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Taken at Tunnel View Yosemite National Park.

Taken at Tunnel View Yosemite National Park.
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6 Comments |
Gita
 
Gita May 16, 2015
Beautiful composition and B&W, Mark!
franoiseligero
 
franoiseligero May 16, 2015
Great scenery and mood Mark
markcote
markcote May 16, 2015
Thank you!
nina050
 
nina050 May 17, 2015
Were you just there this past week?? We just missed the snow in Yosemite but it caught up to us in Sequoia...had 4-6" Thursday and Friday! This is just gorgeous.
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RDVPhotography June 04, 2015
Shades of Ansel :D
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 November 21, 2015
Wow, Mark...this is amazing in b/w :)
BarbaraStorms
 
BarbaraStorms January 24, 2016
Absolutely love your photo, the composition and mood are simply awesome. If I could have awarded a runner up in my weather photo challenge, it would have been this photo. Thanks so much for entering it.
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Behind The Lens

Location

Taken at Tunnel View Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park.

Time

Taken May 7, 2015 midmorning.

Lighting

It had been raining and snowing a few minutes earlier until the valley opened up and i could see Bridal Falls and part of El Capitan.

Equipment

I took this with a Nikon D610 and 16-35mm lens, hand held.

Inspiration

This is a world renown place for photography so when I headed up for the photo i took the chance that the rain and snow might clear for a spectacular view of the valley.

Editing

I processed this in LR and used a plugin from On1.

In my camera bag

I usually carry a Nikon D610 and 16-35 and 80-400 Nikon lenses. I also carry an assortment of ND filters and tripod.

Feedback

My advice for this shot would be to use a tripod but sense it was raining and snowing just a little earlier I decided to try a handheld shot.

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