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Morgan 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.
Glacier Point is easily one of my favorite places to watch sunrise. This was taken on a chilly fall morning just above the Panorama trail just as the sun peaked over the mountain range, and color filled the valley below.
Tunnel View Fall Colors- Less than 5 minutes before this scene unfolded, the fog was so dense you couldn't see a single tree, let alone a mountain.
Headed into Yosemite in search of Fall colors!
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.
This was taken shortly after the sun had risen just above Half Dome and just filled the valley with this beautiful golden light.
Sunset at Taft Point
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.
Photo was taken, across the gorge, of newlyweds that were posing for photos with another photographer.
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.
Bridalveil Falls with a winter coat
While photographing coyotes in Yosemite, a raven aggressively swooped in and caught its attention.
This was my first time experiencing Half Dome - the views from Glacier Point are wild.
For approximately two weeks a year, Yosemite's Horsetail Falls is transformed into the annual Firefall. A phenomenon unlike any other.
El Capitan as majestic as ever under the snow
After starting a collective of Instagram hubs/members from across the country, we all flew out to San Francisco to meet each other and ended up taking a side trip to Yosemite. This photo represents the power of Instagram and how it can unite strangers from all around the country (many of which have become very close friends).
Two affectionate coyotes cuddle up for warmth as the sun goes down in the Yosemite Valley.
Sunset at Glacier Point
The view of Taft Point in sunset is unbelievable. The feeling of standing here is hard to beat, which probably is the reason I stop by here every time I'm in Yosemite.
Greg Wyatt @nationalparkgallery
It was a very cold December morning and it seemed like I had the whole park to myself. I had been at this spot shooting stars the night before and thought it would be a good sunrise spot and it really was amazing.
Day hike along the Four-Mile Trail, Panorama Trail, and Mist Trail
John Randolph Thatcher @johnrandolphhh
Spent the weekend in Yosemite and noticed a group of people gathered on the side of the road. Pulled over to see what was happening. One of the most unbelievable sights I've ever seen and I witnessed it on a fluke encounter.
This was on a short hike to Mirror Lake, which was dry as a bone when we got there.
It was a cold November day in Yosemite. We heard cable was down, but we headed to the Half Dome anyway. It was perfect for us. No permit was required, and there was no crazy crowd, only the people who love and admire the beautiful monolith, who's willing to try climbing it with bare hands. Then where was the sunset. It was majestic. We did not expect any of these, but all of these were just given to us. It was our day.