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Yosemite With Pride We were in Yosemite to celebrate my mothers's birthday last week. I don't think that she had eaten at the The Ahwahnee Hotel before, so we treated her to a meal there as a special treat during the family reunion week.  Since it was a special occasion, I brought my last bottle of '98 Pride Mountain Vineyards merlot, and we enjoyed it prior to heading over for dinner.  Then it turned out that The Ahwahnee had the 2012 Pride merlot, so we tried that with dinner!  Although separated by 14 years of age, both wines displayed Pride's excellent site and microclimate, their ability to grow great grapes and not screw them up in the winemaking process.  I miss the place; I need to get back up there soon. I looked up some old tasting notes on the '98 merlot, and pasted them into the blog post linked below:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/06/yosemite-pride-mountain-vineyards-merlot.html #wine   #winetasting   #winelovers   #pridemountainvineyards

Milky Way Reflection A minimalist view of the Milky Way at Mono Lake earlier this month. #nightphotography   #monolake   #easternsierra   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Aurora Borealis in California and Nevada I added two successively cropped views of the aurora borealis time-lapse from early yesterday morning so you can see more detail: https://youtu.be/7RVbUXz94ac #astronomy   #science   #news   www.MyPhotoGuides.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RVbUXz94ac&feature=share

Yellow Cactus in the Sweetwater Range I drove from Bridgeport in the Eastern Sierra around the back side (east) of the Sweetwater Range this week, and found these yellow cactus blooming.   #wildflowers   #easternsierra   #Nevada   #LGG4   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Aurora Borealis Over California and Nevada I had to move south of Topaz Lake to shoot over the Washington fire smoke to catch the aurora borealis over the lights of Carson Valley early this morning: https://vimeo.com/jeffsullivan/aurora-borealis-california-nevada-june-23-2015 #timelapse   #photography   #nightphotography   https://vimeo.com/jeffsullivan/aurora-borealis-california-nevada-june-23-2015

Photographing the Aurora Borealis Last Night Story of the pursuit of heavenly light in the Range of Light: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/06/aurora-borealis-california-timelapse-video.html #nightphotography   #astrophotography   #astronomy   #news   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Aurora Borealis This Morning The aurora borealis was visible this morning from the dark skies of Mono County, in the Eastern Sierra region of California.  Here's my time-lapse video of the event:  https://youtu.be/NaQiOQrQ_S8?list=PL6012D9822C1BA1E7 #auroraborealis   #astronomy   #news   #breakingnews   www.JeffSullivanPhotography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaQiOQrQ_S8&feature=autoshare

Photos from the Washington Fire Near Markleeville, California The fire is roughly halfway to our house, but hopefully the more moderate winds today will enable the firefighters to slow its spread.  Full containment is estimated for June 30, but a lot can change between now and then. Here's my new blog post with more http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2015/06/23/photos-from-the-washington-fire-near-markleeville-california/ The Pacific Crest Trail Association published a useful map showing the fire's progress around Monitor Pass. I'll put more photos on DripThat, a new app and community which facilitates the telling of stories through pictures, video and text.  You can find the DripThat app in the Apple App Store ( http://bit.ly/1dhaequ ), and you can connect with me in the community to see more of my photos from my road trips: https://dripthat.com/pr?id=jeffsullivan #washingtonfire   #news   #photojournalism   #dripthat   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Washington Fire Sunday Evening The smoke continued to thicken over our home as the Washington Fire spread to over 6500 acres in high winds yesterday, so Lori Hibbett and I headed north of the fire to see if we could see how close it was getting. #washingtonfire   #alpinecounty   #Markleeville    #California   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Washington Fire Passes 6500 Acres Photos from the Washington Fire, which has been growing quickly today due to dry conditions and high winds.   #washingtonfire   #easternsierra   #California  

Mobile Phone Pictures From the Weekend Apparently compact digital camera and DSLR sales are down lately, and it's easy to see why.  Mobile phone cameras (and their sensors) have gotten pretty darned good. #mobilephotography   #LGG4   #photography   #workshop   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Venus, Jupiter and the Moon Will Line Up in the Evening Sky Tonight Then form a triangle in the sky tomorrow night, and come particularly close together on June 30: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/06/moon-venus-jupiter-will-line-up-tonight.html #astrophotography   #astronomy   #science   Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Jupiter, Venus, Moon Alignment from Sentinel Bridge Yosemite Valley isn't the greatest place to see expansive views of the night sky, but I was fortunate to arrive at Sentinel Bridge over the Merced River right before the moon set behind the valley rim. I was able to capture this frame with the moon and Venus reflected. https://picasaweb.google.com/107459220492917008623/NightPhotos#5713945726383135874 #astrophotography #starrynights

Venus, Jupiter and the Moon Will Line up in the Evening Sky Tonight Then form a triangle in the sky tomorrow night, and draw closer together until a particularly close conjunction June 30: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/06/moon-venus-jupiter-will-line-up-tonight.html #astronomy   #science   #astrophotography   #nightphotography   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Catch the 10% Crescent Moon Setting Tonight Astronomers are looking forward to the end of this month when Venus will appear in the sky very close to Jupiter.  But the two bright planets will be dancing with the crescent moon for the next three nights.  Tonight in mid northern latitudes the crescent moon of about 9% full will be best caught to the west during twilight around 9 pm, right before it descends into the thicker air and haze by the horizon. For the following two nights, the moon will be brighter and set increasingly later, forming a triangle with Jupiter and Venus. I photographed a similar event earlier this year, when the moon set with Venus and Mars nearby.  I posted a time-lapse video and photographs of that event to my blog:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/03/venus-mars-moon-conjunction.html #science   #astronomy   #photography   #astrophotography   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Milky Way over Dechambeau Hotel One of my favorite images so far from the night photography workshop in Bodie last Saturday. #nightphotography #photographyworkshop #photography www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com

Milky Way Over Bodie Last Weekend Photos from our night photography workshop in Bodie State Historic Park last Saturday. #photographyworkshop   #nightphotography   #travelphotography   www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com Bodie Photo Workshops 

Inside a Ghost Town: Bodie, California I've uploaded fresh photos from our Bodie Morning & Interiors workshop last Saturday morning. #ghosttown   #photographyworkshops   #travelphotography   #wildwest Bodie Photo Workshops  www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com