I saw the picture and I was like wow what an awesome beautifull game is this!

But it's real and from Yosemite, just to beautifull to be true almost, AWESOME pics mate!

Baerinho

Germany257 Posts

September 11 2010 12:07 GMT

#43

holy shit, this really gives me the chills, really really awesome

Pure.Calm

United Kingdom196 Posts

September 11 2010 12:47 GMT

#44

Awesome pics man, I dont really know how photography like that works lol, do you make it so the pic is taken over a few seconds (or longer than a picture would normally be taken in)?

Edit, also is there any chance i could get cloudbreak1 as a screensaver on 1440 x 900

skAnarky

Canada140 Posts

September 11 2010 13:19 GMT

#45

Dear lord these are gorgeous. What equipment do you use?

Nereus

Sweden9 Posts

September 11 2010 14:26 GMT

#46

Ugh, shitty pictures. Sorry but it's just not for me.

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lena56k

Canada34 Posts

September 11 2010 14:56 GMT

#47

Wow, absolutely stunning pictures! Thanks for sharing!

JQL

United States214 Posts

September 11 2010 15:04 GMT

#48

amazing pictures, wish i was there to see the real scenes too.

Draconicfire

Canada2562 Posts

September 11 2010 15:05 GMT

#49

I'm not gonna lie. I walked into this thread expecting some double rainbows.

I was pleasantly disappointed. Awesome pictures.

phosphorylation

United States2935 Posts

September 11 2010 17:21 GMT

#50

Thanks for the spotlight, Mani.

The equipment is listed below the pictures. Canon 5D is a fullframe DSLR and I adapt cheap (but good) old manual focus lenses to it.

I think the one of the sort of unique things I do is that I take panoramas (in fact, all the pics here are panoramas), instead of using a wide angle lens. This results are better, imo, because of 1) more resolution, 2) good sharpness and no distortion from focal lenghts like the 50mm, 3) more compressed view from longer focal lenghts (I dont like how wide angles push the distant objects way back). It is like having a bigger sensor.

The exposure times are all normal. i think it has to do with the combination of catching a spectcular scene (combination of hard work and luck), the right approach (lens, camera, and pano) and a meticulous post processing.

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

September 11 2010 17:30 GMT

#51

beautiful photos

blahman3344

United States2015 Posts

September 11 2010 17:44 GMT

#52

oh. my. gawd. These pictures are just so beautiful. This seems like one of those "once-in-a-lifetime" experiences that Everyone must do at some point.

Bajadulce

United States322 Posts

September 11 2010 18:28 GMT

#53

beautiful pics and sounds like a fantastic time.

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Myself, I've somehow found myself scaling halfdome in sandals twice! haha. 1st time (age 23 or so) I had worn sandals everyday for the past 6 months (surf trip). 2nd time (age 40 or so) I accidentally left my tennis shoes at camp some 30 miles out of the park and thought "Oh well, I did this 20 years ago, I can do it again." Was definitely harder 2nd time.
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