YOSEMITE
Read MoreMorgan Phillips @morganphillips
Hiking to Taft Point is short and sweet. The payoff is huge for the minimal effort. That being said, the luck of catching a bird flying at the same time was something i couldn’t predict.
I was crouched down, photographing this guy about 25ft away in one of the meadows in Yosemite National Park, when the sound of the shutter peaked his interest. This Mule Deer buck walked up, stood over me, and just stared into my lens. I just sat there, taking photo after photo, but at the same time just looking at him and taking in the moment. There was no aggression. There was no threat. Just two living beings looking at one another. After a few minutes, he walked away and that was it.
John Randolph Thatcher @johnrandolphhh
The daily grind of living in the Bay Area was getting my girlfriend and I down, so we decided to go and relax in Yosemite. We were met with the most beautiful spring and welcomed the relaxing views with open arms.
Eric Esterle @ericesterlephoto
The setting sun lights up El Capitan as it fades into dusk. Each year I make the pilgrimage to Yosemite to photograph the Firefalls, which is great. And while I love to photograph that event I find myself always coming back to Valley View. While it may be overly photographed, Valley View is just a simply beautiful view under the right light. I photographed this with my secondary camera as my D810 was on a Syrp slider track capturing a timelapse.