Shine on Half Dome

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Shine on Half Dome
Shine on Half Dome

This is an image taken from the valley floor of some of the wooded area along the Merced River in the park and the magnificent Half Dome monolith. In the late afternoon as the sun starts setting, it shines on Half Dome and the valley floor becomes shaded. It is quite beautiful and fortunately we got to witness it two evenings while there. Half-Dome gets brighter and brighter with the sun set till it completely gets blocked by El Capitan. So cool. People seem to stop all along the valley floor just to gaze and enjoy the experience. It is definitely one of the highlights for me in my time there.

I just love the way the valley floor becomes shaded and all the visitors start to settle in for the sunset. Seemed as if all the visitors kind of calmed and relaxed as the valley colors became more profound to me probably because of the decline of the harsh sun beating down. It all took on a softer beauty to me. Sort of. Bicyclists pulled off the trails and people, if they could, parked and got out of their vehicles and sat in the grass to watch it all.. This image was taken earlier on in the setting as only a light bit of the mountain had the bottom shaded. The shaded areas rose with each minute and became brighter on the dome. Ya gotta see it in person and I'm glad I finally had the opportunity. Hope to again someday.

Yosemite National Park, CA

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Taken on: November 22, 2024
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