Merced River Viewpoint
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Behind the footbridge over the Merced river there are some aspen trees standing in the gravel of the river bank. The sun was just right at noon to light up the aspens and keep the background in shadow. I have to come back next year when they still have leaves.
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- Eugene Ionesco.
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Getting a good reflection shot is not an easy task. Alpine Lakes in the mornings are the traditional source of a reflection shot, but while the valley is home to Merced River, there are no significant lakes in the area. Now the Merced river snakes its way into many of the classic views of the Yosemite Valley, being a quite fast-moving river, the chances of a good reflection shot is scarce.
So, imagine my surprise when we were at Valley view spot for a sunrise shot during the winter of 2014 and saw perfectly still water with reflections everywhere. After the customary sunrise shot at valley view, we did a quick check of all our favorite spots. This spot at the hanging bridge is my preferred composition of the Yosemite Falls. Now during 2014, the drought in California was at its peak, and the majestic Yosemite falls was a shell of its usual self. Now, this is not a unique composition by any means, but the luck of the traveling photog was with me that day.
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- William Cowper.
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This shot was taken little later in the morning from the swinging bridge location at Yosemite Valley. I was actually pretty surprised when we reached here as the Merced River was so serene and reflecting the mountains perfectly. I usually never find perfect reflections, I mean seriously in all my photography trips I have only got a perfect reflection once before, so seeing in two different locations on the same day was awesome.
This one is another stitch panorama shot combining roughly around 15 images taken using the Nikkor 24-70 2.8 and Nikon D800. Thanks for visiting, Hope you all have a good day..
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- Aristotle.
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Yosemite National Park is an annual pilgrimage for my wife and I since we moved to Southern California a while ago. While we have been to the park many times, it was during a winter visit to the park that it showed us the most amazing sight in Yosemite Valley. On this particular day, we woke early for a sunrise shoot and found that the Merced River has perfectly still water all around the valley. I posted the shots of the Park’s Iconic locations immediately but forgot about this panorama stitch image.
This shot was taken by the riverside with the north canyon walls and the dried-up Upper Yosemite falls to the left. I composed this image as a perfectly symmetric image with the granite cliffs and the reflections impeccably spaced. I usually try to stay away from this type of compositions as it looks a bit artificial or forced to me, but my OCD tend to drive these compositions when the chances present themselves.