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Joel Baldwin (qumqats)
Sacramento,
United States of America
Gigapans: 31
Snapshots: 126
Bookmarks: 1
Last Visited: March 18, 2010
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Canon Rebel 300D |
| My first DSLR. |
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Canon Rebel 450D |
| They finally made one worth upgrading to. |
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Fujifilm FinePix 2300 |
| My first digital camera. |
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Canon SX10IS |
| My Gigapan camera, and it has video also! |
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Looking west at Yosemite Valley from atop North Dome
Author: Joel Baldwin (qumqats)
Tags:
glacier,
village,
curry,
capitan,
el,
rock,
columbia,
dome,
north,
valley,
yosemite,
peak,
eagle,
apron,
sentinel,
point,
cathedral,
rocks,
spires
Size: 4.23 gigapixels
Added: March 11, 2010
Total Views: 202
View in Google Earth 4.2+
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A short off trail hike from the flat above Trailside Meadow gets you to the top of a knob with this amazing view of the trail you've just hiked up, and beyond towards the Owens Valley.
In the foreground, at our feet as we look down, is Mirror Lake. Above and to the the right of Mirror Lake is the meadow called Bighorn Park. If you're backpacking you may have stayed the night at nearby Outpost Camp. Off in the distance just above Bighorn Park is Lone Pine Lake. In the far distance beyond that is the the Owens Valley with the town of Lone Pine and the Alabama Hills.
You can see a large part of the trail from Mirror Lake up, and bits and pieces of the trail even farther down.
How many people can you find hiking on the trail?
How many going up?
How many going down?
Can you find the hidden tent that's way, way off trail?
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Looking back at where you've just driven up from on the way up to Whitney Portal.
Left to right how many miles do you think you can see?
How many towns and highlights along US395 can you see?
What along the portal road can you find? campgrounds, houses, road junctions, etc
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Looking across Tenaya Canyon from North Dome at the face of Yosemite's Half Dome
Author: Joel Baldwin (qumqats)
Tags:
panorama,
gorge,
yosemite,
valley,
half,
dome,
tenaya,
merced,
canyon,
mt,
watkins,
starr,
king,
clouds,
rest,
quarter,
domes,
ahwiyah,
point,
basket,
illilouette,
fall,
cliff
Size: 8.61 gigapixels
Added: February 16, 2010
Total Views: 258
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View of Bridge House, Minden, and Gardnerville in the Carson Valley from along Hiwy 207 aka Kingsbury Grade
Author: Joel Baldwin (qumqats)
Tags:
kingsbury,
207,
395,
gardnerville,
minden,
house,
bridge,
valley,
carson,
grade,
nevada
Size: 3.48 gigapixels
Added: January 26, 2010
Total Views: 148
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View of Yosemite Valley, Tenaya and Merced Canyons from near Glacier Point.
Author: Joel Baldwin (qumqats)
Tags:
washington,
watkins,
royal,
north,
basket,
sierra,
dome,
half,
vernal,
nevada,
merced,
tenaya,
point,
glacier,
lower,
yosemite,
fall,
arches,
upper,
panorama,
ahwanee
Size: 9.73 gigapixels
Added: January 25, 2010
Total Views: 1843
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There are many places in Yosemite National Park that are worth the trip to see. I would have to say that one of the "Must See"s is Glacier Point. It has one of the best "Bang for the Buck!" of any of the vistas in the park. The Point is a short few hundred yard walk from the parking lot. As you drive up to Glacier Point you have Taft Point and Sentinel Dome, both of which are a short 1.1 mile hike from the road, and the Washburn Point turnout. If you have the time, consider spending a day in the area enjoying these highlights.
This vista wasn't done from the public walkway at the Point. I visited the Point 3 times this summer, each time thinking I had found the perfect location for a Gigapan, only to find an even better spot the next visit, all the while determining the best time of day to start the Gigapan process. This spot is down the slope to the east quite a ways from the point and was quite precarious to get to. I considered trying to go down slope another 10 or 20 feet, but decided I was close enough to the multi thousand foot drop!
This Gigapan is comprised of 2072 images and took 2 hours 2 minutes to complete. The cliffs in the shot were not all in sunlight at the same time. The shot was started on the left when those cliffs where starting to lose their light. At this time the cliffs on the right were still in shadow. By the time the shot had progressed to the right the sun had moved enough to light those cliffs, and the left cliffs were in shadow.
This Gigapan was taken on a holiday weekend. There are people all over the place. How many can you find?
How many of the places listed in the keywords list can you find?
How many of the major tourist spots can you find.
How many trails can you find?
Can you find your favorite spot?
Do you see any rock climbers on Half Dome?
Do you see any rock climbers anywhere else?
Enjoy! :)
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The view of the eastern Sierra Nevada as you're driving up Whitney Portal Road
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