TENAYA LAKE, CLOUDS, AFTERNOON, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA

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This hand crafted silver gelatin print is available for a limited time at the very special price of $700 a discount of $300 from the retail price in galleries.

Yosemite is one of my favorite photographic locations. In fact it�s one of my favorite places period. My father told me that the first time I went to Yosemite I was two years old. I can honestly say I have no recollection of that first visit. However my most vivid and pleasant childhood memories are from our annual two-week encampments in Yosemite Valley each June. Every year during our family camping adventure we would make a few trips to the High Country. It�s hard for me to believe how much I used to enjoy swimming in the cold waters of Tenaya Lake (and they are certainly too cold for an old guy like me now!). Today I find greater enjoyment in the sheer beauty of this small but elegant body of water and surrounding sculpted granite domes.

In September 2009 Anne and I had a wonderful photographic backpacking trip in the Yosemite High Country. After the conclusion of our trek we decided to head to nearby Tenaya Lake for a relaxing afternoon. Our plan was not to make photographs, but rather to recuperate from a long day�s hike with heavy packs laden with photographic gear.

Shortly after we arrived at Tenaya Lake heavier clouds began to appear, and the light took on a magical quality. We rushed to the van, grabbed our 4x5 view cameras, and went to work. We photographed until well after sunset. This is my favorite negative from that afternoon�s work. I made the photograph with a 90mm lens and used a Wratten #23A light red filter to darken the sky and separate the clouds. To slightly enhance the feeling of depth from near to far, I used the back tilt of the camera - a technique I learned from my long-time friend Morley Baer.

This silver gelatin, selenium toned print is approximately 10-1/4 x 13-1/4"; personally printed by me (as are all my prints), processed to current archival standards, signed, mounted, and matted to 16x20" on 100 percent rag museum board. This limited time special print offer. All prints are carefully prepared and packaged in specially designed protective shipping boxes, and shipped fully insured via UPS Ground.

The special discounted price is $700 � a $300 savings from the normal retail price of $1,000.

Normally there is a long waiting period for John's original prints. This is a rare opportunity to obtain a print with a short waiting period, and at a special discounted price.

Prints will be shipped within two weeks from the date of order.