Merced River and Vernal Falls May, Yosemite National Park This is NOT just out the cabin door!. This is NOT just any time of day! This is NOT just any time of year! We were showing friends around Yosemite, and as usual I don't carry camera equipment in such situations. At the Vernal Falls Bridge I was struck by the light and the level of the river. I ALWAYS have my Minox, this time loaded with AgfaPan 25, which I like very much. I estimated the exposure to capture the shadow detail and made an exposure. I had an 8 x 10 silver print in my office for years and often had people say "Ansel Adams?", to which I would have to reply, "No, my Minox." It is a perfect example of a print that in no way approaches the technical quality of a print from a 4 x 5 or 8 x 10 negative, but elicits from viewers, in normal viewing situations, a pleasing response. As I view it among other prints, some from large-format negatives, I have no sense that it is inferior. I have returned to the site several times in May with larger format equipment and never been able to capture the same feeling. The water in the foreground is never quite right!.   Return