American Road Trip 1979 on Kodachrome

[lynnb]

I love the way you are drip feeding us these.

It isn’t intentional! Sorry it’s been a long time between drinks.

 

[DownUnder]

#USA30-22 Wawona, Yosemite, 07 June 1979.

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As usual for me, a late return to this thread. And lo, behold! more new images...

For me this is one of the most charming images of the entire thread. For what it represents. I hope the descendants of these deer are still to be seen near the hotel. Not that I will ever find out, but it defines something I consider as very precious, and I thought the USA had lost.

 

[Freakscene]

It isn’t intentional! Sorry it’s been a long time between drinks.

I hope things are going ok for you.

Just know that we think these are great when they appear.

Kodachrome still does it.

 

[robert blu]

LOve the sequoia and you, love the deers, love the waterfall, love...so many good photos Lynn! Thanks for this travel in back in travel and in the US|

 

[Richard G]

#USA30-36 Looking up from the valley, Yosemite National Park, 07 June 1979.

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What a composition.

 

[raid]

Your images shown here bring back memories of past trips to the West. These past trips were very special to me, Lynn.

 

[lynnb]

What a composition.

Thanks Richard!

 

[lynnb]

Your images shown here bring back memories of past trips to the West. These past trips were very special to me, Lynn.

I’m glad I’ve brought back fond memories for you, Raid.

 

[lynnb]

#USA30-37 Walls of granite, looking up from the valley, Yosemite National Park, 07 June 1979.

 

[lynnb]

#USA31-01 Walls of granite, looking up from the valley, Yosemite National Park, 07 June 1979.

 

[lynnb]

#USA31-02 Walls of granite, looking up from the valley, Yosemite National Park, 07 June 1979.



bw conversion in CS6

 

[lynnb]

#USA31-06 Floating down the Merced, Yosemite National Park, 07 June 1979.

 

[Barry Kirsten]

These are spectacular, Lynn.

 

[lynnb]

#USA31-07 Floating down the Merced, Yosemite National Park, 07 June 1979.

 

[lynnb]

#USA31-08 camping by the Merced, Yosemite National Park, 07 June 1979.

 

[lynnb]

#USA31-09 bicycling through the valley, Yosemite National Park, 07 June 1979. We hired bikes, this was taken while riding so there’s some camera movement so I’ve used USM to minimise the blur in post.

 

[lynnb]

#USA31-10 Yosemite National Park, 07 June 1979. Taken with the 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor.

 

[lynnb]

#USA31-11 Yosemite National Park, 07 June 1979. 35mm f/2.8 Nikkor.

 

[DownUnder]

Wonderful images, as usual.

Uncle Ansel would be proud of you!!

Floating down the Merced, is something I've always regretted not doing in my life.

I had a Nikkor 35/2.8 but I found the results it gave me to be distinctly meh! Eventually I sold it and bought a very old 35/2.0 which I used for several decades. I still have this lens, it lives on one of my Nikkormats, and I now and then I make images with it, sadly not as often as I should. Too much gear, too little time, too many other things to do in my life. The usual story.

Quick question from the top of my head. Just curious. Have you stayed in contact with any of your fellow travelers from all those years ago??

I still get Christmas cards from three American friends I made in New Mexico and Texas during my two stays in the USA in 1979 and 1982. Young'uns then (like me), now all retired and relocated to Florida or Arizona to sit out comfortable old age and enjoy tall cool drinks with paper umbrellas on sticks in the glasses, by the pool. As the Romans said, "tempus sure fugen fugits".

 

[Richard G]

#USA30-37 That cool blue shadowed face of Halfdome over the snowy approaches. Stupendous, almost abstract.

Aussie kid photographer tames Yosemite. Read all about it!