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Half Dome from atop Sentinal Dome

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Posted by Christian Kiely on April 17, 2006 at 12:40 AM
Half Dome from atop Sentinal Dome
This shot is from last summer... my first trip to Yosemite. I quickly leared that the only way to escape the masses in the summer was to find the high country.

Fuji S2 Pro
Sigma 20mm
f22, 1.5s

Yes... I know that the FG will appear soft. I had to save the image at a low JPG quality to get it under 200kb. The source is fine.
Posted by Anil Rao on April 18, 2006 at 2:37 AM
You have captured some nice light here. I really like the foreground but feel that somehow this composition is making Halfdome look tiny and insignificant. Not that its a bad thing, but that famous landmark seems lost in the background. In a large print things might be different though.
Posted by Bishop Bastien on April 19, 2006 at 5:03 PM
Christian -- Well done...I am heading out to Yosemite on the 30th (my first trip as well). Although I won't be in the high country I am looking forward to the trip and the chance to capture a bit of the parks beauty.
Posted by Christian Kiely on April 19, 2006 at 8:59 PM
There's plenty of great stuff in the valley and lower parts. But, in the summer it is just dreadful with tourists, buses, trams, traffic jams, etc.