Looking eastward from the far west of Yosemite Valley...

[Yellowboard]

As one leaves the valley floor of Yosemite there is a spot, right before it's too late to turn back, that offers this view...

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D5 1/1250 @ f 8 ISO 220 Nikkor 24-70mm @ 24mm

 

[Woody Meristem]

Beautiful!

 

[Charles Loy]

Super photo!

 

[Yellowboard]

Beautiful!

Thanks Woody. I've been trying to get this shot for years but just couldn't quite locate the "spot".

 

[Yellowboard]

Super photo!

Thanks Charles!

 

[Bill Schone]

We were there this past spring, saw that exact setting & you nailed it wonderfully! Absolutely well done.

 

[Yellowboard]

We were there this past spring, saw that exact setting & you nailed it wonderfully! Absolutely well done.

Thanks Bill. And I have to give some credit to a most amazing lens...the 24-70 Nikkor. Nothing else like it.

 

[Bill Schone]

You show that you know how to use it!

 

[KurtT]

Nice to have the smoke gone from valley and the sierras. Very pretty.

 

[Yellowboard]

Nice to have the smoke gone from valley and the sierras. Very pretty.

Yes, it is very nice indeed. Had some concerns about wildfires and smoke prior to my trip there but it turned out well.

 

[KurtT]

Yes, it is very nice indeed. Had some concerns about wildfires and smoke prior to my trip there but it turned out well.

Smoke kept me out of sierras for 2 mos. Here is a view from house looking east. Trees in foreground at house. Sculpting at bottom of sun is a ridgetop. AQI was 700+Glad
it started raining again.

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[AstroEd]

I used to dream of visiting all of the big state/national parks.

 

[Abinoone]

As one leaves the valley floor of Yosemite there is a spot, right before it's too late to turn back, that offers this view...

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D5 1/1250 @ f 8 ISO 220 Nikkor 24-70mm @ 24mm

So beautiful! Would love to visit someday soon.

 

[Yellowboard]

Smoke kept me out of sierras for 2 mos. Here is a view from house looking east. Trees in foreground at house. Sculpting at bottom of sun is a ridgetop. AQI was 700+Glad
it started raining again.
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That must have been extremely depressing. The rain was a blessing indeed.

 

[Yellowboard]

So beautiful! Would love to visit someday soon.

It is a magical place. Takes one many visits to truly understand its' beauty and magnificence

 

[RichF]

lovely view and great image

 

[Yellowboard]

lovely view and great image

Thanks Rich!

 

[Whiskeyman]

I used to dream of visiting all of the big state/national parks.

Just to visit all of the National Parks is a significant undertaking. Especially if you really want to experience them. Add in photography to the experience, and you can spend a lifetime in some of the parks singly!

 

[AstroEd]

Just to visit all of the National Parks is a significant undertaking. Especially if you really want to experience them. Add in photography to the experience, and you can spend a lifetime in some of the parks singly!

Might be time I started living lol.