Another 4×5″ negatives sleeve in the Jessica Fong Collection of Dardis negatives contains Yosemite landscapes photographed on infrared film.
This is something Joel did quite regularly between 1962-1965. It does give a dramatic twist when done with a good amount of red filtering.
In the order as found, here they are:
The green foliage turns almost white on infrared film. The cloud pattern is quite different than the images Joel photographed in 1961 and 1962. Hence putting these images in the 1963-1964 timeframe.
Image was red filtered so blue turns almost black. Circa 1963-1964
The above image is a the classic Tunnel View vantage point, from just above the parking lot. In both Tunnel View shots, Joel had good summer clouds to work with. The Image below was photographed with longer telephoto lens.
Image was red filtered so blue turns dark. Circa 1963-1964
It’s quite a dramatic change, looking at those granite walls in the above image from the valley floor at the Merced River, rather than from the Tunnel View. El Capitan looks less imposing and Half Dome is barely visible.
These are the nuggets for this blog post. There’s more Yosemite in the future from later trips.
Cheers !
Finding Joel Pahl Dardis 
2 responses to “Yosemite in Infrared, JFC, 1963-1964”
Amazing, well done.
Thanks you for all of your time and sharing.
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Joel’s work deserves to be shared … he’s very human with dreams, disappointments and wins left and right. Left us some good images of local and historic value.
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