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Nevada Falls
Yosemite National Park, California, USA
{ Nikon D80 } – { 70 mm } – { f/5.6 } – { 1/500s exposure } – { ISO 200 }
A Foggy Day at Yosemite National Park
A recent trip to California’s Yosemite National Park found Ansel Adams’ most famous places of inspiration shrouded in a dense fog that only got thicker the further up I went.
Upon arriving at Glacier Point, home of one of the most iconic views in entire place, I found that there was a wall of white and gray separating me from a view of Half Dome, Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls.
However, the fog was fast-moving with a few breaks here and there and at one point happened to break in a circular pattern right around Nevada Falls.
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Color vs Black and White
While I shot this photograph in full color, there was barely anything but grays and whites in the image so I used Photoshop to convert it to a traditional Black & White.
At first I was more than a bit irritated at the weather conditions that prevented me from getting more traditional “blue sky” photos of Yosemite, but now looking back at my captures from that weekend I could not be happier with the moody and unique shots.
Revisiting the Experience 11 Years Later
“Um – I’m pretty sure there’s a waterfall behind those clouds,” I thought to myself. ☁️
“Not sure where … but it’s there.”
Wait for it …
Keep waiting …
There it is!
Oh, wow … thank you, fog!
You want to create a complete circle of visibility around Nevada Falls for all of 5 seconds while I make this photo?
Then, you’ll go back to being a solid wall of fog?
Sounds good to me!
Click.
Click.
Click!
Written on 7/18/22
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