Percolating Half Dome

[JimFox]

This was from last week in Yosemite as I was after fall colors. Normally at sunset the face of Half Dome gets lit up really cool as most of you have seen I am sure. On this evening it did light up at the very beginning when the whole face was lit, then the sun must have gone behind a cloud on the horizon as the color and light turned very flat on Half Dome. Then just as this one cloud that was moving across the scene hit the peak of Half Dome the color and light came out! If you look close you can see the very top of Half Dome is being lit by the sun!

It was a night where easily one could have packed it in after the light first faded, but I am glad I stuck around.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[AlanLichty]

Some people have all the luck when it comes to scoring conditions like this. Not only did you get nice colors from Half Dome you also got an almost perfect reflection below. And fall colors?

Did I mention I'm jealous?

 

[Kyle Jones]

I've been wanting to shoot that spot in autumn for several years. Looks like you got some great conditions for it!

 

[Ben Egbert]

This shot is sweet Jim, you had to tell me you might have had color on the face of half dome. You got everything else. Not only fall color, but healthy aspens all in color with no dead or half gone trees.

 

[Jim Sanderson]

Sweet light on the clouds Jim. And the reflection tops it off. I want to see one from that morning at the bend!

 

[lightsgood]

Man Jim, I bet you were super excited to see this scene take place! Not giving up early ALWAYS has it's benefits! Beautiful!

 

[BarryHamilton]

Extra sweet!!

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Jim, I love the way you get these pastel colors in most of your images. This is wonderful.

 

[JimFox]

Some people have all the luck when it comes to scoring conditions like this. Not only did you get nice colors from Half Dome you also got an almost perfect reflection below. And fall colors?

Did I mention I'm jealous?

Ha ha, thanks Alan!

Yeah, I feel pretty happy about what I came away with.

 

[JimFox]

I've been wanting to shoot that spot in autumn for several years. Looks like you got some great conditions for it!

Yeah, I have been wanting to do the same. Always something ended coming up so I would miss the fall colors. This year though I was just determined to get there with fall color.

This shot is sweet Jim, you had to tell me you might have had color on the face of half dome. You got everything else. Not only fall color, but healthy aspens all in color with no dead or half gone trees.

Thanks Ben!

Yeah, I did get some shots with the face of Half Dome lit up more, but then that changes how the clouds are lit up so there is give and take. I will work on one of those later.

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

You totally scored !

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Lovely light combined with cloud color and reflection. Check on all points.

 

[MonikaC]

You got everything there, Jim! You must be very happy with this one.

 

[lionking]

Love it, it definitely belongs to reflections topic as well...

 

[Bart Carrig]

Awesome, Jim.

Bart

 

[Vieri]

Sweet shot Jim, that cloud and the reflection make the image for me! Best regards,

Vieri