• Instructor: Mike Osborne
• Date: November 10, 2009
• Location: Yosemite National Park
• Focus: Field
• Level: Beginner to Advanced
• Class Limit: 10
• Tuition: $185.00
• Workshop cancellation and refund policy

The Mirror Image will focus on photographing the Merced River, the heart and soul of Yosemite Valley. Water is perhaps the most colorful and dynamic of all photographic subjects. And nowhere is it more spectacular than when reflecting the autumn splendor of Yosemite Valley. Participants will explore the creative choices involved in making water and reflection photographs. Is the motion of the water best expressed as sharp or blurred? Does the reflected color look better as an abstract or as a reflection of reality? How do you use the reflections of the cliffs, trees and sky to the best advantage? The group will visit various spots in Yosemite Valley in an attempt to cover as many different habitat and scene locations as possible in one day.

Autumn in Yosemite is highly variable. Participants should come prepared to deal with any weather and should have waterproof boots with good traction soles. While we will not be doing any major hiking we will be on our feet most of the day and walking over wet and slippery river rocks. A good tripod is necessary for working in the shady conditions required for the best reflections and blurred water motion.

MIKE OSBORNE recently retired after a thirty year career as a ranger in Yosemite National Park, including eight seasons as a wilderness ranger. Mike has actively photographed nature in Yosemite and other wild places for over thirty-five years. His images have been used in promotional programs and literature supporting the Yosemite Fund and the Yosemite Association. Mike is the author of the book Granite, Water & Light, an interpretive and photographic paean to the waterfalls of Yosemite Valley. Originally published by Yosemite Association in 1983, an updated and expanded edition is currently being printed with a scheduled arrival in bookstores this spring. He also recently participated in a five-year project visually celebrating the Yosemite Wilderness with four other photographers. Sponsored by the Yosemite Fund, a book of their images called First Light: Five Photographers Explore the Yosemite Wilderness is being published and due out this summer.

Please email or call us at 888-361-7622 for more information