Half Dome View on Yosemite 150th Anniversary
Yosemite 150 Year Celebration June 30, 2014 By John P. DeGrazio Today, we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Yosemite Grant. On this day in 1864 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant protecting Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias for all time. We participated in many festivities in the Grove and the Valley amidst […]
Obscurity | Yosemite Panoramas 6.10.14
Obscure Photos From Better Known Locations By John P. DeGrazio Those who have shared time with me in the mountains know that our days are filled with equal parts photography, natural history, and laughter. At some point in the day, I often share a movie line stating it is my affliction to insert that quote into a situation where I feel it’s […]
Beauty at Every Stop: Yosemite Panorama Photos 6.6.14
Iconic Panoramas From Classic Locations By John P. DeGrazio Every day is a great day in Yosemite National Park. While our mission is to bring you to one area to truly appreciate and connect with the natural world of the park, we sometimes agree to lead multi-stop private trips to get a taste of adventure […]
What if We really Lived in a Black and White World?
Yosemite Photos to Change Your Perspective By John P. DeGrazio How many times have you heard the terms “it’s all black and white” or “cut and dry” inserted into a discussion? Those words are normally uttered by someone making a point that seems so obvious to them. In an ever changing world of communications proliferation, our society seems […]
Memorial Day: Yosemite Panorama Photos 5.26.14
Photos to Say Thank You from Yosemite National Park By John P. DeGrazio Today we remember all those who have given their lives to protect our freedom in the United States. Our national parks would not be available to us if not for the ultimate sacrifices made by these brave men and women. For that, we are […]
Up Arrow Panorama Photo Update: Wednesday Wanderings in Yosemite 5.7.14
Introducing a New Way to Use Your iPhone in Yosemite National Park By John P. DeGrazio Innovation is at the heart of every great artistic movement. Over the past three years, I’ve been amazed with the technological advancement of cameras, and phone cameras in particular. I currently own an iPhone 5 and will be looking […]
Give Me Liberty and Some Snow: Yosemite Panorama Monday 4.7.14
Photographing Panoramas of Nevada Fall and Liberty Cap By John P. DeGrazio Landscape panorama photography is becoming one of the more difficult challenges I am finding these days. The concept seems easy enough and the iPhone does a great job with ease of use of this feature. However, there are many challenges a photographer is […]
Hetch Hetchy with James McGrew: Wednesday Wanderings in Yosemite 4.2.14
First Time Exploring Hetch Hetchy By John P. DeGrazio The very first time I visited Hetch Hetchy in Yosemite National Park, I did not know what to expect. I was relatively new to the area and heard that John Muir once considered it to be a nearly identical valley to Yosemite and gave his life […]
Half Covered Half Dome: Yosemite Panorama Monday 3.31.14
Photographing Panoramas in Yosemite Valley By John P. DeGrazio A clearing storm is a thing of beauty. To capture it, you simply must be in the right place at the right time. Capturing an image you are satisfied with is a completely different subject. Here is an image I made after being in Yosemite Valley […]
Daydreams & Panoramas: Wednesday Wanderings in Yosemite 3.26.14
Dreams of Climbs While Watching the Clouds Go By By John P. DeGrazio Working in Yosemite has so many benefits. Who wouldn’t want to look out their office window at Half Dome? I had a meeting in Yosemite Village the other day and was a little early so I took the opportunity to lay back […]