Colby Brown Photography » Yosemite NP http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog Specializing in Adventure, Sports and Travel Photography Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:57:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Yosemite’s Starry Skies http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/yosemites-starry-skies/ http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/yosemites-starry-skies/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:51:46 +0000 CBphotography http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/?p=2901 There is nothing quite like looking up into the vastness of space. Much like the blue abyss of the ocean, space has a unique ability to help put things into perspective. In the fast paced, globally connected world we live in, I feel that we sometimes lose focus of whats important. We get so wrapped up in our daily lives that we think the world revolves completely around ourselves.

Yosemite Night Sky, Long Exposure, Stars Milky Way, Tenia Lake

A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to spend a few days camping in the high country of Yosemite National Park after a workshop I taught in California. Even though I lead a fairly stress free life, with my amazing wife, adorable dog and dream job, I still find it necessary to search out these quite moments, away from the hustle and bussle of civilization and become connected with nature again. What better place to do that then in the middle of the Sierra Nevadas with not a soul in sight at 3AM.

Yosemite Night Sky, Stars, Long Exposure, Tuolumne Meadows

As most of you may well know, it is very hard for a true photographer to ever take “a vacation”. Those of us with the gift and curse of seeing alot of life on this planet through a viewfinder, know that it is virtually impossible to turn it off. Even when I don’t have a camera available, I am always sizing up a scene, looking at angles, and watching the light. This particular trip to Yosemite was meant to be a time to relax and catch up on reading. While I still was able to accomplish those things, I couldn’t help but set my alarm for 3am every night I was there and go wandering through the forests in search of compelling imagery. Not something I recommend to those that don’t like to “feel all alone”.  However to me, I thrive on those moments. I find inspiration in the quiet beauty of the morning sky, the midnight reflections off of Tenia Lake and the erie stillness of the forest at night.

So what is life without a little perspective?

]]> http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/yosemites-starry-skies/feed/ 0 Preview of Yosemite National Park in the Spring http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/yosemite-national-park-in-the-spring/ http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/yosemite-national-park-in-the-spring/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:21:47 +0000 CBphotography http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/?p=2360 This is a quick preview of some of my work from Yosemite National Park last week. Plenty more to come over the next two weeks. I hope you enjoy!

“The High Sierra in Spring” – Yosemite National Park, CA

“Ribbon Falls” – Yosemite National Park, CA

]]> http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/yosemite-national-park-in-the-spring/feed/ 1 Yosemite NP & Lake Tahoe Personal Pics… http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/yosemite-np-lake-tahoe-personal-pics/ http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/yosemite-np-lake-tahoe-personal-pics/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:47:52 +0000 CBphotography http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/?p=847 In an attempt to get some of you excited to see the photography work that came out of my last trip to California, I have uploaded a bunch of personal photos that Sarah and I took throughout the 12 day adventure. The photography work will be up here on the blog within a few days. Please enjoy these while you wait….

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]]> http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/yosemite-np-lake-tahoe-personal-pics/feed/ 0 Keep Close to Nature’s Heart…. http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/keep-close-to-natures-heart/ http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/keep-close-to-natures-heart/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:10:40 +0000 CBphotography http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/?p=813 John Muir once said, ““Keep close to Nature’s heart…and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” I think it is easy for most of us to lose that sense of connection with the “wildness” that John Muir so passionately talked about. Life is a complicated and dynamic, always changing and moving in a direction, but sometimes you have to force yourself to stop what you are doing and truly embrace all things nature.

I was born in Berkeley, California in 1982 and although I grew up on the California coast, my truest sense of home has always been in the mountains. Whether it was the Sierra Nevada’s, the Cascades or the Rockies…I have always been able to find my peace with the world when hiking through these granite temples.  A lot of people think that my life is hectic, with all the traveling….all the packing…all the jet lag. But what most people don’t realize is that these trips are meditative to me. Today I leave for a 12 day exploration into Yosemite National Park to walk in the shoes of John Muir…to wash my spirit clean…

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