Northside

• Leo Buscaglia.

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Perhaps the most famous oak tree in California, located a short walk away from Yosemite Lodge in Cooks meadow, this tree has been photographed many times by some of the best photographers in the world. I have always wanted to take a picture of this tree with some snow on it but have never managed to do that so far. The best I could do was some early morning frost and with some nice light from the rising sun. This was taken after the extremely cloudy sunrise we had at tunnel view.

After taking this shot while packing my gear into the car my tripod tipped over and fell on its face. Luckily I had shortened the tripod legs so fall was only from about a foot height and my Lee filter holder took all the impact of the fall bending its brass crew without affecting lens or the camera. I am so thankful for small favors.