Andrys Basten | profile | all galleries >> YOSEMITE Visits - Fall 2011, Winter 2011 and Spring 2012 >> Yosemite in Spring 2012 - Clearing Storm in late MAY - Shades of Winter >> Yosemite, Full Log of Clearing Spring Storm 2012: Late MAY, Shades of Winter | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
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Tunnel View, Sudden Storm coming in. 2:50 pm, May 25. #2596 |
Hours later, Spring storm, momentary clearing, Tunnel View, Cathedral Rocks, 7:13 pm #2620 |
Between the first two scenes shown, we couldn't see much due to rain and overcast skies. #4440. |
You can barely make out BridalVeil Fall (side window). 3:50 pm #4431 |
For hours, there wasn't much to see. 4:39 pm. 4433. |
During a clearing occurring earlier at 2:44 pm #4413rv |
An extra shot for the road. 2:47 pm. #4416 |
Most people were leaving. 4:57 pm. #4443 |
I left for awhile too, driving through Wawona Tunnel. at 5:25 pm. #4459 |
and up Highway 41. #4461 (Play 18-sec. video.) |
Surprise snow on May 25. 5:47 pm. #4466 (See 18-sec. video.) |
Turned in here. Looked like a steep drop-off there. 5:48 pm #4468 |
On the way back down to Tunnel View. 5:57 pm. #4470 |
On way back, my FIRST view of snow atop Cathedral Rocks and El Capitan, 6:06 pm. #4481 |
Back at Tunnel View area. 6:09 pm Not quite clearing! #4489 |
It looked quite different now, and I loved that it looked like winter. #4497 |
6:14 pm. Wider view of clearing storm in late May at Tunnel View, Yosemite.. #4505 |
Tunnel View storm clearing in b&w. 5/25/2012, 6:15pm. #4505bw4a |
Clouds covering Cathedral Rocks except for tip of middle one, Tunnel View, 6:29 pm. #4514 |
Like a watercolor. 6:30 pm. #4515 |
Tunnel View, Yosemite, clearing in storm, 5/25/2012, 6:26pm. #4511c |
Cloud-wrapped El Capitan w/ hill trees in foreground, Tunnel View. Looked like a painting to me. S95 #4520 |
Storm clearing,Tunnel View, giant cloud landing. 6:45 pm. S95 #4534 |
Tunnel View, storm clearing, El Capitan. 5/25/2012, 6:51pm. #4555a |
Clearing storm, Cathedral Rocks, El Capitan -Tunnel View, 6:59 pm. S95. #4568 |
Clearing storm. BridalVeil Fall under dusk-lit Cathedral Rocks. 6:59 pm, 5/25/12. S95 #4569 |
At 7:00 pm. Wider angle shot of this post-storm scene. S95 #4571 |
Moving clouds uncover more of Middle Cathedral Rock, storm clearing at 7:03 pm. Tunnel View. S95 #4575 |
First Cathedral Rock now uncovered & green, still sun-lit at 7:07 pm. Tunnel View. S95 #4578 |
Resting Cloud ridgeline, under snow, at left. Tunnel View. 7:15 pm S95 #4588 |
Clearing storm closer up, Tunnel View, May 25, 2012. 7:15 pm. SX10 #2624 |
Clearing storm, closer up, at Yosemite,Tunnel View. 7:22 pm. SX10 #2634 |
Five minutes later, the sun setting colors on Cathedral Rock, Tunnel View, 7:27 pm. SX10 #2643 |
Clearing storm as sun's gold sets in late Spring, May 25. 7:28 pm. SX10 #2647 |
B&W version of #2647's clouds. 7:28 pm #2647crbw |
At 7:36 pm. FINAL clearing storm sunset photo, Yosemite's Tunnel View. S95. #4590 |
This was 80% of my time at Tunnel View, however, in the 5.5 hrs :-) ... #4430 |
At the stables earlier that day where I'd reserved a slot at 3pm. 5/25/12. 12:47 pm #4340 |
Rain made afternoon ride unlikely. 1:16 pm #4347. |
So, I went to Cathedral Rock and Spires before Tunnel View. 5/25/12. 1:57 pm #4369. |
Cathedral Rock and spires. 2:00 pm. #4372 |
Storm due. Gates of the Valley aka Valley View. 5/25/12. 2:10 pm. #4377 |
Sun breaking through storm clouds. Gates of the Valley, Cathedral Rocks . 5/25/12. 2:16 pm. S95 #4386 |
Obviously enjoying a bite at Tunnel View earlier that day. 5/25/12. SX10 3:02 pm. #2609 |
It was chomping just down the hill. #2612 |
Lower Yosemite Falls path, double falls, creek, in rain,the next day, 5/26. #2657 |
Lower Yosemite Falls path, 5/26/12. #2661 |
Ansel Adams Gallery Camera Walk guide, Phillip ('Phil') Nicholas , who had some useful tips for us. #4151 |
A zoom-in on a deer down the road . Didn't realize he is starving. Unusual there. #2520 |
On path to Lower Yosemite Falls. Odd to see missing ground layer. # 4154 |
Same lower Yosemite Falls path view seen earlier in the rain (more photogenic in rain). #4166cr. |
Camera walk - Cook's Meadow in the Spring, 5/24/12. S95 #4173 |
Cook's Meadow on May 24 vs March 15. -#4176 |
Merced River under Swinging Bridge in Cook's Meadow #4199. |
Merced River green waters and rafters from Swinging Bridge in Cook's Meadow. 4207fcr |
Swinging Bridge. Flood height marker--TOP is height of flood waters in 1997. #4209 |
At the Ansel Adams Gallery shop front porch, a permanent fixture. 5/24/12. #2538 |
"Hanging View" of BridalVeil Fall and Merced River bank in front. 5:45 PM May 24. #2552 |
Gates of the Valley, highlighted at dusk, and its photogs. 5/24/12, 5:58 PM #2555. |
The Valley View 'Gate' at dusk, 1/2 hr later, light leaving the water. 5/24/12, 6:28 PM #2570 |
Half Dome upstream from Merced River, from Sentinel Bridge. 5/24/12, 7:45 PM. #2593 |
Rippling reflection of Half Dome at sunset, on the Merced River. 2585 |
Half Dome as the sun gets lower and wind bends the waters. 7:55 PM #4329h |
Two waterfalls in Yosemite Valley seen from Glacier Point, 5/22/12 |
Vernal Fall 5/24/12. #2392 |
Nevada Fall 5/24/12. #2391 |
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