Photographing Yosemite National Park in March have questions.

9 years 3 months ago #423045 by Nathan D
Few questions this morning - 


1.  Is there a best time of the year to photography here?
2.  To photograph, are there any areas off limits or require permission?
3.  To get to the signature "Yosemite" spots, is there any major hiking needed?  


We are planning this trip for March and I'm doing my home work now.  Google has provided some good answers and there are a few here that I'm not clear on yet.  Well, I just want to get more opinions please.  


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9 years 3 months ago #423085 by Finn
Some of the trails I do believe are seasonal.  Regarding seasons, IMO it's beautiful year round.  I would recommend you visit some of the Yosemite sites for planning - 

www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/index.htm  
www.yosemitepark.com/


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9 years 3 months ago #423120 by effron
Finn is correct. As far as needing to hike, the better places are certainly reached with more effort, usually the farther you go especially off the beaten trail is where you will find the better chances of a unique photo. It seems every time I've been to Yosemite it has been fairly crowded......:unsure:

Why so serious?
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9 years 3 months ago #423181 by Joves
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Yeah Yosemite is a zoo like the Grand Canyon is. In order to get anything different, or devoid of people you need to hump it quite a bit. Granted there is this thread too www.photographytalk.com/forum/editing-an...ew-deleting-tourists , but then you would still be getting the same generic shots. The biggest thing I would worry myself with is what the weather is going to be like in that area that time of year. It can change in a heart beat.


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9 years 3 months ago #423228 by Vladimir
Wasn't Yosemite Ansel Adams favorite spot to photograph? 


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9 years 3 months ago #423256 by Harrison J
They have a whole page on him there:  www.nps.gov/yose/historyculture/ansel-adams.htm  


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9 years 3 months ago #423388 by EOS Man

effron wrote: Finn is correct. As far as needing to hike, the better places are certainly reached with more effort, usually the farther you go especially off the beaten trail is where you will find the better chances of a unique photo. It seems every time I've been to Yosemite it has been fairly crowded......:unsure:



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