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So you may be wondering why I went to Ohio. Well it all started a few months ago when I was thinking about my photography. I thought about the kind of images I wanted and how I could achieve them. For some reason, one of the first things that popped into my head was a hot air balloon festival. As my dad would say, I asked Mr. Google and he told me about the Ohio Challenge.

Who knew hot air balloons were so temperamental. Out of the three times that I went to the festival, I only really got to see the balloons fly once. The air quality and wind depends so much on the flight, it got a bit frustrating, but I’m glad I came out with at least one image.

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For the past few days, all I’ve been thinking about is the summer. Plans to go to the beach, family fun times, and where my next adventure will lead me. Hopefully I’ll be able to bring you all some interesting and fun images this summer, images that are not all DC.

So heres one I took earlier this year in Yosemite Naitonal Park. It had rained all morning and the skies were looking crazy with the clouds.

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This was one of the last shots I took in Yosemite. We would always drive by it because it was on our way back to the lodge and I always meant to stop and take a pic. For some reason it never happened until the very last day. I think it was worth the wait though. I love how the clouds have an opening for Half Dome, it looks kinda majestic 🙂

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Yosemite National Park offers this great photo walk by the Ansel Adams Gallery which takes you around Cooks Valley. If you have any interest in photography, I would highly recommend this walk. The leader of this tour is very knowledgable in photo and points out very interesting details about the park photography itself. I can definitely say I learned a lot in that hour and a half.

Here’s a reflection of Cooks Valley shot taken while I was on the photowalk.

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I’m back from northern California and I loved it! I would love nothing more than to spend more time there, so be prepared to see a lot of the west coast.

When people say Yosemite is magical, please believe them. I don’t think I’ve said “WOAH” so much in my life. The best part was riding shotgun in the rental car and just looking out the window. Every turn had something new and exciting to see.

Here’s an image I took at the very end of my trip in Yosemite National Park of El Capitan and Three Brothers right after a rain storm.

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