illuminated” sensor. Instead of just making a larger
sensor like that of the 5DS series, Sony redesigned the sensor to hold more
pixels in the same space and moved the light collecting photodiode layer closer
to the surface of each lens. It now mimicks the same principle as that of a
wide angle lens design collects more light. Conversely, a standard sensor photodiode
is positioned at the back of the sensor acts much like a long telephoto lens. Light
now travels a longer distance which inherently causes it to lose more light. In
order to combat this, the outer lens element must be made much wider to collect
more light which makes for a beast of a lens. Sony’s compact light collecting design
makes even the darkest section of the image lacks noise when compared to the
noise found in the standard sensor. You can now shoot at higher speeds or smaller
apertures and black shadows are just that- Black! The compacted design of the Sony
sensor allows for a more enhanced copper electrical back that increases faster data
transfer rates by 3.5. This becomes a noticeable difference when shooting extremely large
sized images at 5 frames per second.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington</td></tr>
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I could get into other features that make this camera a better
choice, like how the world’s highest viewfinder magnification<sup> </sup>at
0.78x is over an optical viewfinder, or how much better a digital viewfinder is
in a low light situation, or that it has 399 autofocus points, or how a
mirrorless shutter improves camera shake but why repeat those when there are many good reviews that
cover them. I would rather post the results. I would like to point out one last thing, since it is a metal cast mirrorless
digital camera, its compact size is a joy to hold and operate compared to its bulkier professional cousins on the market.
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Remember, it’s the image quality that counts. The bells or
whistles are just the frosting on this camera body- so on to the images!</div>
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No more HDR!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Saint Marys Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana</td></tr>
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The above image is HDR and Grad Filter free. It took a while
to get used to the digital viewfinder image as a properly exposed for most
situation of extreme contrast. The image in the viewfinder can look ugly as both
the highlight and shadow clip warnings blink- I guess the software has not kept
up the sensor’s capabilities. This Sony, the A7RII, has the widest dynamic range
of all camera’s available at the time that I bought it. As I slide both the
Highlight and Shadows Adjusters I was floored! It was like I opened a door to a
new world. I could even equalize some high contrast scenes. That was something
I never expected. Now I can shoot those high contrast images I always dreamt
of. In the above scene, the images holds sharp detail especially within dark
areas. In it, the darkest shadows are black with no noise and its color is the
closest to the natural scene than any other sensor now on the market I’ve read
in reviews. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Badlands National Park, South Dakota</td></tr>
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The first images I shot were
under exposed as the sky’s highlights were being clipped and of course if it
was my canon, the clipping meant the sky would be washed out. Not on the Sony. This
I did not know it until they were imported into Bridge. So to properly expose
the above badlands scene, I had to open up the f-stop so just some warnings of
Highlight appeared on in the brightest sections of the scene in the viewfinder.
If I had adjusted them to remove the clip warning my image will appear too
dark. This scene also had no shadowed area so concern for clipping was not a
factor but if this was one that had dark shadows a properly exposed image would
show both clipping in both the highlights and shadows. As I said earlier, it
does look ugly in the viewfinder.</div>
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The image below was shot without
grads produced nice details and color retention throughout the dynamic range.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volcanic Plateau, Fishtrap Lake Recreation Area, BLM, Eastern Washington</td></tr>
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I now look forward to print
cropped details of an image or supply stock that need to be cropped as the
large image file gives you more than enough information that little or no
interpolation is needed for editorial or to create sharp enlargement prints!
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The Sony gives you a large enough
image size to work with as most images run about 241.3mb @ 16bit uncompressed
so now you can crop out details with little to no interpolation for most
editorial work!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vernal Pool, Volcanic Plateau, Eastern Washington</td></tr>
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One of my signature trademarks is
shooting into the sunrise or sunset as with the image below. With a 3 stop
grad, I can now record the whole dynamic light range of shadow to highlight to
create truly amazing work. Whereas before and even with my 4X5 field view
camera, I had to compromise the shadows to properly expose the highlights. Now
there’s room to open up the shadows and stop down on the highlights. If I shoot
moving subjects such as the flowers waving with the wind, I can make use of the
higher ISO settings like ISO800 in the below image.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Columbia River Gorge, Oregon</td></tr>
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As you can expect, I am very
pleased with the landscape aspects of this camera from the results of this
western trip. It is a pleasure I have not felt since discovering the large view
camera format many years ago. Now I have something that can truly complement it
in a compact dSLR camera!</div>
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Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-71118257739817373462015-09-12T19:53:00.001-07:002015-09-28T11:20:49.294-07:00Death Valley National Park Photography Workshops<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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On every workshop, Death Valley never fails to reveal
something old new again. Whether it’s the shape of the dunes or the light that
falls around them. It is always a worthwhile photographic adventure year after
year. As for all workshops, I like to arrive about a week early to scout out
the locations that might have changed or discover something new. It is why I
like to keep the itinerary open for my workshops. Floods can change canyons and
even the salt pans below them. Flowers that bloomed last year in a certain
place may not bloom this year so one must find this year new bloom location. Only by
scouting the park can you find what and where it’s all happening and it’s a big
park so it’s impossible to cover it all and put it all into a five day workshop- but I try! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desert Wash Flower Bloom</td></tr>
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Zabriskie Point has always been the first day’s shoot as it
is located just a few miles from base camp at Furnace Creek. Close enough so
attendees can sleep relatively late about an hour before sunrise on our first
day as the sun rises later in winter than summer- and sets earlier too! A close
location also means a real breakfast buffet style back in Furnace Creek before
we take off on what might be a long day of shooting. This year the park decided to remodel Zabriskie Point with
better access for handicapped people and rest benches, but as most government reconstruction
jobs this one’s scheduling ran well past its completion date to sadly overlap
our workshop. The closure forced me to scout out another location to photograph
the impressive Manly Beacon. I decided on an overlook from the top of the badland ridges high above Twenty
Mule Team Canyon that gave us wonderful rounded contours in our foreground to contrast with the famous peak!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manly Beacon from Badland's View</td></tr>
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This was a very good year for winter storms as several
showered the valley floor with an abundance of moisture not seen in many years.
As I scouted several canyon washes, I could see patches of green sprouts carpet
the hills, washes and flats. My only hope was that I was not too late or early
for the plants to synchronize their bloom with the workshop happening next
week. The timing has to be just right. This year it looked like we were going
to hit a jackpot. It turned out to be one of the best blooms in many years!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desert Sand Verbena</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Badwater, It is a
name that conjures up death for which the valley was named. A forbidding Valley
that settlers or gold diggers seeking the wealth of California made the lethal mistake
of missing the last trail signs directing them away. Once, they traveled down
the canyons, they were essentially dead as no potable water would be found to
quench the thirst on the long journey out. If by luck they made it to the
lowest point on the northern hemisphere here at Badwater they found an
abundance of water poisonous enough to kill them and their stock animals. Few escaped once they made it to here in Death Valley! Today, we travel here in
air conditioned cars stocked with cold water, beverages and snacks to
photograph one of the few places that can reflect the sunset!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Badwater Pools</td></tr>
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When most people think of Death Valley, they imagine a desert
land of sand dunes. Actually, sand covers little of the land. Instead of
finding it were we imagination wants us to believe, it is found on rising lands
near the edges. Where the prevailing winds are funneled into stronger gusts as
it moves higher up a slope or through a valley or canyon that narrows and squeezes the wind. The wind's velocity drives the sand and dust until the wind slows as the contours
widen dropping it's load. After time, they form dunes from directional
changing winds pushing back and forth piling up. Mesquite Dunes is one of those places where the valley rises then widens. It is also an
easy dune to access as we can drive right to them. Here we find contours,
ripples and crests to compose our great desert sand dune images!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mesquite Dunes</td></tr>
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Ubehebe Crater is our first stop on the way to Devil’s
Racetrack playa. Its colorful walls of baked clays range from reddish to orange
and contrast beautifully against the black ash deposits and blue skies. These
were formed not from a lava volcano but from a steam explosion (phreatic
eruption) and the area has several craters. Black ash covers the surrounding area
for 15 square miles creates a beautiful moon like backdrop.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ubehebe Crater</td></tr>
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As we move up in elevation on the road to the racetrack, we
see a change in vegetation from the Creosote and Saltbush of the bottom, we
begin to see succulents such as Fishhook, Cottontop Barrel, Beavertail
cactus and Silver Cholla, and make out way into the strangest forest called the Joshua Tree Zone. Joshua Trees are not true trees nor are they some form of cactus but weirdly related to the Lily Family of plants!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joshua Tree Forest</td></tr>
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One of the great oddities of Death Valley is Tea Kettle
Junction. No one knows its true history or meaning except that a tea kettle was
found at this junction. Some believe it was a sign that water lies nearby but
no water can be found in this vicinity. As time went by, backcountry 4x4’er, would leave notes in the pot for friends
on their whereabouts. When I first visited this location back in 1989, there
was only a few pots on the sign with the original tea pot lying on the ground alone. Year after year, more and more people added their own pot and today there are way too many making it
Death Valley’s weirdest sight!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tea Kettle Junction</td></tr>
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Devil’s Racetrack was once of a mysterious place where rocks
move across the dry lake. No one ever has seen them move! We had only known so because of the tracks they had left
behind. Some people hypothesized that strong winds pushed them over slick
wet mud but no one could explain why there was no pile of mud pushed up in
front of them or that the wind would have had to be upwards of over 80 miles per hour! Today’s theoretical explanations seem more plausible, water
from winter rains fill the lake up to several inches, then freeze over it during the night. When
strong winds begin to push the ice, as it does on many lakes, such as the great
lakes, the ice forms enough force to push objects over the slick playa. As
the ice still has water under it, the rocks do not push into the mud but just
streaks the surface of it. Some rocks are lifted above the mud to be deposited
hundreds of feet away or even land right in the tracks of another rock
many times larger thinking that someone must have picked them up and dropped them in the larger track. No matter which theory you subscribe to, the moving rocks of
Devil’s Racetrack are a photo phenomenon highlight of the workshop!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devils Racetrack</td></tr>
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Scotty’s Castle was a tourist trap of the 19<sup>th</sup>
Century in the making and we make it a stop on our way back to Furnace Creek
from Devils Racetrack. Chicago millionaire, Albert Mussey Johnson built the villa for his wife, it is a beautiful two-story
Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival style villa located in the
Grapevine Mountains of northern Death Valley in Death Valley National Park,
California. "Scotty's Castle" as it became known as, was named for gold prospector
called Walter E. Scott also known as Death Valley Scotty. He was a man of tall tales. Much of them was selling holdings in Death Valley. Mussey was taken by this gold mine investor scam artist that he forgave him. Scott never or lived in the castle but in a modest ranch home, also owned by Johnson, just few miles away near Grapevine Spring. Scotty's job was to greet and entertain guests with his tall tales of Death Valley. Today, the Castle is owned and maintained by the national park. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scotty's Castle</td></tr>
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Jubilee Pass is an overlooked area of most workshops as it lies far south of Badwater and requires a long day to include it. It is not every year that I lead a tour into this area. Here lies a wealth of oddly shaped wind erosion arches, caves and hollows that make compelling subject not found in other areas of the park <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jubilee Pass</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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If you are interested in taking a Death Valley Workshop with me please visit this page and sign up early as it's one of the most popular tours. I'd be happy if you made it to Death Valley along with me!<br />
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<a href="http://www.salvatore-vasapolli.com/workshops/death_valley/death-valley-national-park-photography-workshop.html" target="_blank">Death Valley National Park Photography Workshop</a></div>
Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0Death Valley National Park, California, USA36.5053891 -117.0794078000000110.983354600000002 -158.3880018 62.027423600000006 -75.770813800000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-43261620897756714742014-05-07T09:10:00.001-07:002014-05-07T09:10:31.073-07:00Waterloo Village Photo Workshop<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Time stands still at Waterloo Village Historical State Park stuck in the mid 1900's. Located in Sussex Country along the Musconetcong River at the midway point along the Morris Canal, built in 1831 to supply the greater New York City area with Pennsylvanian anthracite coa,l the site was deemed a perfect place to build an inn, blacksmith, tavern, farm and general store for canal workers and their occasional passengers. Soon more people followed. They built a church, cabins then elegant homes in the Queen Victorian and Gothic styles, grist and wood mills. Today, our students enjoyed the well preserved village and it's subjects as a great place for a photography workshop.<br />
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We had a great day of lessons this year at Waterloo Village, New Jersey.
First we worked with some basic camera techniques to create a
baseline foundation of knowledge for our group, then on how to find subjects for fast exposure settings in
nature and comparing them to slower process of using histograms to set
exposure levels. Then we began to work on what all artist's really need-
Composition. Starting with the basics of compositional devices, such as
thirds, circles, repetition and so on, we moved into Advance
Concept Photography of the High Perspective Landscape. Knowing how the
best landscape photographers select strong foreground subjects and
incorporate them with interesting backgrounds to create dynamic images starts
first with the basics of composition and choosing the right equipment,
i.e. lens and camera settings. In just a few hours, the group
accomplished much of these goals.<br />
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Waterloo Village is a unique photographic opportunity of past time long gone and a great place to learn how to photograph with advance compositional techniques. No matter what your skill level is you will come away from this workshop with new insights of the old and a new way to shoot them!<br />
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For more images and information on future Waterloo Village workshops please check out this link:<br />
<a href="http://www.salvatore-vasapolli.com/workshops/waterloo/waterloo-village-state-park-photography-workshop.html" target="_blank">Waterloo Village Photography Workshop</a><br />
<br />Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-55395843581288544872014-02-16T17:32:00.001-08:002015-09-15T16:43:35.543-07:00Snow Bowl Ski Area Photo Shoot<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Though, we have been having some good snow falls here on the east coast, it has not been consistently cold to keep the snow from melting this winter until now. Even with some record setting cold we had too many warm spells and rain events in between the cold spells that kept melting the snow away. It was not until this past several weeks for that it was cold for the snow to pile up and for me to photograph some back country skiing and snowboarding. Now we have about a 26" settled base and good snow cover! I was able to catch up with some fellow enthusiasts this weekend and shoot the powder conditions found only in the back country!<br />
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I love winter photography and nothing more than photographing expert skiers and snowboarders. Like photography, knowing how to ride is very much like an art form. There is rhythm, motion and skill very much like a dancer on stage. Trying to capture it as a still image is much the same as you must read and anticipate the dancer so much you must do the same for snow rider.<br />
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There is the graceful body motion of the telemark skier that is contrasted by the dynamic alpine skier or the fluid surfing snowboarder riding the waves of snow drifts. When all comes together to convey the sport known an snow riding in the camera it makes me want to dance. Snow rider photography is not easy. You stand in one spot in the cold, twist and shoot sometimes on the side of a cliff or above it. Stand for long periods make your muscles cold so when you start to ski it can be like skiing your first run of the day. You try to loosen up except you are riding in extreme dangerous exposed terrain that can work against you. Not an easy thing to do! After I put the camera back into the pack I too started to dance my way down the mountain!</div>
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<br />
I spied the outlook to the north as I drove west on I80. It look like it
would have an excellent exposure to the south west winter’s sunset and since it
was almost on the top of Allamuchy Mountain near 1,000 feet it should have a
bird's eye view of much of the Musconetcong River Valley and the mountains to
the east. It was nearly right above the historic Waterloo Village- a hamlet
of early 19<sup>th</sup> century buildings built around a Morris Canal lock
that included a 400 year old Native American village. It was a short decision
to make, so, I got off the interstate at the next exit on the opposite side of
the mountain. Eventually, after making a half circle around the mountain, I
made it back the road just underneath the outlook and found conveniently a turnout
and trailhead parking area. It was here that I would begin a quick hike to the
outcrop of rocks above or so I thought.<br />
<br />
So I parked, grabbed my tripod, hooked it on to my backpack and took off.
While hiking I noticed something different about the plastic trailblazes on the
trees. It was then realized this was Rock Climbing access trail that would take
me to the bottom of the cliffs and end below the overlook, not around them to
the top. Now I was not in the mood to climb a cliff so at trail’s end I noticed
a snow covered very steep dangerously exposed slope between two cliffs that I
could hike up. If I lost my footing on the slippery snow covered rock or the on
the leaves of autumn underneath the snowpack, I would make good usage of newly
acquired Obamacare insurance plan if I happen to survive with a broken back or
neck. Or, I could hike a quarter mile in each direction and circumnavigate them.
After a deep contemplation that lasted three or four seconds I decided on the
death climb. Delicately I seek firm footings before each step. I took my time
and dug out solid steps in the snow on the flatter surfaces between the rocks
and boulders or dirt. In the area where there were none, I looked for a hand
hold if one was to be found. As neared the mid section of the climb where it
steepened, I got little nervous when I looked below to see far up and exposed a
position I was in. I even almost thought about turning back but that too
was just as dangerous or more so. Going up is always much easier than finding
footing climbing down.<br />
<br />
A few minutes later, with deep breaths and breaking a sweat, I was hiking an
easier route to the summit and I was a relieved as came across a trail I
recognize as the Highlands trail. The Highlands trail was created 1990’s around
the time New Jersey passed it second most important conservation protection act.
It was to be modeled after the Pine Barrens Conservation Region in southern New
Jersey. I was positive this trail would take right to the overlook and was soon
scouting out the location for the sunset event. It had everything I thought it
was have, good sunset exposure, overview of the Musconetcong river valley and
Waterloo Village within it.<br />
<br />
As I scope out the angles of the compositions I would shoot, the cloud front
I saw to the south earlier in the day made it way north over me and created
overcast shadows upon landscape. Well, I’ve been down this road before and was
ready just to enjoy a good hike and view but soon the sun reappeared. The front
was not a solid cloud cover and soon started to break up even more. I quickly
set up my tripod, ready, I began to shoot dramatic backlight images into the
sun. The great thing about snow is that its lightness always comes out even in
shadows or in the narrow latitude exposure range of film and digital cameras.
The above image is a good example as the sun, its reflection in the snow all
hold great color exposure.<br />
<br />
In the final image of the day, the contrast in the shadows began to even out
with the sky with the photographer’s best helper- the Neutral Graduated filter.
Happy with the days turn out as I thought I created some good images, I gave
thanks to Mother Nature as I usually do when good shoots turnout well.<br />
<br />
Quickly I packed in fading light knowing that soon I would traveling in the
dark, I decided to follow the Highlands Trail down the mountain instead of
taking a more direct bushwhack route down knowing that it would have steep
slopes and unsure footing under the snow. The trail route would be longer, much
longer, but it would have brought me back safely- always take the route that
will help Search and Rescuers find you in case you might have an accident. After
walking two and half miles later, tired from slipping on rocks that I could not
see in the dark until I was on top of them. So, I took out my cell phone and
used its L.E.D. camera light instead of my headlamp stuck away in my pack but
my phone was much more easily accessible. Always good to have backup! In twenty
minutes, I found my car and soon was home downloading the images twice enjoyed
my days experience. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-1297240157767394812014-01-05T19:17:00.003-08:002014-01-06T05:49:14.144-08:00Bowling Green Mountain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The winter of 2013/2014 has been a mix bag of cold and snow one week then warm and rain the next week. In the Highlands mountains of northern New Jersey, nothing refreshes the landscape as dramatically as a fresh snowfall. I was lucky to get the chance to make it out as a arctic cold blast brought exceptionally clear skies. The snow covered forested mountains do make for a fairy tale wonderland and the clear cold sky makes winter magic light!<br />
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I am not aware where the name Bowling Green Mountain came from or who gave it the name but a walk along its consistent level ridge top one can assume it came from the wide green swath when a local farmer or charcoal logger logged its top to create a long green fairway- hence the name. In the 1960's the southern end became part of the ski area known as Snow Bowl. After about a twenty year span, then too Snow Bowl passed into the annuls of lost New Jersey ski areas. Today its part of a series of conservation preservation, such as, New Jersey Wildlife Management Areas, Green Acres, Farm Acres and Morris County Parkland known as Mahlon Dickerson Reservation. </div>
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Today, the mountain has regained it forest from the cutting axes and a few large Oak trees exist where they were preserved by the owners of the demised ski area. Young Beech trees, the true climate species of this region, make an appearance far from its seeded source- a tree once again protected by the owners of Snow Bowl. The forest is made up mainly of succession colonizing species like Birches and Poplar. Maple and Oak the two of the original five climax tree species that included, American Chestnut, White Pine and Beech dominate the landscape. One end of the mountain, too exposed to the elements, a White Pine forest makes it comeback. The mountain landscape is full of wildlife as well. One that includes Bears, Turkey, Whitetail Deer, Fox, Beaver and the return of the call of the Coyote! <br />
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Sadly, we might never see the Chestnut forest again. But who knows? If this area could come back from the Wisconsin Ice Sheet, the one that left the granitic boulder in the picture above, who knows what the future holds for the Highland's fifth highest at 1,385"!</div>
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Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-14441543746680714732013-11-17T18:05:00.003-08:002015-09-15T16:43:22.533-07:00Acadia National Park Photography Workshop<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Two weeks before this year's workshop was to take place I was in a quandary as to hold the workshop or to cancel it because of the Federal Government's closure. Acadia along with every national park and monument, except for those states willing to finance their operations, were close. If I held the workshop on closed parklands, I could risk being fined and prevented from operating future workshops on all National Park Service lands. If someone injured themselves, I could risk losing my insurance coverage because I was not operating in a legal manner as my insurance fine print states. So after speaking to each workshop student for their input and agreement, I or we, decided to cancel it. This was depressing because this year's weather was expected to be one of the best in terms in terms of Autumn Foliage- the trees were to be at their best!<br />
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But since my workshop was cancelled, it did not mean that I could not photograph it. Yes, the weather did turn out better than last year's workshop. The skies were clearer and the foliage was at it's peak as last year's peak was several weeks late. The crowds were far less in numbers especially in area's where there are masses of tourists especially photographers. The above image, Monument Cove Spire, is one location where the chances of having people walk into or set up with tripods right in front of your shoot always happens. I found only one photographer, from Georgia, as I entered the cove. He was new to the location so advised him of where the best angle is and asked him to come along with me and shoot next to me- much better then have to wave and yell to him to move out of the way. I sure hope his image of the Monument turned out as good as this as I'm sure he's glad to had followed me! (Remember to Click on the Images!)<br />
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<br />Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-67261920407773879902013-11-15T06:25:00.002-08:002013-11-15T06:25:47.545-08:00Kaaterskill Falls<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I can not recall how many times I had drove past the trail for Kaaterskill Falls on my way to Hunter Mountain ski area not knowing that one of the best waterfalls in the United States was only a short hike away. Located in the Catskill Mountains of New York state, the 260' falls is comprised of two free falling sections, 180' for the upper and 80' for the lower. Few falls are so beautiful and nicely framed my forests and and light colored sandstone cliffs it gives one the impression of canyons of the Colorado Plateau of the southwest.<br />
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This image was shot in October, 2013 caught the fall colored at it's peak. I had hoped to get full sunlight but after I realized it's northwest exposure and deep canyon might not ever get full sun exposure except for a few hours in summer. I did not hike further into the cove and visit the cavern behind the upper falls as there is no maintained trail past this site- that trail was destroyed to protect the state from sue happy visitors too stupid to keep themselves from slipping off the cliffs! I fully plan on visiting the on a future trip! <br />
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The falls was first made famous by painter, Thomas Cole, and the painters of the Hudson River School of Art. As you can see why paintings below such as this were the impetus of a mid 19th century tourist industry which at it's height was world destination!<br />
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<br />Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-83967633205302920842013-11-14T07:48:00.000-08:002013-11-15T05:25:09.731-08:00Hunter MountainThe Hunter Mountain of my youth was all Ski College Ski Racing and trying to pick up chicks from New York City in the now historic Discotheques of Hunter's past- Yes, Bee Gee's and Donna Summer music! Medal's were more easier for me on the slopes then the women but it was all fun. I miss it. Hunter Mountain in the Catskills of New York is a worthy place to ski. 1600 feet of vertical puts it in a class of respected ski resorts of America. It's snow conditions vary as most eastern ski areas are: great in the beginning then icy after the inevitable rainstorm comes. But, I have skied Hunter in the spring, April 28th, with 24" of Colorado Champagne dry snow. Yes, it seems like an oxymoron, but it was true. Here it is as it looked this Autumn!<br />
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Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-67103273971687724052013-11-10T18:42:00.000-08:002013-11-15T08:22:01.663-08:00Catskill Mountains Autumn<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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After a night car camped at North Lake State campground waking to an ice
encrusted vehicle, I started hiking to my morning shoot, an un-scouted photo
location known as Artist Rock with only my GPS to guide me to the landmark.
With a name like Artist Rock it sounded like a sure photogenic bet! Now I don’t
cold shoot a location. I first research by shoots well before my visit but I
was not expecting to end up on my first night out in the Catskills but had
planned photographing in Harriman State Park to the south. If a storm front
from the south did not force me to find the clearer skies to the north I would
have had an afternoon to well research this Catskill Location. But even with
the GPS, it was easy to lose track of the well marked trail from the numerous
side trails that followed along the well layered horizontal rock strata of the
Catskill Mountain- According to geologists, the Catskills are not true
mountains. They are a highly erosion dissected plateau.<br />
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The short diversion took long enough for me to lose the predawn light part
of my shoot which was a loss. Not photographing the sun rising over the horizon
was not much of a loss as cloud cover prevented a clean light rise. So I had some
time to set up for my panoramic before the sun peeked above the low elevation clouds
resulting in this image here. As you can see the autumn foliage is at peak, the
angle of the sun is just right to bring out the leave’s colors. The sky has enough
of both blueness and clouds to fill it- a perfect full light fall color Catskill
image like the Hudson River School of Art painting that made Artist Rock and
the Catskills famous!<br />
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<![endif]-->Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-41796453716389320552012-10-29T13:28:00.001-07:002012-10-29T13:28:50.740-07:00Cape MayCape May, New Jersey, is one of the most unique seashore towns along the eastern seashore. As one of the oldest permanent resort cities along the coast it still has a preserved historic centers housing the most Victorian Style homes found in America!<br></br>
Please bear with me as I develop this blog but first I want to post some images of the many activities and scenes found here.
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The Morro Bay and it's estuary contains some of the most dramatic landscapes along the California coast. From it picturesque Morro Rock and Harbor to its lilliputian pigmy oak forests is a plethora of photographic subjects. Please check back day to day as I post these images! <br></br>
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Sunset over Morro Bay Estuary <br></br>
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"Pigmy Oak Limbs" 2012
El Moro Elfin Forest
Los Osos
CaliforniaSalvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-6223052419448941052012-09-01T17:37:00.001-07:002015-09-15T16:44:30.403-07:00Eastern Sierra/ Mono Lake/ Ancient Bristlecone Pine Workshop Gallery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our five day workshop started and ended with clear blue bird skies. Our base camp was located in Mammoth Lakes with it's abundance and variety of excellent restaurants and lodging though we did take in a few locations near our day shoots for convenience mainly for their proximity and time limitations to get before the restaurants close in Mammoth!
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Mono Lake was our destination for two and half days and we got right into it's best locations right after everyone checked into their lodging on arrival. Our evening shoot is used mainly to scout the location for our very early morning shoot the next day but also to work on some compositions and exposure techniques. We encountered some distant clouds in the north that made for colorful light and clear skies to the east to reveal a beautiful magenta twilight tones accented with a full moon!
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The next morning Mono Lake did not fail use with it's Great Basin sunrise light. The Sierra's Tioga Ridge was inflamed with an almost ruby red. There are few locations in America with unimpeded low angle rising sunlight and mile high mountains to catch it like Mono Lake and the Sierras!<br />
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Sunsets along with sunrises presents scenes that captivates the viewer. A cloudless sky is well waiting for the twilight as it waking up early is for the dawn light!
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The eastern Sierra's contains lots of volcanic formations such as craters, cones and lava flows both adds to the great variety of photographic possibilities that make it a great photography destination. We worked the tufa's beaches and the surrounding landscapes hard with long days. <br />
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The worlds oldest trees lie on the slopes of the eastern Sierra's high in one of the most inhospitable place on earth. As we photograph them, we can see their ancient age as wind-worn trunks and branches. We worked endless angles and compositions racing before the midday light. <br />
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Our last day, ended with an early rise before the sun peaked over the eastern horizon as we travel a short distance to capture the sun rays on the high eastern Sierra mountains as our last stop of the trip. Later over breakfast back in Mammoth, we reminiscent the events and experiences of our five day trip before everyone parted to journey back to home with images of this exciting and wonderful unique workshop!
<a href="http://www.salvatore-vasapolli.com/workshops/eastern_sierra_mono_lake_ancient_bristlecone_pine/mono-lake-ancient-bristlecone-pine-forest-photo-workshop.html">You too can join me on the next Eastern Sierra workshop June 28th- July 2st 2013.</a>
See you in the Sierra's!
Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-74545954000405357682012-08-31T12:19:00.000-07:002015-09-15T16:44:41.704-07:00Yosemite Photography Workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our workshop began and ended with fantastic weather- cool mornings, clear skies with a few clouds and day temperatures in the 70's! This particular Yosemite workshop was our "Waterfall Spectacular"! It is the most strenuous workshop I offer in contrast to another Yosemite workshop held the week before which I call, "Yosemite Light": by comparison, the Light workshop is one of my physically easier workshops with little walking| parking lot to falls view, turnouts and overlooks design for people with health and physical limitations all within a short walk. Whereas, the Waterfalls Spectacular seeks out some of the best waterfalls in the park within a day hike and timed for when the falls are at their best water flow of summer!
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Our first day began in late afternoon after we settled in and unpacked. Soon we made our first images of lower Yosemite Valley as we seek out its prime flowered meadow locations below El Capitan, Bridal Veil Falls and Yosemite's granite cliffs. The Merced River's flaccid pools served us reflections of both El Capitan and Bridal Veil Falls. We capped off our day at Tunnel View overlook made famous by Ansel Adams!
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The hike to Upper Yosemite Falls on day two is must for Waterfalls Photographic Enthusiasts! We began early while the cool canyon air still flowed from the heights. Yosemite Falls ranks among the highest falls on earth and it is its upper fall's 1,430-foot (440 m)drop that is the largest of the two primary (upper and lower) falls. We get the best view of it right from the trail with Half Dome within view too! Above and past the falls, we could make out the railing of the precipice Yosemite Point with it's heavenly valley vistas. The trip to Yosemite Point depends on whether or not a group has the fitness and willingness to continue of which our group enthusiastically qualified. We soon pass over the footbridge of Yosemite Creek before it made it final distance to the brink in beautiful blueish-green coniferous pine forests of Ponderrosa Pines and Spruce. Wind sculptured Cedars stood sentinels to the granite dome we climb. A cedar weathered aged by hundreds of windy winter years greeted us along with one of the Yosemite Valley's best overlook! Half Dome's northface dominates the western valley framed by North Dome and Glacier Point. <br />
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Day three is recovery day of drive by shoots and short flat hikes. We begin by visiting Yosemite's largest Sequoia grove and tree, the Washington Tree within the Mariposa Grove. Our hike took us to the second largest tree in the grove and the 25th largest tree in the world the Grizzly Giant tree. Photographing this tree is a practice in perspective photography working with wide to telephoto lens. After a late lunch, we move to Yosemite Valley's most popular overlook, Glacier Point. This is our last stop and the best sunset location within the park. Our major subject here is the west side of Half Dome with the High Sierra range as the backdrop. The changing light here makes for dramatic images as the shadows move from valley floor to mountain tops and today's sunset is one of the most intense. At the end, we are treated to beautiful purple/magenta twilight.<br />
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We start the day shooting El Capitan western profile and photograph wildlife, including a grove and meadow known for it varied habitat and birds including California Quail and chicks, Blue Jays, Grosbeaks and Tanagers. As the valley begins to heat up, around nine o'clock, we break for breakfast to power so we can visit two of Yosemite's finest falls- the free falling Vernal and the impressive 500ft Nevada below Half Dome. Today's waterfalls hike on day four are one of our longest and most rewarding. As we enter the gorge of the Merced River, the air cools in the pine and spruce forests filled with the sound of cascading water. Our first fall is Vernal Falls. A rainbow at it's base tells us we have timed our visit at the right time! Surrounding the falls is a paradise of verdant green grasses and sedges. The Merced river's flows strong. We hike up to the brink and take sweeping vista images of water jetting out into space. Vernal Pool is a green blue gem photographic subject with a boulder filled outlet and the longest waterslide at its inlet. Next up is the impressively high Nevada Falls as high at Niagara Falls but a winding twisting ribbon of white foam. At the apex of the hike, we look out across Nevada Fall's massive headwall and bowl contrasting with Liberty Dome towering above. In the distance we see the south side of Half Dome and the upper Yosemite Valley! We take out time retracing our route back shooting scenes with a sun in a different location and lighting. We break for well earned showers and an early dinner tonight sharing stories of a well enjoyed trip.<br />
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On Day five, we shoot early scenes along the mountain top valleys such as Tuolumne Meadows with it's granite domes and lush flowered streams. After a brief stop at Tanaya Lake set in a glacial bottom our class parted ways and I was off to my next workshop on the Eastern Sierras! <br />
If you love Yosemite, its falls and all it natural beauty you are welcome to join me on one of my workshops next year!<br />
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Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-18270050485216011792012-08-11T08:40:00.001-07:002015-01-03T11:23:37.547-08:00Yellowstone Winter Photo Workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After waiting desperately for several months for deep snows of winter to finally arrive and cover Yellowstone and its roads, the heavy snows began to fall about three weeks prior to the start of our workshop. Up until that time, a few other workshops were canceled due to dry snowless roads and student cancellations. Our workshop in West Yellowstone was greeted a day before its start with a good old Rocky Mountain four day 30+ inch snowstorm! This is why, we hold our workshop in February which is later then most other workshops and almost guaranteed deep snow. On arrival day, we grouped together after everyone checked into their rooms for a great Montana country dinner before we returned to hold our first digital class on introductory image processing workflows.<br />
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Early the next morning, Sagebrush, tall herbs and plants rising above the snowpack were excellent subjects to work on our Macro subjects and Depth of Field compositions. Afterwards, the Gallatin River with its ice formations presented interesting compositions as they curved back and forth pushed by the river’s flow. On our last photographic stop of the day a herd of Big Horn Sheep foraging right along the roadside fitted perfectly with our tired bodies.<br />
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On day two, I awoke to find my car buried in a spindrift of several feet of snow as we scrambled into our snowcoach headed to the Madison River Canyon. Our first animal subject of the day turned out to be a rare Trumpeter Swan accompanied by an assortment of waterfowl. A short distance further we encountered a few solitary Bison Bulls which quickly increased to a few more before they exploded into herds. Elk too made their first appearance along the Madison River Canyon with it Yosemite Valley-like cliffs. We traveled to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone via the Gibbon River Gorge and it namesake falls in the heated comfort of our snowcoach. Once we made it to Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon and the Yellowstone River both the Upper and Lower Yellowstone Falls were enveloped in ice. The Lower Yellowstone had one of the most impressive ice mounds formed from the fall’s spray that it looked several hundred feet high. So large was it that it almost completely blocked the falls from our view at Artist’s Point! We ended the day with a short hike into the mists of Porcelain Basin in Norris Geyser Basin to capture geysers, fumaroles and their colorful algae formations!<br />
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Fountain Paint Pot with its colorful pastels of pink, red, grey and white clays mixed with splashes of yellows, greens and purples burst with bubbles of mud and water on day three. Noisy fumaroles hiss and spit while angry-like aptly named Red Spouter entertains us all.<br />
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The geysers of Fountain Flats never seem to fail us with the perpetual eruption of Clepsydra and it colorful algae coated pool. The class was shocked-and-awed by Fountain Geyser surprised eruption- Fountain is one of Yellowstone’s largest geysers. <br />
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Later that day, after we checked into our rooms at the Snow Lodge in Upper Geyser Basin’s Old Faithful area, the group enjoyed exploring the boardwalks and trails to discover the almost unlimited geothermal subjects surrounding Old Faithful Geyser. As the light began to fade, we headed back to the Snow Lodge for libations and their wonderful cuisines to retire early for the next day’s early rise to capture hopefully an Old Faithful Geyser classic image!
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Day four we rose well before the sun to a picture perfect morning! Yellow-red clouds contrasted to soft-white snow and ice covered trees. <br />
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Old Faithful erupted, no, it burst violently into steam as its superheated water made contact with the -10°F air! So spectacular, we shot two eruptions! Our snowcoach ride back to West Yellowstone was no less then shooting a diving Eagle hunting ducks while driving through Bison herds! On arrival into West Yellowstone, we packed up our vehicles and headed to Gardiner, Montana, for our night’s lodging before heading into the parks northwest entrance.<br />
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As we walk up the boardwalk at Mammoth Hot Spring Terraces on day five, a hungry fox explored under and over the boardwalk for a meal piece. He was coming right to us with morning sun in his eyes while we quickly mounted our telephoto lens. The top of Mammoth Terraces complement the roundness of the Absaroka Mountains that surround them provided photo fodder for use. We found impressively large wolf tracks along the side of elk tracks they presumably hunted- see image above next to the X-Ski track as a comparison to the enormous size of the wolf track! <br />
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As we drove to the bottom of the terraces a short time later, we find the snow covered faces of bison as they grazing below its steaming impressive travertine heights. Lamar Valley if famous for it wildlife so we head there to find Bighorn Sheep on a snow free slope as worthy subjects and the Lamar River next to us Mergansers and River Otters fed. We broke for lunch in Cooke City Montana to rustic burgers before we headed back into the park for Barronette Peak, Soda Butte and two lone coyotes before ending our day shooting Prong Horn Antelope in last light concluding our Yellowstone Winter Photography Workshop for 2012!<br />
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Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-42493046835596579172011-11-24T10:40:00.000-08:002011-11-24T10:40:24.052-08:00Delaware Water Gap Flood DamageOn a recent workshop to the Delaware Water Gap, I was amazed to discover the damage from both Hurricane Irene and the recent October snow storm. Many roads are still closed, including Copper Mine Road and Rt 209, as well as many point of interest such as Dingman's Falls, Millbrook Village and Child's State Recreation Area. Knowing how limited funding is for the National Park Service it will take many years for these areas to repair the damage. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGbgyhb60HP1SMFB9tiEfJrlfZPy2z7sqnPdAkFqu12AR41nUPhmB2e-MBvRC6vOP_oGcbmW2Gbig1Dn9mllbDZcwFQvQ3_pF9eaYImX9VhJerOHl3cVKgbOQ9h-HYV6WdRXlt9Anm4OV/s1600/mt_tamany.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="150" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGbgyhb60HP1SMFB9tiEfJrlfZPy2z7sqnPdAkFqu12AR41nUPhmB2e-MBvRC6vOP_oGcbmW2Gbig1Dn9mllbDZcwFQvQ3_pF9eaYImX9VhJerOHl3cVKgbOQ9h-HYV6WdRXlt9Anm4OV/s200/mt_tamany.jpg" /></a></div>Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-18263338130465615202010-06-16T22:25:00.001-07:002010-06-19T10:49:58.511-07:00Delaware Water Gap- Wilderness ReturnThe Delaware Water Gap (DWG) has always been an area I've considered part of my homeland since I first started coming here with my Father some 50 years ago. Soon after I received my driver's license this was the one place that was on my list to explore. Recently, I walked back to the point of my first aborted hiking trip. There are just a few terminated hikes that I can think of and most of them were in the west where a trip into the backcountry when a snowstorm might strand you for weeks or for the whole winter. This abortion was while I was on my first long Appalachian hike. That was back in 74 during the Tock's Island days of the DWP's tumultuous beginning soon after the Feds condemned hundreds if not over a thousand homes and a few farms though eminent domain to make way for the damning of the longest and last undamned river east of the Mississippi. <br />
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Today, one could never know how developed with homes the DWP was back then. While on this recent hike it was totally obscured of it past development history. I can remember that aborted hike day long ago quite well. A friend and I were a week and one hundred miles into a hike on the Appalachian Trail. A hike that began at Bear Mountain near the Hudson River. My dad had dropped us off on a comfortable late spring day with clear skies. We made it through the Highlands of Harriman State Park of NY and Waywayanda State Park of NJ then across the great valley of the Wallkill River with it's permeated smell of onion fields. <br />
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Everything was going fine until we got on the great ridge of Kittatinny Mountain. Then the rains came and it rained for days and we were soaked- Gore Tex was in it's infancy and they had not learned to tape the seams! So cold were the nights that we could not dry out our clothing even with a good fire. The next morning, we once again woke to freezing rain then marched through it. Later that day, sick of the constant downfall, we came to the area around Crater Lake in DWP and found a very enticing condemned A-Frame home to spend the night. A much better choice then sleeping in our soggy wet tent. There was no heat but it was dry. Again the next day we woke to rain and ice. We decided it wasn't fun hiking in a near hypothermic state. Now 35 years later, as we walked the roads and driveways removed of its asphalt except for a few pieces here and there, we could not even find the smallest remnant of foundations of that A-Frame or of the many other homes in this past development estate. The wilderness has returned to Delaware Water Gap.Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-81166171070691385592010-04-27T10:36:00.000-07:002010-04-28T15:08:31.719-07:00William Brennen Court House ShootRecently, I had the pleasure discovering the fantastic William Brennan County Court House in Jersey City, New Jersey, for a client's print renovation of their New York/ New Jersey offices. The court house is built in the Beaux-Arts architectural style. Its exterior only vaguely hints at the art wonders inside. Italian white/pink marble floor, walls and columns all in the Italianate style adore the interiors. Large colorful Murals or Lunettes cover the third floor walls depict the early history of New York/ New Jersey region and are of the finest art works found in any museum on that period. Ornate roman columns surround the great court of the rotunda. <br />
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Photographing it was an lesson in extreme panoramic digital photography. Picking the right perspective in Photomerge was a part of that lesson. Making panoramic landscapes with Photomerge (a feature found in Photoshop) is basically easy but in a interior with many vertical tapered columns is much more difficult! In many cases, many of the Photomerge's settings would just end up so distorted that they would unusable as prints. But, success was accomplished and the client was wholly thrilled! <br />
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If you get the chance while in the New York City area, take a ferry to Liberty Island and take a taxi to the court house. You don't need permission to visit, but you do need permission and clearance to photograph in the post 9/11 environment. When I first scouted out the location, I was disappointed to find that the exterior was under restoration with its windows covered in plastic, but once inside I was awe struck. I have been in court houses and state capitals before but this place was amazing. You will be too!<br />
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"Roberts delegated the assignment of artwork to the muralist Francis David Millet, noted for his work as decorations director for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; Millet assigned himself two lunettes on the third floor and a dozen small panels in the second floor corridors. Also on the third floor, Millet assigned two lunettes to Charles Yardley Turner, as well as eight more to Kenyon Cox. Cox also provided the groined ceilings. Edwin Blashfield painted the glass dome and the four pendentives between its supporting arches. The Tudor-style legislative chamber of the Board of Freeholders on the second floor was adorned with murals by Howard Pyle depicting early life of the Dutch and English in New Jersey. This room has been called "one of the handsomest legislative chambers in the United States."<br />
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David G. Lowe, writing in American Heritage magazine, described the interior of the building:<br />
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"The courthouse interior is a rush of color—pearl gray and green-veined marbles, golden light fixtures, yellow, green, and blue paint. Standing in the great central court, one looks up the three stories of the magnificent rotunda to a dome whose outer rim is painted with the signs of the zodiac and whose center is an eye of stained glass worthy of Tiffany. One feels—as one does in the rotunda at the heart of the Capitol in Washington—the dignity of government and the permanence of law."Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-40220837364714181662010-03-28T08:36:00.000-07:002010-03-29T08:04:46.001-07:00Yellowstone: the introspective landscape Part XXIIIElk Just Want To Have Fun<br />
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Considered one of the largest alpine lakes of its size in North America, the serenity and beauty of Yellowstone Lake is internationally known. There is an abundance of flowers along its shore in early summer. By this time, the snow showers have taken a break and the warmth of the sun begins to warm its coves. There is nothing that sooths the wintered weathered mind like photographing the hot springs and flowers along one of the world’s largest and most gorgeous alpine lakes. It was a great day to be alive or at least it seemed so at the time?<br />
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This day, the Lupines and Indian Paintbrush blooms caught my eye amongst the steam of the hot springs near the lake’s shoreline. Other people too were caught up with the bloom here as well. Some were closer to the shoreline taking photographs of an Elk Bull in velvet horns. I was not interested in the elk. Elk in velvet images are not that much in demand and I had enough of them in my files for the time being. The flowers and hot springs with a lake backdrop would be a better inclusion for my next Yellowstone calendar. After shooting flowers a good distance above the people and the calmly grazing elk, I threw my camera with tripod over my shoulder then began to head to the shoreline. As I got closer to the water, this elk which was safely beyond the safe zone for elk in rut season started to gallop toward me passing though the tourists that were between us. Immediately, I looked for something to put between me and the elk. First, I ran behind a fire scarred fallen tree. When the elk moved to one side or the other I ran in the opposite direction always staying on the other side much like Charlie Chaplin and the Keystone Cops in a silent comedy film. Meanwhile, the other tourists just ran up the hill to their cars. In my mind, I could hear the children shriek and protective parent shout, “Mad Elk! Run For Your Lives Children!” <br />
When I thought the elk was tired of trying to trap me and started to graze, I started to walk away slowly. Again, the elk gave chase this time and drives me down to the shoreline with only enough time to jump off the ledge. I landed on the gravel below with the lake behind me. Now the elk towered over me: His hoofs at eye level. I had no where to go except a cold swim. I was bewildered as to why was this elk behaved like this. Was it sick? This was summer not the rut season when this type of behavior was expected. The elk was also in velvet. This was a time when his horns are too soft and sensitive for impaling snap shooting tourists. <br />
Then it dawned on me. This elk wants to play make believe horn jostling. Yes, this was a playful rut behavior triggered when I placed my extended tripod legs over my shoulder projecting over and behind my head. The elk thought that I too was an elk, a very strange elk indeed! As I now realized this, I did something that an elk in velvet could never do. I slammed my tripod on the ledge above me near the hoofs of the elk. Right then, this once playful elk became a horrified elk as it ran for its life up the hill, past the tourists in their car, over the road and disappeared into the forest. Playtime was over.Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-26317238940666655612010-03-15T08:59:00.000-07:002010-03-15T08:59:42.357-07:00Yellowstone: the introspective landscape Part XXIIfrom the new book on Yellowstone NP-<br />
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Chapter 9-Chased by Maidens- <i>...continued</i><br />
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Knowing these bison are not going to stop until they stomp my little body into dirt, I needed a diversion and soon found one in a group of tourists parked along the road to take pictures of the main herd in the valley. I make a beeline to the group of tourists. The tourists see me coming. They also see the bison coming up from behind me. I’m sure the tourists saying things like, “Hey, honey check out this guy, he’s going to get gored to death! Let’s take a picture of him gored to death.” Now I’m not usually a vindictive person, but these wildlife watchers are in store for some “Wild-Life”! <br />
As I make it to the cars, the intended diversion unfolds as I walk between the cars. My eyes are now focused to the other side of the road and freedom. Behind me are hear gasps and screams. The screams from tourists who are now confronted with the dilemma were they once laughed at my expense. Slams of car doors and metal thumps indicate the tourists have either jumped into them or on top of them. Knowing the bison are now focused on the tourists. I then circle around the cars and return back to my focusing cloth and flowers. Those flower bloom photographs came out just great. I was treated to one of those beautiful purple-pink sunset after-glows later that day. One of them, “Lupines, Lamar Valley” is presented in this book.Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-5536843995872158682010-02-13T10:38:00.000-08:002010-02-13T11:38:02.583-08:00Yellowstone: the introspective landscape Part XXIfrom the new book on Yellowstone NP-<br />
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Chapter 9-Chased by Maidens- <i>...continued</i><br />
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Now old maid bison are either older cows without calves or cows too young or unable to bear offspring. Their job is to be sentinels on the outlook for sneaky predators. So here I am, crouched low to the ground with a cloth over me not too far from the main herd. I am that sneaky predator! They think I am that wolf or bear stalking their babies and now they are coming after me- diligently!<br />
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Quickly, I throw my 4x5 and film into my pack. In the need to maintain a safe distance from them in case they charge and I leave my focusing cloth behind in haste. As I quickly walk from them, I try talking softly to them hoping to turn off their “protect and defend” mode to “it’s just a stupid human” mode, but it’s does not work on this day. These bison are a bit overzealous in their protective duties like many novice cops are on occasions. Now they are not galloping, nor are they trotting after me, which I recognize that they are a bit befuddled with their discovery of me not being a wolf in disguise. I feel their diligent sole purpose is to drive me out of the park perhaps all the way to Bozeman, Montana. <br />
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<i>to be continued...</i>Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-73506666721032324882010-02-05T07:58:00.000-08:002010-02-05T18:59:20.094-08:00Yellowstone: the introspective landscape Part XXfrom the new book on Yellowstone NP-<br />
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Chapter 9-Chased by Maidens- <i>...continued</i><br />
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It was a beautiful July day; the wildflower bloom was at its height. Carpets of Elephant Head, Shooting Stars and Blue Irises blanketed the wet areas and Lupines, Balsam Leaved and Mule-Eared flowers covered the dryer locations. After scouting out the hillsides above the valley floor, I found a thick group of Elephant Heads perfectly positioned with the Bison herd below me. Happily, I began to set up my 4X5 camera. This can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 30 minutes depending on how close my foreground subject may. In this case the flowers were fairly close being within 24 inches. Elephant Heads are not very tall nor are they large; some were 18 inches or shorter so the camera was positioned close to the ground. So close, I was sitting on the grasses with my focusing cloth over me. <br />
After doing this for about 10 minutes or I peered out from under the cloth to take a scan of my surroundings. Off to my right, I could see that a group of 3 maid bison were walking on the valley floor towards me. They walked with a diligence much like the diligence of Tim Cahill.<br />
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<i>to be continued...</i>Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656824605148945453.post-79381630254110075302010-02-02T18:49:00.000-08:002010-02-02T18:49:48.738-08:00Yellowstone: the introspective landscape Part XIXfrom the new book on Yellowstone NP-<br />
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Chapter 9-Chased by Maidens<br />
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One of the most picturesque valleys of the west is Lamar Valley. The 13 mile long broad sage covered valley sits at about 6,600 feet with mountains rising to 9,700 feet or more above it. A sinuous Lamar River divides it. Situated in an east-west position, storms are funneled up through it drop their loads as they slam into high peaks of the Absaroka mountains. These storms provide a generous annual rainfall water some of the most prodigious grasses and wildflower blooms in the park. Lamar Valley is the home of the Lamar Bison herd. One of Yellowstone’s largest and oldest reestablished herds, the Lamar bison roams freely throughout the valley and along its mountain sides. The oldest reestablished wolf pack resides here as well. Wolf feed on the bison and elk. Grizzly feed on the kills of the wolf. Fox, coyote and scavenger feed on the scraps. A cycle that is as old as the Yellowstone volcano. New to this cycle of life is the amassing along it roads of the wolf watchers- the interlopers. <br />
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<i>to be continued...</i>Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677049584245682655noreply@blogger.com0