Half Dome From Glacier Point 2 (1 of 1)
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MaryAnne306
November 04, 2014
Magnificent and unusual shot of a familiar scene. The colors are incredible. Congratulations on your feature!
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Bruz
November 04, 2014
What amazing colors and beauty of Half Dome. You rocked this shot. It deserved the feature and congrats.
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SusiStroud
November 04, 2014
this is most stunning! Beautiful capture and color. Congratulations on your feature.
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JamesBitrick
November 05, 2014
Oh wow! Fantastic image. Great work. Look like I'm looking at my Mac desktop. lol
tmoscatello
November 11, 2014
This is one of my favorite places and you have captured it very well. Nicely done.
judyhorton
March 06, 2015
A great shot; it caught my eye because my grandson uses this image as his screensaver on his computer.
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Meghanshaw
April 10, 2015
I've been there. And it is just absolutely beautiful! That is a great picture!
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lynjan
March 07, 2016
love the picture......we visited Yosemite in June 2010 and what a beautiful place to be......we are from South Africa......you really have done justice to the area.....well done. i will put some pics that we took onto my profile.....
georgekremer
April 06, 2016
Iconic shot. Great to see a new view of one of my favorite places. Well done!
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Location
This photo was taken from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. Glacier Point is a look out spot directly across Yosemite Valley from Half Dome. This was the first time that my wife and kids had ever been to Yosemite even though we live about an hour and half away.Time
This photo had been taken in the evening hours. We had spent most of the day on the valley floor and on our way out of the park, I saw the sign for Glacier Point. By the time we got to the overlook, the sun was beginning to set which made for a spectacular view and photos.Lighting
Because of the time of day, we had a great sunset view of Half Dome. The setting sun made for a great shot because it helped with the shadowing on the rocks and the pinkish coloring in the clouds. The best lighting for photos at this location would be either sunrise or sunset.Equipment
I shot this pic with my Canon T1I. I used a 18-55mm f3.5 kit lens set at 1/10sec @ f8.0 and an ISO of 400. I also used a tripod.Inspiration
This was the first time that my wife and kids had been to Yosemite and I wanted them to see the spectacular views that the park has to offer. We had spent most of the day on the valley floor, which has great photo ops, but not of the cliffs and mountains. When we got to Glacier Point, my son jumped out of the car and told me that this was the view that he had seen on the internet and that it was the one he had been waiting for all day. I knew then that I had to get shot for him. Seeing the excitement on his face and knowing that he would want to remember this family trip inspired me for this shot.Editing
Yes there was some post processing done. I don't like to over process my landscape pics. I like them to be as natural as can be and what I remember them looking like. I used lightroom 5 to sharpen the image and to add some Vibrance and Saturation to bring out the colors that I had seen.In my camera bag
I like to travel light when I am moving around in the mountains. Nothing is worse than carrying a bunch of equipment that you are never going to use while hiking through the mountains. On this trip I had my Canon T1I along with three lens' and a tripod. My lens' include a 50mm / 18-55mm / 55-250mm.Feedback
There are spectacular views in and around Yosemite National Park. The key to a shot like this is the time of day and the time of year. I took this in the evening during the summer. With the setting and rising sun the view and colors are better than a mid day shot would be. During the fall and winter, the colors in the surrounding tree line are different especially with snow on the ground and dark clouds in the sky. A mid day shot might be better. I would research the area that you want to go to and look at other pics taken during different times of the day and year.
