"Half Dome - Half Moon" Location: Yosemite National Park, California. The beauty and grandeur of Yosemite was best photographed by late Ansel Adams. This is tribute to his work. The Half Dome is the iconic rock of Yosemite and is a very popular hiking destination in the valley. Apparently half of it was sheared off by glaciers giving it its name. Tech Info and Tip: Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L IS at 100mm Camera: Canon EOS 30D Exposure: 1/125sec at f/5.0 and ISO 100 Filters: No filters Using red filter while converting to b&w can have interesting effects in the sky. A red filter typically darkens the sky which I like for images like this. Yosemite is the arguably the most beautiful national park. It's grandeur and the time scale it took to evolve is very humbling. I learnt that the granite peaks started out as molten magma deep below the earth's surface about 100 million years ago. Merced river then carved it into a "V" shaped valley and finally glaciers shaped it into its present day "U" shape. The beauty of the valley has inspired many. It's lush forests, tall granite peaks, amazing monoliths and beautiful waterfalls are so pristine that a visit to the park often overwhelms the senses. A visit here at least once in lifetime is a must.
"snow Covered Half Dome" Location: Yosemite National Park, California. Certain conditions in Yosemite last for a very short duration. A snow covered and fog shrouded view of iconic Half-Dome is not rare but difficult to catch since the snow melts quite rapidly. I was fortunate to visit Yosemite immeidately after a heavy snowstorm and was happy to catch this view. Tech Info: Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L IS @ 121mm Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II Exposure: 1/125sec at f/9 and ISO 200 Filters: B+W Circular Polarizer Yosemite is the arguably the most beautiful national park. It's grandeur and the time scale it took to evolve is very humbling. I learnt that the granite peaks started out as molten magma deep below the earth's surface about 100 million years ago. Merced river then carved it into a "V" shaped valley and finally glaciers shaped it into its present day "U" shape. The beauty of the valley has inspired many. It's lush forests, tall granite peaks, amazing monoliths and beautiful waterfalls are so pristine that a visit to the park often overwhelms the senses. A visit here at least once in lifetime is a must.
"Tenaya Lake" Location: Yosemite National Park, California. Situated high up in sierra mountains Tenaya lake is one of the pristine lakes that is easily accessible during a visit to Yosemite national park. The landscape here is dominated by giant granite domes that were once covered in ancient glaciers. The lake is the remaining legacy of those glaciers. I liked bit of light showing up on the pine trees and decided to include those in the composition as well. Tech Info: Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 50mm Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II Exposure: 25sec at f/16 and ISO 50 Filters: LEE ND Grads 0.9 and 0.6 soft edge Yosemite is the arguably the most beautiful national park. It's grandeur and the time scale it took to evolve is very humbling. I learnt that the granite peaks started out as molten magma deep below the earth's surface about 100 million years ago. Merced river then carved it into a "V" shaped valley and finally glaciers shaped it into its present day "U" shape. The beauty of the valley has inspired many. It's lush forests, tall granite peaks, amazing monoliths and beautiful waterfalls are so pristine that a visit to the park often overwhelms the senses. A visit here at least once in lifetime is a must.
