When you hike in or around Yosemite...it pays to keep your eyes open. I ran to catch this one! enjoy

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from Glacier Point.

Shot of Half Dome at Yosemite National Park in the foreground, and Clouds Rest peak in the background.

Another amazing view in the Park.

This was lit by a full moon.

Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located in northeastern Mariposa County, California, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemite's most familiar rock formation. The granite crest rises more than 4,737 ft (1,444 m) above the valley floor.

Minolta MD 24mm f2.8 vintage manual prime lens. Evening shot of the half dome.

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Olmsted Point, Yosemite NP

I was hoping for bigger clouds, but the orange light doesn't disappoint either.

Half Dome...

I never get tired of looking at Yosemite. The way Half Dome and the surrounding terrain looks from Glacier Point, you can easily see how the glacier cut right through there and left the path we see in this picture. It took several million years, but what's left is amazing and magnificent.

The color original of a previously posted B&W image.

We all went to this new location that I had not known about. I think it was called, "Behing the grocery store" Halfdome shot. Well, halfdome never came out from under the clouds so I decided to do a pano. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

I've uploaded a few more images from the last Yosemite trip simply to show a few more of the wonderful vistas this park provides.

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From a 2008-05 trip into the SierraNevada range.

Half dome in Yosemite

The Milky Way starts to rise over Halfdome.

Last night's full moon in Yosemite was incredibly beautiful!! There is magic in the moonlight, especially when there is fresh snow everywhere! This is a 1-minute exposure, looking over the Merced river from Sentinel Bridge, as the moon shines bright above Half Dome.

Half Dome at sunset

Clouds started to roll over Half Dome just before sunset, but I was still able to get some shots of the golden light on the monolith.

📷 Pentax K-5 II + smc Pentax-DA 18-135mm WR + Tiffen Circular Polarizer

🌎 Yosemite National Park, California, USA

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From a 2008-05 trip.

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We went to the iconic Yosemite National Park with destination Half Dome. It's a strenuous 18 miles (29 km) roundtrip hike with 4800 feet (1500 m) altitude gain.

We are reaching Half Dome. The final climb is very steep, up to 45 degrees. To make it easier there are cables to hold on to.

I processed an balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, and carefully adjusted the curves and color balance.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC0572_hdr1bal1e.jpg

Half Dome

Yosemite National Park

View of Half Dome from the north

Glacier Point, Yosemite NP. Two row pano, six shots lower with moon light and six shots upper after moonset about an hour apart.

I'm back on my waterfall kick.

Half Dome and Merced River

Yosemite National Park

Yosemite

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Halfdome

..and the trip ends way too soon so enjoy it while you can!

and just because: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4nlBeTUaxU

Yosemite, half dome, storm, winter, national park

Yosemite National Park has some spectacular views. This is a touch-up of an old 35 mm slide (it's raining here today).

This spot is literally as you are driving around yosemite valley. In Yosemite its all about timing!