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A beautiful morning at Gates of the Valley, after a big snow storm.
The Gates of the Valley, also known as Valley View, is a beautiful viewpoint along the Merced River. You can see El Capitan on the left and Bridalveil Fall on the right.
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Panorama of two horizontal 16mm images.
Una hermosa mañana en Gates of the Valley, después de la tormenta.
Esta es una linda vista del Capitan y Bridalveil en el Rio Merced.
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I wanted to capture this sun burst for quite a time. But mother nature always disappointed me. After more than 10 trips finally I was able to capture it. Hope you all liked it. If you have taken similar shots then please share with me.
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Looking up the Merced River to El Capitan near Valley View on a winter afternoon.
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A view from the Merced River looking toward El Capitan in Yosemite Valley.
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I can't get enough of this view, it has it all. You can see El Capitan to the left, Half Dome in the center, and Bridalveil Falls to the right. I cruised it around four times when I was in Yosemite. I had to wait for clouds on the 3rd day to see it at it's best.
It became known as the "place of wool and hair" because animal hides were traditionally scraped against the rock by the native Navajo Indian Tribe. It was later nicknamed "El Capitan" because of the way the rock formation commands the entrance to Monument Valley.
El Capitan rises nearly 3600 feet above the floor of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park. One of the largest exposed pieces of granite in the world, this behemoth attracts rock climbers from around the world. Everyone seeing Yosemite Valley for the first time is truly amazed at the enormous size of El Capitan as it dwarfs everything in its vicinity. But to be ready to gain a sense of scale, do not forget to bring your binoculars in order to spot the rock climbers. They appear as dots, tiny dots, moving along El Capitan's seemingly sheer surface.
This is one of our favorite views in all of Yosemite National Park. Looking across the Merced River and down Yosemite Valley. The river's water was low during this September visit. But the tall grasses on the near bank and low light on El Capitan made the visit worthwhile. I believe the rock spires on the right are the Cathedral Rocks.
Everyone knows that weather makes the best images. Here, there really was no weather to speak of. This was a generic sunny day. Well, time to start using other tactics. In this case, the reflection. Now, a reflection is no easy task on this part of the Merced. Its moving at quite a decent clip. ND filter and slower shutters help. Another trick I used had a few people looking at me like I was crazy, but its something I do a lot- I flip the camera body under the tripod and shot with the body just off the water. If you follow my stuff you hear me talk about this alot. I think it makes the reflections sharper. That might not make any sense, its something about the proximity to the water that does it. Let me know what you think.
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YOSEMITE.
“El Capitán”.
El Parque Nacional de Yosemite es una de las grandes maravillas que la Naturaleza nos regala.
Bands of light, swirling mist, colorful grasses, snow on the ground, a quiet river and those all embracing, glorious walls of granite - Yosemite spins her magic in my heart.
Living near Yosemite, I'm there a couple of times a year and I keep going back to this spot. It's my favorite view of the valley. I keep hoping that one day I'll be there and the light, clouds and river will all be perfect and that I'll some how manage to capture it (I hate that term used as a noun for picture). We were there on this January morning freezing our bleeps off. But there are starting to be problems with it. This shot was taken two years ago. Now the saplings growing along the near shore have gotten to the point that one will soon have to wade out into the river to get a clear shot of the valley.
El Capitan, Half Dome and Clouds Rest from Tunnel View
Yosemite National Park
December 2019
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El Capitan and the Merced River
Cathedral
Yosemite Valley
Spring in Yosemite Valley!
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