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Pre-sunrise pink Half Dome

Pre-sunrise pink Half Dome

Sometimes timing is everything; a dawn ascent of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

Sometimes timing is everything; a dawn ascent of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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Mar, 2014

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Love the colors. The lighting is magnificent! One almost expects the sunrise any minute and the whole scene to light up completely different.

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Thanks. It's a magical time to be there!

Lucky for me that I looked in full size. I would have lost people climbing the ladder. IT´S INSANE by the way. I don´t think I could do that xD

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