Yosemite Valley at dusk

Yosemite Valley at dusk; 7 minute exposure

very nice mood, great nature photo!

wonderful work

Excellent image!!!! congrats

A winner!! My only advice would be to crop the left half tree. In every other way it is gold medal. Regards!

Perfect! I really like the exposure. Very original shot. 7/7a.

Talk about a unique take on an iconic view! Great work here...awesome exposure, and the manmade lights add not only a charm to the photo, but also makes a point about the 'human' impact in the valley.

very original shot, with excellent lights and those stars look like some fire raindrops

Excellent and original image, I like very much the long exposure effect - the sky is unique 7/7

absolutely stunning photo phil.

Very cool shot. Unusual take on a familiar vista. Well done and concieved.

 

Harry

Que maravilla, de lo mejor en paisajes que veo hace tiempo. Muchas felicidades

Great shot. Excellent all the way around. Compliments.

Very nice n` unusual shot from a typical spot.

Caspar Knox

very unique! i have a question - during dusk, when the amount of light on the scene is quickly changing, how do you meter and choose an exposure time for a long exposure like this? Thanks, Anish

beautiful image wonderful!!!!congrats

Breathes new life into a much photographed location.

Fantastic shot.

Photographed for generations and never quite like this. Very cool composition. Bravo!

WOW !!! we all know view from this spot but this is absolutely different level and something I have never seen. Good job!

Anish,

 

I wish I could tell you I have a magic formula for that, but actually, you just fly by the seat of your pants and do everything by dead reckoning. I just guess at it from prior experience. 7 minutes is not that long; the light does not change that rapidly in that short amount of time.

 

This was shot at 200 ISO, 2.8 aperture, 7 minutes. The colors you see here were not visible to the naked eye. The lights in the mist on the valley floor are from auto headlights; the glow behind El Cap is the moon rising in the far east end of the valley, all of which was just gray light to the naked eye.

A really original view of this often photographied landscape!

The lighted clouds in the valley and the stars make a really sweet atmosphere despites the cold suggested by the snow and the night...

 

Regards

 

Xavier

wow,i have never seen yosemite like this

Unique and beautiful.

Phil! This is fantastic! It's so difficult to get around in the darkness and winter, even if you are staying in the valley! But to get this amazing arrangement of sky, snow cover AND clouds AND illumination effects, I can't tell you how jealous I am! Seriously, I don't know what to add. The moonlight around El Cap is demanding attention quite strongly, but you may be totally happy with that. I'm very impressed and congratulate you. -Kurt

Nice shot and excellent processing. Looks like a greeting card.