Lonely Jeff

For some, It will be hard to believe when I say that I had not seen a picture like this taken here at Yosemite’s Olmsted Point before. Until I visited this place and Wisanu told me that Michael Shainblum had a picture of this iconic tree, I did not know this Pinus Jeffreyi or Jeffrey’s Pine tree was that famous or a composition similar to this existed.

 

The granite that this tree I nicknamed Lonely Jeff was growing on reflected most of the star light to the point I did not need to use the head lamp. It was that bright all from just the photons that left distant stars long long ago. May be the light is reaching us now but some of those stars are long gone. All the light you see in this picture is from starlight except for the light on Jeff’s head.

 

That happened when a small group of photographers in the parking lot below where being told their leader about this famous tree and he shouted to me if it was ok to shine a light on the tree to show his group. I said sure. The added benefit was the light painting he inadvertently did for me in the process

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