Panasonic Lumix GX85, 1/20sec, f/9, ISO 100 [4592x3061]
I was headed over Tioga Pass last summer to go camping at Mono Lake. I was hoping I would be somewhere beautiful around sunset but I let fate decide exactly where I would be when it hit. When golden hour started I realized I was only a few miles away from Olmsted Point so that became my destination. When I pulled in and saw the way the light was hitting Half Dome in the distance I was blown away. I normally shoot wide, and even though the wide scene was nice I knew Half Dome had to be the main focus. I pulled out my 45-150mm zoom that I rarely ever touch, and proceeded to try and frame the shot. After a few attempts of getting a good composition from the point itself I realized the angle wasn't quite right. I crossed the road and started to hike up the sloping granite behind the point. This allowed more of Half Dome to be in frame and resulted in the photo above.
Below is a wide shot from Olmsted Point, it's not the worst shot but doesn't really work for a few reasons. This composition puts the tree in the foreground as the subject, but the light is at odds with that. If the light was different, this shot may have worked. But on this day, the tree was in shadow and Half Dome had this amazing light, demanding me to make it the focal point.
Panasonic Lumix GX85, 1/10sec, f/14, ISO 100 [4592x3062]
The Half Dome shot was so painfully obvious that there really wasn't a good way to get a variation of it. This left me time to try and find something else in the area to shoot while the light was still good. I pointed my camera over at Tresidder Peak and got this capture of the tip getting the final light of that day.
Panasonic Lumix GX85, 1/15sec, f/9, ISO 100 [4592x3448]
I can't even describe how amazing the first shot is. I love them all but that first one is so well balanced with amazing light and a sheen like look. So cool Have a !BEER.
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