G Dan Mitchell Photography

Sierra Foothills, Evening. Mariposa County, California. April 15, 2012. © Copyright 2012 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. Subtle evening light gently colors the chaparral-covered hills of the Sierra Nevada foothills on a spring evening, California. I’m going to take a brief break from posting photographs from my early April week in Utah and [...]

Impossible Tree Fall, Spring. Yosemite National Park, California. June 18, 2011. © Copyright 2011 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. Rushing water of a seasonal creek splashes and leaps over rocks and past a tree, Yosemite National Park. The name of this little seasonal waterfall – found along highway 120 – is not, as [...]

Spring Torrent, Yosemite. Yosemite National Park, California. June 18, 2011. © Copyright 2011 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. A cascading creek zigzags among boulders as it descends a steep mountainside, Yosemite National Park. This is a scene I have photographed many times, as I continue to work on “seeing” and understanding its elements. [...]

Spring Flood, Tuolumne River. Yosemite National Park, California. January 19, 2011. © Copyright 2011 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. The Tuolumne River floods during the spring runoff, Yosemite National Park. The 2010-11 winter brought above average or record snowfall to the Sierra Nevada, and the Tioga Pass Road through Yosemite National Park opened [...]

Pine Cones and Ice, Reflected Sky. Yosemite National Park, California. June 19, 2011. © Copyright 2011 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. Pine cones on morning ice, blue with reflected light from the sky, Yosemite National Park. I’m on a bit of a minor Yosemite run right now, as I’ve found a bit of [...]