Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley and Merced river in California
Yosemite Valley and Merced river in California
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Location
This was taken at the majestic Yosemite National Park in California, USA. There is a place called Valley view where you see the merced river and beautiful mountains of Yosemite coming together.Time
This was taken in the afternoon around 1 PM. Generally early morning or evenings are better times for this location but on this day the beautiful sky and clear water of the merced river made all the difference.Lighting
A blue sky with few clouds, afternoon sun behind my back and clear water helped the image by enhancing the foreground.Equipment
I used Canon T2i with a wide angle 10 mm lens.Inspiration
I have always enjoyed Yosemite landscape. This location is pretty famous and every time you go here you will see different areas getting highlighted due to different season, clouds, snow, sun rays etc. This day in summer water was clear and I could not believe how beautiful the foreground looked.Editing
I do use Lightroom to enhance clarity and contrast.In my camera bag
I have Canon 80D, T2i, 60 mm Macro, 50 mm fixed, 18-55 kit, 10-18 mm wide angle and 55-250 lens.Feedback
Invest in lens. Invest in educating yourself by classes (on line or in room), blogs, newsletters etc to learn composition and post processing.
