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Photo featured on the new SEKI NPS park brochure

Photo: (Above) Fall foliage along the South Fork of the Kings River, Kings Canyon National Park, California Click here to Purchase Prints or License Usage. ID#: KCNP-2024 I'm just now catching up on a bunch of things including processing and posting images here, announcements, trip reports, and other interesting tidbits…

Gary CrabbeNovember 23, 2019

California Eastern Sierra Mountains Winter

Happy Holiday Wishes

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Wonderful New Year's Wishes I just want to take a brief moment to wish everyone who celebrates a very Happy Holiday Season, with my best wishes that we may all enjoy a wonderful New Year ahead. It's been a crazy couple months around here which…

Gary CrabbeDecember 21, 2017

California Mountains National Parks Photos Reflections Water Yosemite

Yosemite Valley Reflection – Which do you prefer?

Which one of these versions of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley do you prefer? Pictured Above; The original version: El Capitan reflected in the Merced River, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California Can you help me, please? Over the last month I've been sharing images from my recent blog post…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 3, 2017

California Mountains National Parks Photos Yosemite

Two hours on North Dome; A Great Hike in Yosemite National Park

Great Hikes in Yosemite: Spending two hours atop North Dome, waiting for sunset. This is the second post in a small series about some time spent in Yosemite National Park. I mentioned in the first post, An hour at Tunnel View, that my buddy and fellow photographer, Sean McLean, and…

Gary CrabbeNovember 3, 2016

Aviation California Eastern Sierra Mountains Night

UFO over Lone Pine Peak, Eastern Sierra

A UFO streak of light flying through the starry skies over the mountains of the Eastern Sierra. Can you tell me what this is? Last spring I was shooting the clouds over the Sierra Crest from the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, doing long exposure shots of 25 seconds to capture…

Gary CrabbeJune 14, 2016

California Mountains National Parks Outdoors Photos Travel Yosemite

Two of the best hikes in Yosemite; Part Two: The Summit of Half Dome via the Cables Route

Picture: Hikers on the subdome just before the cables section of the route up Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California (Click here to purchase a print or license for use in publications. - vly2-2744) New Photos added to my Image Archive Library from Yosemite National Park. I'm happy to announce…

Gary CrabbeAugust 12, 2015

California Mountains Outdoors Photos Travel Waterfall Yosemite

Two of the best hikes in Yosemite; Part One: Following the Tuolumne River

Picture: Rainbow in LeConte Fall along the Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park, California (Click here to purchase a print or license for use in publications. - tiga-2133) New Photos added to my Image Archive Library from Yosemite National Park. I'm happy to announce I've added another set of pictures to…

Gary CrabbeAugust 6, 2015

California Mountains North Coast Photos Redwoods Trees Waterfall Weather

Northern California – Redwoods to Mount Shasta; New Archive Photos

Picture: Redwood forest and fog, Redwood National and State Parks, Del Norte County, California I'm happy to present this mini-portfolio set of images from Northern California, which is part of a larger collection of photos that I've recently added to my searchable Image Archive Library. These pictures were all shot…

Gary CrabbeMay 18, 2015

California Mountains Photos Sunrise Yosemite

The irony of my last post; My Best Yosemite Shot Ever!

Picture: Morning clouds and fog fill Yosemite Valley at sunrise from Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park, California For those of you who saw my last post, My Best Yosemite Shot Ever, you hopefully realized that posted on April 1st, it was indeed an April Fools joke. I was part of…

Gary CrabbeApril 22, 2015

California Digital Eastern Sierra Mountains Photos

That Crazy Nikon D800 HDR issue

Picture: Beaver Pond along Mill Creek, Lundy Canyon, Mono County, Eastern Sierra, California There are times when we come across a scene that we, as experienced photographers, know has an exposure range that is beyond what our camera is capable of recording in a single frame. With that in mind,…

Gary CrabbeNovember 13, 2014

California Lake Tahoe Mountains Photos

Pictures of Lake Tahoe & Carson Pass

Recently added photos of the Lake Tahoe, Hope Valley, and Carson Pass region of the Sierra I've just added a collection of recently edited and processed photos from the Lake Tahoe, Hope Valley, and Carson Pass region of the Sierra to my online searchable Image Archive, a.k.a. Photo Library. All…

Gary CrabbeNovember 3, 2014

California Clouds and Sky Eastern Sierra Moon Mountains Panorama Panoramic Photos Sunset

To Be or Not To Be A Panorama

Picture: Sunset light on clouds with full moon rising over Mono Lake from above Conway Summit, Mono County, Eastern Sierra, California Question: Is there a definite point when something can or should be called a "Panorama" vs. a time when it shouldn't? Is this image a Panorama? If it's not…

Gary CrabbeOctober 22, 2014

California Mountains Newsworthy Photos Yosemite

Starburst images on the Nikon web site

Picture: Sunburst behind rocky spire near Vogelsang Pass, Cathedral Range, Yosemite National Park, California A couple weeks ago I mentioned that one of my images from The Subway in Zion National Park was being used on the Nikon web site in their Learn & Explore section. I'm pleased to let…

Gary CrabbeJuly 30, 2014

Clouds and Sky Glacier National Park Montana Mountains Photos Weather

It will swallow you whole

Picture: Storm clouds envelope a mountain peak in Glacier National Park, Montana Do you see the giant rock-eating monster? You can almost hear it saying, "Nom, Nom, Nom." Have you ever had that feeling like a wave has come upon you and simply swallowed you up whole? Rather than a…

Gary CrabbeApril 28, 2014

California Mountains National Parks Photos Reflections Water Yosemite

A great but strange Yosemite experience thanks to the US Gov’t.

Picture: Vogelsang Peak reflected in Vogelsang Lake at sunrise, near the Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, Yosemite National Park, California< This last Monday evening found me driving home from the Eastern Sierra along Highway 120, crossing over the Sierra via Tioga Pass Road through Yosemite National Park. It was truly one…

Gary CrabbeOctober 10, 2013

Autumn California Mountains Photo Workshops and Tours Photos Travel Workshops

Autumn Insanity Photo Workshop in the Eastern Sierra 10/18

Picture: Fall colors on aspen trees below Mount Dana, Eastern Sierra, California First off, let me say this is just nuts; maybe even insane... Just within the last couple weeks I was asked if I'd be interested in running a photo workshop in the Eastern Sierra for one of the…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 27, 2013

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