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Yosemite
Tunnel View
by Aniket Deole

I think the best time to visit Yosemite is February. There is still some snow around the valley. The trees and the snow shine mystically because of the sun rays through the patchy clouds. Certainly a sight to behold.

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There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature…
Tunnel View
by Sandeep Thomas
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El Capitan at sunset. This shot was taken during our last visit to Yosemite Valley. I have never gotten a good sunset at this view point before so was very thrilled to see the colors in the sky that evening. I took this shot from Artist point which is about half a mile away from the more popular tunnel view destination but gives a slightly better view of the massive granite cliffs.

For this shot I isolated El Capitan using a telephoto lens and just wanted to capture the details on the largest chunk of granite in the world. Hope you all like it thanks for visiting..

Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray…
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by Sandeep Thomas
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After the amazing sunset at Artist point we returned to tunnel view early in the morning to get a glimpse of the valley bathed in warm sunrise light. What we got was complete gray everywhere, the entire Yosemite valley was filled with fog. We spent most of the sunrise looking at a gray canvas but as the sun rose it started to warm up and fog started to clear. I initially had a plan to make a time lapse video here and went about setting up my camera for just that.

This shot is one of the images from the lime lapse when the fog cleared a bit and you could see much of the features of the valley. I only have about 10 shots like this from a list of almost 350 shots. Hope you all like the gray steel of Yosemite, thanks for visiting.

Half Dome at sunset, seen from Glacier Point, Yosemite NP
Half Dome from Glacier Point
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Half Dome from Glacier Point
by David Hamments

Half Dome at sunset, as seen from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, Californa.... (high ISO due to failing light)

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Tunnel View
by Sandeep Thomas
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Most people who go to Yosemite National park will recognize this view as Tunnel view and its one of the trademark images of Yosemite national park. I have shot this scene before but this time we wanted to do something different and hence ended up hiking to Artist point which about half a mile away from the parking lot and requires a lot climbing and scrambling. Actually the hike is almost entirely elevation gain and not a good thing to do when the sunset is already happening as we literally had no time to take a breather. I was almost certain that I was going to have a heart attack, at least a couple of times during our scramble.

I know this view point is not that far from Tunnel view but the this vista has an entirely different perspective due to the elevation gain and to add to it we got to watch most spectacular sunset I have ever witnessed at Yosemite. Yosemite, to me at least, has always been a sunrise location and I was properly stocked to get a sunset this pretty and I had high hopes for next day’s sunrise shoot. But that’s a story for another day’s post. Hope you like this image, thanks for visiting.

Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point
Tunnel View
by Ansel Adams
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Tunnel View
Tunnel View

I was just praying that I reach this place on time for sunset as I had to drive almost 8 hours to reach this very spot from Lone Pine. It was one of...

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Bridal Veil Rainbow
Tunnel View

I've never witnessed this before. At a certain time of day during a certain time of year, when the falls are really pumping, you see a rainbow color...

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Yosemite Valley, Stormy Day
Tunnel View

This was my 5th year coming to Yosemite and I've never made it to the "Tunnel View" made famous by Ansel Adams. At about 7pm we drove up Tunnel View...

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Sunrise Snake River Overlook - Grand Teton N.P - Wyoming - USA
Grand Tetons from Snake River Overlook

Grand Teton National Park is located in the northwestern section of Wyoming. It has spectacular views with immaculate mountains and clear bustling...

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Half Dome at Sunset
Half Dome from Glacier Point
by David Hamments

As seen from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California...

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Half Dome from Glacier Point
by Birgit M.

Yosemite NP, view from Glacier Point to Half Dome

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Half Dome from Glacier Point
by David Hamments

Half Dome sunset panorama in Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park
Tunnel View
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Yosemite National Park without water. One of the things that I surprised me when I visited this Park was the big areas burned and shortage of water. People told this year has been a very dry year. Welcome to environment change. This photo was taken from Tunnel View.

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The heart is forever inexperienced…
Tunnel View
by Sandeep Thomas
  • Henry David Thoreau.

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Panorama from Tunnel View location at Yosemite Valley. It’s the second time I have been in this location In freezing early morning temperatures hoping to view some dramatic sky. I have been disappointed both times on that aspect. The first time I had grey skies and the second time I was met with crystal clear sky. I think I need to check the weather conditions for Yosemite Valley more often. We spend the whole morning here without noticing even a single cloud. Let’s just say my exp here is the opposite of what I usually get at Valley view.

This is one is again a stitched panorama shot of the entire valley stitched from about 40 shots. Hope everyone like it. Thanks for visiting and have a great day..

Yosemite NP, Tunnel View, sunrise
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by Birgit M.

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Captains Embrace
Tunnel View

Every year around Valentines Day the setting sun lines up such that it strikes the rock wall next to El Capitan and lights up a waterfall, known as...

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Hidden from View
Tunnel View

There's a reason why Ansel Adams' photos of Yosemite National Park became so famous – they’re absolutely stunning. Tunnel View is one of those iconic...

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tunnel view twilight
Tunnel View

So remember when I said I'd only have 30 pics from Yosemite to show you, I lied. This here is 62 30second exposures layered on top of each other....

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Black & White
Tunnel View

I am liking the black & white photographs more than the color. Not sure whether it is because black and white is hiding all the imperfections or it...

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Tunnel View Sunset
Tunnel View

I got a chance to visit Yosemite last weekends. The last light over El Capitan was great. I did some manipulation to add fog and Bridalveil Fall...

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Under the Stars
Half Dome from Glacier Point

Glacier Point was in my list of places to visit for a long time. The story started with me driving from Fresno around afternoon to reach Glacier...

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Snake River
Grand Tetons from Snake River Overlook

Sunrise at Snake River Overlook. I kinda like when trees in the valley turn yellow when the sunlight hit

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Grand Tetons from Snake River Overlook

Snake River Viewpoint Grand Teton National Park

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Sunset over Yosemite Valley
Tunnel View
by Eduard Wichner

Shot from the Tunnel View

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by Sandeep Thomas
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Keeping up with moody foggy images, here is a photo I took from Atrist’s point at Yosemite National Park. We had made a quick weekend trip to Yosemite and was hoping for some cool shots of th park in winter, I have a weather alert for Yosemite in an app and everytime inclement weather is reported, we get a notification. Unfortunately, we hoped for a snow storm but all we got was just the clouds and fog. Kind of cements a saying I have often heard guides, adventurists, and photographers’ repeats “Nature never cooperates”.

I also made a time lapse video at this location which howed the movement of the clouds as they got pummeled into this narrow canyon by unrelenting wind. Please check that out here and wait till the end to see landmark features of yosemilte valley get revealed. I haven’t had much of a chance to get back to timelapse since then and would really like to brush up on that skill a bit more.

Sunset over Half Dome
Tunnel View
by Eduard Wichner

Shot from the Tunnel View

Tunnel View Overlook
Tunnel View
by Yi Jiang

Wildfire caused smoke fog over Yosemite National Park. Famous Bridal Vein Falls was invisible because of drought.

Tunnel View - Yosemite
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No trip here is complete with out a stop at this view point

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El Capitan by Moonlight
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The 3,000 foot rock face that is El Capitan, lit by moonlight.

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Photo taken in Yosemite National Park (California,...

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Tunnel View Sunset, B&W
Tunnel View

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We didn't get any epic sunsets during the workshop, but there were periods of good light. This is from the second night of...

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Last Light, Tunnel View
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Another shot, but from the opposite end of the day.

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Bridalfire
Tunnel View

Willie, Will, and I arrived in Yosemite for moonbow weekend and the first thing we did was scout a location for our saturday night moonbow at Cascade...

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Moon Rise Over Half Dome
Half Dome from Glacier Point

The full moon starts to rise in the sky just as the sunsets on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.

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Journey to the Other Side
Half Dome from Glacier Point

Glacier Point – Yosemite National Park

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I could easily include a very large narrative with this image, describing...

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Snake River Overlook
Grand Tetons from Snake River Overlook

The most famous spot in Grand Teton National Park, immortalised by Ansel Adams' black and white photo from 1942. As everybody will tell you, the...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Ansel Adams!
Most notably Sandeep Thomas, David Hamments and Eduard Wichner.