Chris Sharples Photography

Sunrise Point at Bryce Canyon

chr1ss — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:56:38 +0000

Now you see it, now you don’t…

chr1ss — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:55:28 +0000

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…

chr1ss — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:54:17 +0000

Alcatraz still lurks in San Francisco Bay

chr1ss — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:37:53 +0000

Butterfly Profile

chr1ss — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:35:52 +0000

Forbidden Fruit

chr1ss — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:32:20 +0000

Last order of the day

chr1ss — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:20:52 +0000

Rocks on Marloes Beach

chr1ss — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:18:26 +0000

BCC Portfolio Competition 06 - My Perfect Memory…

chr1ss — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:18:02 +0000

And hence onto the final photo, which is my perfect memory of my visit.

Several opinions have been given recently that people do not belong in landscapes, but I disagree. I think this picture finishes the portfolio… it demonstrates the scale of people and the landscape… cliffs, river and the light…

It shows the appreciation of people still visiting Yosemite and John Muir’s vision to save this amazing landscape for our appreciation both now and for the future.

I leave the last words to John Muir - “Never before had I seen so glorious a landscape”

BCC Portfolio Competition 05 - Into the valley…

chr1ss — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:09:22 +0000

If you leave the valley, and drive around on the glacier Point Road, you gain the height of the surrounding cliffs. This gives a counterpoint view into the valley with the Cathedral Rocks and El Cap straddling the Merced river.

What this view doesn’t tell you is that I spent an hour previous to the shot, when the wind was gusting and I was too scared to go near the edge… 59 minutes contemplating travelling half way round the world and not being able to take a photo of the view… luckily the wind died down…