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Yosemite National Park
Classic view of the valley. El Capitan is on the left and Bridalveil Falls is on the right and the Merced River is in the foreground. This is from my trip a couple years ago. I touched up the photo a little - removed a branch from the foreground that was very distracting.
Before winter ends, I wanted to share one more shot from Yosemite Valley in snow. This is at the Gates of the Merced pullout with its view of mighty El Capitan and Ribbon Fall above the Merced River.
My 4K YouTube video "Yosemite Winter Drive" is doing well. Here is the link if you would like to have it running on your large TV while doing housework, with or without sound.
The calm water of the Merced River creates a perfect mirror for the iconic El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
There are hardly any dark places left within drivable distance from Bay Area. It was very challenging to capture this shot as the headlights from the car kept overexposing my shots. Another problem is the lights from the tunnel that illuminates the trees at the front. The best I could do was to increase the shadows at the bottom of the frame.
Yosemite is home to many solid granite mountains. El Capitan is a 3,000 foot climb from base to top. There were 4 climbers straight up from where I was standing at the time of this photo.
Yosemite National Park: Yosemite Valley. Mariposa County, California
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This time of year is great to get reflection shots off the Merced River. The water flow is really slow and you get almost no ripples off the water on windless days. There was still a little snow left on the ground from the last snowfall, but it wasn't too cold of a day.
There were two climbers on El Capitan trying to free climb to the top of this giant granite cliff. (No Ropes!!!) They are half way and have been at it for almost three weeks. It just makes me queasy thinking about even looking down from the 3,000 foot wall, let alone climb it. I like the view from here just fine. :)
I drove up the Glacier Pt. Road, that was opened early this Spring. First stop was Washburn Point. It's actually higher elevation than Glacier Point. Views are fantastic, and many of us were drawn to hop over the fence and venture to the cliff edge for the view. Very communal feeling to simply sit there and take it all in.
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This weekend we had a lovely full moonrise with lots of clouds and fog!! My favorite part of this image is the tiny lone pine (that's probably not tiny at all) towards the base of El Cap and shrouded in fog!
Underneath El Capitan in the Winter...and watching some climbers going up the wall. In the Winter! Maybe they like missing the crowds too.
Yosemite, USA
Yosemite is just too much. Everywhere you look, there is something famous to shoot: waterfalls, amazing trees, foliage, mountains, fog, if you are lucky and plenty more perfect for more intimate, small scale images. And it is hard to miss El Capitan.
Here is a different take on it, reflected in the Merced river on a quiet and sunny morning…
Public domain photo of El Capitan that was altered with the AKVIS Watercolor plug-in, then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (tan and plum night effect), then the Alien Skin Exposure X4 plug-in (luminance and saturation adjustments), then the Topaz Clarity plug-in (dramatic color and contrast effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Alien Skin Exposure X4 plug-in (saturation brush adjustment), then the ON1 Photo 10 plug-in (vibrance brush adjustment), then the Topaz Clarity plug-in (micro color boost and micro contrast boost effects), then the Alien Skin Exposure X4 plug-in (golden hour orange effect), and then the Photoshop paintbrush. Public domain image by the National Park Service.
Winter 2017
Yosemite - Tunnel View
El Capitan on the left; Half Dome in the middle; Bridalveil Falls on the right
Sunset breaks through a snow squall revealing Yosemite's El Capitan on a cold February afternoon. Yosemite Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California. The valley is about 7.5 miles (12 km) long and approximately 3000-3500 feet deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines. The valley is drained by the Merced River, and a multitude of streams and waterfalls flow into it, including Tenaya, Illilouette, Yosemite and Bridalveil Creeks. Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America, and is a big attraction especially in the spring when the water flow is at its peak. The valley is renowned for its natural environment, and is regarded as the centerpiece of Yosemite National Park, attracting visitors from around the world.
This is a 2-image pano taken in 2010. I merged it recently and it came out quite nice, so sharing it here with you.
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published/awarded on 1X too.
Rain just prior to this picture created some nice fog rolling through the valley. Clouds just broke as the sun was setting, but unfortunately they broke too much to create a really nice sunset.
A nearly full Moon rises over El Capitan right around sunset, in this scene captured from Tunnel View in Yosemite NP. This view encompasses a number of other iconic Yosemite landmarks. The snowy peak just to the right of El Cap is Cloud's Rest, then there's Half Dome to its right. The snow-capped peak to the right of Half Dome is Sentinel Dome, which peeks out just above one of the three massive pinnacles of Cathedral Rocks, below which flows the elegant Bridalveil Fall.
This is a four frame panorama shot in portrait mode, with the final composite cropped in a bit on the bottom and sides.