Wolfgang Rogge – Page 11 – Passion for Photos

Traveling the Past – Merced River & North Fork of Merced River

With the Gold Rush, many Travelers from many places tried their luck by digging for gold. The lucky ones, moved on to San Francisco and built beautiful expensive homes. Left are holes, closed mines, and all sorts of Environmental Leftovers. Here, a few photos taken during a recent hike up into the North Fork of the Merced River that so many people know from visiting the Yosemite Park.

Another Waterfall at the North Fork of the Merced River

Hiking along the North Fork of the Merced River

Today, with fellow photographers, I finally could hike the North Fork of the Merced River. Everything reminds as the of the Wild West, a dozen or so gold mines hidden away, old railroad path, leftover hydropower plant, pipes, sun bleached power poles, rough landscape, rocks, canyons, multiple waterfall typically with a beautiful pool following, and plenty of wonderful flowers in bloom. More about the Wild West Past to follow. Enjoy!

Raindrops splashing

After the Raindrop Splash – Puddle Response – No Action without Reaction

Re-Charging

Iced Flowers

We had no rain or snow since December (2021). Now, finally in the later part of February of 2022, we got some snow that covered the first emerging flowers.

Fog Motion

Frequently during wintertime, the San Joaquin Valley is covered by a layer of fog. Here, I try to capture the motion of the fog climbing up into the foothills. Black and White has it’s challenges when depicting a fog or cloud layer from atop, all that white! Yet, I think, here I was able to capture the fog motion. I took several 10 sec photos and worked those in photoshop to reveal fog motion. Enjoy!