Another fave from 2008

Yosemite Valley View of Half Dome
Originally uploaded by el__vaquero

To continue with yesterday's posts, here is another of my personal favorites from 2008.

This shot was taken in Yosemite National Park. That's Half Dome in the background there on the right.

We rented a cabin at The Redwoods in Yosemite for this trip. This was the first time that Erin or I had ever been to Yosemite. The kids loved it, especially Jacob. We can't wait to go back...we're planning a trip in April to celebrate our anniversary. Yes, I know our anniversary is in May, but it's a heck of a lot cheaper to go in the off-season and we want to take the kids to so April works out better for us.

I took this shot with my Canon 40D and a Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM that I rented from Canoga Camera. I would have preferred to have a Canon EF 17-40 f/4 L USM, but Canoga Camera does not have them available for rent and I didn't have the good fortune to own one (hopefully soon I will be able to get one...). I didn't use any filters (I would have liked to try a 1-stop GND or CPL on this image) for this shot because I only have a limited number of 58mm filters (a few ND and a CPL). I increased the saturation and cloned out a sign in the lower right hand corner using Photoshop Elements.

Hopefully I will have the EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM and a few filters (a 1- or 2-stop GND and a CPL will do) when we return in April. I may also bring my film camera and see how I do with that...I'd really like to try some Fuji Velvia and see how I do with film.

Anyhow, have a great weekend everyone!