Yosemite from Above
We’re delighted to feature the following guest blog from master aerial photographer and our pal Bob Campbell. Bob was too unassuming to include a link to his stunningly beautiful work on his site, so we’ll do it for him. Thanks, Bob.
I just watched the Ansel Adams video. I studied with Ansel in Yosemite in 1968 and we became friends. Ansel introduced me to William Garnet, the noted aerial photographer, and my path in life was set.
Here are a couple of aerialsof Yosemite which I shot last fall. The flight restrictions over the park require that aircraft stay 2,000 feet above the highest the highest point within 2,000 feet horizontally. It kind of spoils the granduer of the place. Shooting a mountain from above makes itseem rather insignificant. But the photos are interesting as an overview of the valley in relation to the surrounding peaks.
January 26th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Thanks, Bob, for your story and the fresh perspective on Yosemite. Your work is fabulous. One of these days soon, we’ll feature the video we shot flying with you over west Marin and Sonoma counties. I’m also very much looking forward to featuring you and your new book, coming out soon, on Pt. Reyes National Seashore. I should have known, but I didn’t realize you had such an important connection to Ansel Adams. I only got to meet him a couple of times. It’s hard to believe that he’s been gone for more than twenty years. He still seems very much alive and present here in California. In many significant ways, your extraordinary career included, his legacy lives on. See you in the skies.