Half Dome Sunset

Location: Half Dome from Glacier Point. Yosemite National Park. Shot in June of 2012.

Find the location: Copy the coordinates below. Open Google Earth, paste the coordinates into "Fly To" and click on the magnifying glass.

37° 43’ 46.01” N
119° 34' 21.60” W

Equipment: Canon EOS 5DMark II, 24-105 lens (at 90 mm) f 20 for 2.5 sec. ISO 50 with polarizing filter.

Digital imaging/manipulation: Color adjustment of sky.

Notes: Great place for pictures of the valley. Sunset is the more colorful time of day. Time of year also affects how directly the sun stikes the face of Halfdome. You can climb Halfdome if you like, but then you have to hang over the top to get a picture of it and I wouldn't recommend that. You leave Yosemite Valley and go south to Glacier Point Road. This is the way to Badger Pass Ski Area, Sentinel Dome, and eventually, Glacier Point. There is a large parking area at the end of the road.