Photo of the Month – March 2011

Waterfall, South Fork Tuolumne River - Yosemite National Park, CA

The Tioga road crosses the Sierras through the spectacular high country of Yosemite National Park, starting just south of Lee Vining, CA (near Mono Lake), through the Tioga Pass (el. 9,943 ft.), and ending in the Yosemite Valley. It is closed much of the year due to snow. There had been late snow through the end of May (2010), so when I came through in August, the streams were still full of water and the meadows full of flowers. As I was passing this waterfall, I caught it out of the corner of my eye, and I had to stop. The narrow stream of water was caught in the light as it flowed over the large, dark boulders.

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Technical Info:

Title: Waterfall, South Fork Tuolumne River
Yosemite National Park, CA

Image Date: August 3, 2010

Exposure: Canon EOS 5D MarkII – EF300mm f/4L IS USM Lens – f29 – 1/8sec

Media: Printed October 2010 – Canon iPF5100 Archival Pigment Inkjet -
Moab Entrada Rag Bright 100% Cotton Acid Free Paper – Archivally Matted -
Framed in 20 X 26″ Pewter colored Aluminum Frame
With UV  filtering Acrylic glass