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Sub-Alpine Ponds in Afternoon Light, Artist Point (3 comments) No, I don’t expect to see a great photo everyday. I was just curious why you pressed the shutter, that’s all. It’s interesting that you said this photograph works when enlarged. Is it because when a photograph is large, the person will look at the [...]	Joshua Sigar 2010-09-03 09:41:08
Roots and Rocks (2 comments) Hi Sven, and thanks for “dropping by” and leaving a comment. It is often difficult to look away from the “grand landscape” and see these smaller scenes. The story behind this photograph is perhaps an example, in that we initially stopped to photograp [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-09-03 08:53:29
Me. With Camera. (2 comments) This is getting scary – I may need to shave off the beard and get a more colorful parka! I’m keeping my camera, though! :-) Dan [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-09-02 23:50:58
Ferns and Rocks, Artist Point (5 comments) I do have a few more from this location, including at least one more “grand landscape” from more or less this location – and perhaps more than one. We also went down to photograph the iconic Reflection Lake area at and just after sunset, and I’m thin [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-09-02 12:29:59
Artist Point Meadow, Mount Shuksan (8 comments) Thanks, Cynthia – for the comments on both photos. Despite the exposure complexities, this is such a beautiful place that one almost can’t help but photograph something wonderful! [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-09-02 12:28:50
People Along Manhattan Sidewalk on a Summer Evening (2 comments) Thanks, Kerstin. I liked that intense blue light, too. Dan [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-09-01 13:47:53
An Itinerant Photographer and His iPad: A First Report (11 comments) Thank you, Dan!! This is great information. [...]	Rosemary 2010-08-30 16:57:32
Maiden Lane, Lower Manhattan (4 comments) Thanks to both of you for your comments – and, yes, it has been a wonderfully busy summer! I’m in the Seattle area right now, and I photographed in the Mt. Shuksun/Mt baker area yesterday. Dan [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-29 12:49:19
Standard Hotel, Clouds, and Airplane (2 comments) That is an interesting comment, Ed. I, too, can understand that there are a number of issues that can make it difficult to “see” with clarity in a place like this. The obvious one, at least for me, is a combination of sensory overload and unfamiliari [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-24 12:18:31
Where is Dan? (6 comments) Greg, thanks for your follow-up message – I think I missed it during the preparations for my New York trip. I’m lucky in regards to time flexibility during the summer months. As a college faculty member I am “gainfully unemployed” during the summ [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-23 17:01:54
Backpackers Near Milestone Basin (3 comments) Thanks, Greg and Dave. This area was wonderful – despite the hordes of mosquitoes – and the beauty of the place was a surprise, the sort of thing that you can’t quite predict from the map. Dan [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-23 13:00:25
Evening, Unnamed Lake and the Great Western Divide (2 comments) Thanks, Joshua: This was a tricky scene to compose, but I couldn’t resist the conjunction of elements – including the curving shapes of the edges of the water, the solitary rock set in the middle of still water reflecting the evening clouds, the way [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-21 12:31:26
Evening, Unnamed Lake and the Great Western Divide (1 comments) Dan, I’m enjoying this latest series of images. I have to say, your production rate of well presented, beautifully executed and interesting images is exemplary! You have a very distinctive style, quite different to my own despite it being very app [...]	Colin Griffiths 2010-08-20 06:38:50
Thinking More About the Need for Discretion (9 comments) Yes, I cringed when I saw that. What was that [expletive removed] bonehead thinking!? I’ve seen this debate crop up before. Sharing information about undiscovered rare and delicate natural resources is double-edged; you want to share the experienc [...]	Dusty Wall 2010-08-19 07:24:34
iPad Typing – It’s a Whole New Weird, iUh, I Mean World (3 comments) Jim, I thought about that and may still give in for certain purposes. However, it sort of defeats the goal of compact size, light weight, and simplicity to having to start carrying add-ons. I’m leaning towards using the iPad for those times when my m [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-19 04:51:26
Detail, White Bark Pine (3 comments) Beautifull light and details. [...]	Didier Petre 2010-08-18 07:48:29
A Visit to B&H: A Brief Report (10 comments) Greg, I can’t give you a definitive answer, but the price of the lens I purchased was the same. Dan [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-17 20:07:30
My Approach to DSLR Sensor Cleaning (4 comments) Thanks, Ivan. I finally had to do my first wet cleaning on my 5D2 after using it a lot over a period of more than a year and a half. Dan [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-16 18:07:38
Young Trees and Pond, Dana Meadows (2 comments) Thanks, Richard! I have tried to shoot in this part of the meadow before without finding the right inspiration, but on this day the very green meadow, the afternoon light, the perfect sky, and the reflection all came together. Dan [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-15 19:35:18
First Light Above Tenaya Lake (4 comments) You can also see it beautifully from the Vogelsang/Fletcher Lake area. Dan [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-12 12:59:37
Abandoned Buildings, Eastern Sierra (8 comments) True! I wonder if it has a name already? Lot’s of these places do. Dan [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-11 10:28:28
Morning Virga, Mono Lake (2 comments) Steve, it was a special morning for just that sort of view of Mono. Often we go for the big tufa towers and hope for spectacular clouds – all of which I love – but on this morning it was still and the haze gave a very muted effect to the whole scene. [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-11 10:27:52
Tuolumne Meadows, Stormy Evening (3 comments) This photograph is absolutely beautiful….There’s something about getting out in nature with the challenge of capturing some of the amazing beauty around us. Over the past year, I have found myself in the freezing cold, (I’m from Canada) braving [...]	Marilyn 2010-08-10 12:35:16
First Light, Tioga Meadows (6 comments) Thanks, Edward. It is very hard to spot them in this small image. The “hidden” one is in the deeper shadows at the upper left. Dan [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-08 20:30:45
Trees and Granite Slabs, Morning (2 comments) Thanks, Barry! [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-05 15:49:11
Sunset Virga Above Mount Dana, Tuolumne Meadows (3 comments) Thanks, Jim and Ivan. I guess you could say I got lucky with “bad” weather, which is often my favorite Sierra weather. I had scoped out this spot a few weeks ago with conditions like these in mind. Dan [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-08-05 15:46:14
Man Sitting on Tattoo Parlor Steps (1 comments) This is a fascinating shot — what I call a natural diptych. The storefronts and man are fascinating and colorful, but the upper stories are worth a second look, too. Those windows are wonderful — each one of them is different. And those two roun [...]	Kerstin 2010-08-03 06:43:23
Morning Squall, South Tufa (1 comments) This is a lovely shot Dan. Pure and simple it is beautiful. Sometimes you may not quite get what you expected or hoped for and sometimes you get better. And I’d say you got some great sky, not to mention everything else! [...]	Cynthia Leeder 2010-08-02 21:46:58
Walking Man in Suit, Portside Building (1 comments) I pass this building every day to and from work, and I’ve always been intrigued (but haven’t yet tried to photograph it; that may be on my agenda this weekend). I love its Moderne style (I’m actually a bit surprised at how little Deco and Moderne see [...]	Steve Jackson 2010-07-29 10:50:56
Building Exterior, Peter Macchiarini Steps (2 comments) Yes. Now if I just could have gotten him to walk back up the steps and pass through one more time! :-) Dan [...]	G Dan Mitchell 2010-07-26 11:36:14