Praxis Photo Arts Center International Juried Photography Exhibition
“Winter Clearing” Cooks Meadow - Yosemite
With the goal of capturing Yosemite in a blanket of fresh snow, I was closely monitoring the weather forecast. When I saw the prediction of a big storm starting on Sunday, I packed my gear and drove up to the park. I arrived in Yosemite on Sunday evening in the rain. It quickly changed to snow which then became a full-fledged blizzard. There was no let up on Monday, and it continued to snow all day. By Monday afternoon, the rangers closed the Park - no one was allowed in and no one was allowed out and I was one of the few photographers there! With the blizzard still underway and poor visibility, I spent Tuesday morning capturing intimate detail shots. To protect myself and my camera from the huge snow bombs falling from the tree limbs overhead, I had to shoot under my large golf umbrella. Later I found out that no one was meant to be outside due to the danger of the snow build up in the trees.
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