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Yosemite - Before the storm
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Yosemite - Before the storm



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Was coming to dusk and the clouds were rolling in. Then a burst of sunlight broke through.

Was coming to dusk and the clouds were rolling in. Then a burst of sunlight broke through.
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cameraNIKON D610

settings Aperture 48/10 ISO 800 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 650/10 

upload_dateDec, 2016

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11 Comments |
edwardlrose
 
edwardlrose June 09, 2017
Wow, Beautiful, nice different angle
Marc_Dimmick PRO+
 
Marc_Dimmick June 20, 2017
Mind you it was freezing and the wind and just after the rain came down. But was work the journey. :)
PSD9253
 
PSD9253 July 05, 2017
Nice Shot!
ninayakar
 
ninayakar March 14, 2018
GREAT
dareco
 
dareco March 20, 2018
Congratulations!! Gorgeous!
Cintography
 
Cintography March 21, 2018
Congratulations!
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 March 30, 2018
Congratulations on your win ! Gorgeous !
RGHunt
 
RGHunt March 01, 2019
Very beautiful scene. Great composition.
Janneman
 
Janneman April 07, 2019
Just so beautiful
odin1066
 
odin1066 June 05, 2019
you musta waited all day for that beautiful shot ???
David_Blakley_Photography Platinum
 
David_Blakley_Photography July 26, 2020
Marc, congratulations on your People's Choice Win! Well-deserved! I love Yosemite and this shot is absolutely breath-taking. Cheers, David

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Behind The Lens

Location

We had spent about 45 minutes driving to the top car park at Yosemite to see the view. As we got closer the weather came in and it start te get very cold and the sun was just dropping. The clouds started to roll in and I was able to capture this view. A little while later the rain came down, but I had enough time to capture some great shots of which this was just one.

Time

It was about 5:30pm after a day of shooting all day.

Lighting

It was being in the right place at the right time. The golden hour just before a change in the weather.

Equipment

Nikon D610 will a Tamron 24-300mm lens. The settings were ISO 800 / F-stop 4.8 and exposure of 1/160sec with a focal length of 65mm

Inspiration

You can't but be inspired in such a location, this was part of a trip around the states and we only had 2 days here. I packed in every hour I had spare. Starting at 5am and finishing just after dark. At the end of the day it comes down to being in the right place at the right time.

Editing

Yes, using Lightroom with basic adjustments

In my camera bag

When travelling I just have a travel tripod which is a fibreglass and my trusted travel lens. Tamron 24-300mm

Feedback

The golden hours at the start and end of the day are just that. The other is to research your location. When time is short you don't want to waste time trying to locate that perfect spot. Many have gone before you and you can find lots of details on line.

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