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Introduction.  Located in central California and designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite National Park is internationally recognized for its granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves, lakes, mountains, glaciers, and biological diversity.  Central to the development of the national park idea in the United States, Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada supporting a diversity of plants and animals. The park has an elevation range from 2,127 to 13,114 feet (648 to 3,997 m) and contains five major vegetation zones: chaparral/oak woodland, lower montane forest, upper montane forest, subalpine zone, and alpine. 

In October, I traveled to Yosemite to meet up with my friend, Andy Lerman (click here for Andy's website), for a few days of photography.  We were challenged by smoke from fires within the park (mostly intentional burns) and from the wildfires north of San Francisco.  Despite that, we made the most of the park:  hiking and photographing landscapes, reflections, wildlife (black-tailed deer), waterfalls, and weather phenomena.  Andy had been in the park for a few days before me and had scouted out prime photography locations and we identified others as we made our way through the park daily.  The weather was pleasant and the park wasn't too crowded (at least while I was there). 

Photo info.  Click the slideshow icon at left to see the photos from the trip.  The following equipment was used:

• Canon EOS 5D MKIV DSLR camera
• Canon EOS 7D MKII DSLR camera
• Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens
• Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM
• Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS US
• B+W circular polarizing filter
• Singh-Ray graduated neutral density filters
• Really Right Stuff TVC-34L Versa Series 3 Tripod with a BH-40 LR Ballhead  

All images were shot RAW processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC with occasional touch up in Adobe Photoshop CC.  Additional photo data is provided below each photo in the slideshow.  Enjoy the photos!

Except as noted above, all photos are Copyright © 2017 David W. Boston

Updates.

• 2/5/2022:
  • Corrected the common name and scientific name of the deer depicted in images 28 - 34
  • Touched up slightly images 13 and 16
  • Reformatted and adjusted slightly the exposure in image 22

Thank you.  Thanks to Andy for his planning and scouting, for being my tour guide and chauffeur, and for a good time doing what we love to do ... be out in nature with a camera.  For those of you unfamiliar with Andy, he's a phenomenal professional photographer who masters light and composition for compelling photographs.  An excellent teacher, I learn a lot from Andy each time we get together.  You are encouraged to visit his official website at:  http://www.lermanphoto.com.