Sunday, 30th March 2008
Merced River
by Buck Forester
This is just a mid/late afternoon shot along the Merced River in Yosemite Valley. There was no magic lighting, no dramatic clouds, but I placed my camera just above the river for a low angle just to make a little different perspective. Notice the amazing Ribbon Fall in the upper center of the image. I love this waterfall! It's seasonal and only flows during the snowmelt runoff.
Equipment: Taken with a Canon 20D, Canon 17-40mm lens, circular polarizer, 2-stop hard GND filter.
Buck Forester
Website: Flickr
Merced River by Buck Forester was photo of the day on Sunday, 30th March 2008. It is tagged Cliffs, River, Yosemite. You can leave a comment below.
25 Comments
Cheri
Been there–Love it!
Buffy
nice
Pauline Jones
This picture has a definite feeling of spring about it; I really like it.
Ross Spirou
wonderful colours on the water and rocks. Nice capture!
Paul Indigo
Beautifully balanced composition.
Sue Gagnon
Nicely done. Just another of your fabulous shots! I love how this only appears seasonally. Nice notations…:)
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
Been there too.
Gotta love Yosemite … Wonderful picture. Simple but very effective.
Phil
nice shot the photo really makes me feel like i’m there
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Thanks, I needed that! I could hear the river and smell the fresh spring air.
laurens
rocking mountains!
Leslie
The mountains are nice, but what I really like
are the wet river rocks.
a.
That is beautiful. The rocks are so detailed, and they almost gleam in the light!
Reuben Chircop
yeah the glowing stones and the slightly long aperture makes this shot perfect.
S. N. Rama Raju
A lovely composition with pebbles in the foreground and a massive cliff in the background.
Marie Dunphy Harding
I Love this shot.The serenity is captivating.
Thank you.
Renee
Cant you just hear the noise in the distance?
Great shot!
Anurag
I like the way the scene has been framed by the trees on the right and the stones at the base.
Rick
There’s nothing like a day in Yosemite! I’m formerly from the area.
JonE
Beautiful, serene, peaceful.
k libby
A classic!
Su
Awesome shot
Hanna
Although Yosemite is already captured many times before, your picture is unique in its own way. As you said, the angle of a picture can change it completely. And you succesfully did!
Congratulations, Buck! You deserved it.
Hanna
Su
Love the angle of this shot.
Renee
awesome shot!
mike
I like the Sun on the background.