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First, I had to check these out since you commented on my Yosemite photo from the previous day. :-)

This is an interesting but difficult. If I'm not mistaken it is from the first view of Half Dome as your round the curve on Highway 120 heading toward the Valley. I've stopped there quite a few times and shot it myself - I have one image of the spot that I like quite a bit.

It is really a tough shot. There is often quite a bit of haze and the dynamic range between the muted tones of the fact of Half Dome and the brightness of the sky is really tough to cover.

I've generally gone for more or less the same sort of framing that you chose, though some times I've dropped the center point a bit lower and moved right a hair. Not saying it is better, just thinking out loud.

As proof that I know this spot well, I actually remember specifically the contour of those trees on the foreground ridge on the right. :-)

Dan