Rock Face, Yosemite California.

I like this mosaic-like scene immensely. The twinkling bits of saturated color against a relatively neutral backdrop give the impression of shining a flashlight in a diamond mine. Although there are enough clues to clearly convey the context, looked at sideways this transforms into an abstraction.

The deep, dark background colors against the small sunlit areas make for a nice effect. Holds my interest for a long while. Maybe I would crop both sides a bit for a 4x5 aspect ratio :-)

Very good play of light & shade,colours,Emmanuel.

... like Carsten I love the deep rich dark colors of the rock wall which are made more appealing by the sunlit tree in the foreground. A magnificent scene of nature beautifully captured.

I remember this trip like it was yesterday. A client of mine, a tour bus

driver, had gotten arrested driving at Yosemite without a tour driver's

license. So, he hired me to go there to represent him. I decided this

was as good a time as any to give the family a vacation. Piling into the

old Lexus, the wife, the 6 month old baby and I, headed out to

Yosemite. The trip was a harrowing experience, as we left late, caught

heavy traffic, and found ourselves driving down the unforgiving mountain

road to Mariposa in stark darkness. To make matter absolutely hell,

after three hours of sitting in his rear facing seat, Gabriel just spooked

out and started to scream at the top of his voice. No amount of

consoling, feeding, stopping, or singing could calm him down. Oge

insisted on carrying him while I drove, an idea I quickly nixed, and so

we sat there in the darkness, three headstrong people, none giving an

inch. In this way did we pass 40 minutes until Gabriel fell asleep. We

did not get into our room at the Yosemite Lodge till about 10 pm. It

wasn't until the next day that I drove out alone to the court and finally

got to enjoy the scenery. After my hearing, I took the whole family out

for a bit of sightseeing, after which we headed home early on Saturday,

a bittersweet trip, if there ever was one.

Beautiful mosaic. compliments -koushik

this is truly AWEsome. the light and colors prove that nature is the greatest artist of all.

Like a beautiful tapestry. Very lovely. Take care

Ha...love the story Emmanuel!! You know they make sitcoms out of situations like yours... even though it wasn't funny or enjoyable at the time. I like the deep rich colors here and various light... regards...LJ

Love the spotlighting effect of your speedlight/flash. Changes the whole dynamic of the shot. Great colours.

 

-Ade

Did you win the case?

 

I'm kind of pigheaded about some things, and shooting in Yosemite is one of those things. I have always felt that the challenge to not create a cliche would be too much to overcome. But I must say you have done a fine job of creating a unique image and thereby prove my foolishness. Another thing that is great about this is the fact that it is abstract enough that it can be difficult to no the scale of things. Wonderful.

Very good colors and light! Warm regards. Glauco

Great light, colors and details!

An excellent color palette Emmanuel! I love a lot. A greeting.

Very good. Almost abstract. Regards.

This is a helluva shot from a helluva trip.