El Capitan

There are so many things that I love about this photo. The small amount of brightness on the very top of the mountain is eye-catching. The blue in the sky is wonderful, and the darker colors in the foreground round it all out. Spectacular!!

I know El Capitan is one of the more photographed places in Yosemite

and it's hard to not be cliche. But I liked how the mist draped the

cliff and the sun just lit the face. Next time I will probably use a

ND graduated filter to bring out more detail in the foreground. It's

a little too dark.