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El Capitan

El Capitan - Main image
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Category: 20 Mountains

Yosemite National Park, Californien
Den 3000 fod høje granitformation kendt som El Capitan er blevet fotograferet mange gange. Men jeg vidste, at jeg kunne sige noget anderledes om den med det rigtige billede. Jeg ønskede at få hele formationen i rammen, men give den en kontekst og ikke isolere den. Jeg var nødt til at fange noget unikt. Søen og de sneklædte klipper i forgrunden giver et fantastisk perspektiv til billedet, mens skyerne, der rører toppen af El Capitan, får den til at se næsten vulkansk og levende ud. Jeg kunne godt lide tanken om, at mit fotografi viste, at der stadig er liv i denne gamle klippeformation.

45 kunstnerbevis / 950 begrænset oplag

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 16 reviews)

Lily ★★★★★

Woke up at 4am to catch the first light hitting the east face, and the 3000-foot vertical rise just swallowed the valley below me. The granite’s texture in the shadows is something I’ve never seen captured this cleanly, even after a dozen trips here.

Ella ★★★★★

I’ve stared at photos of this monolith for years, but capturing it at dawn when the light hits the granite’s texture just right finally made it feel like mine. The 3000-foot scale translates surprisingly well in a wide shot, even on a phone screen.

William ★★★★★

The sheer scale of that 3000-foot granite wall doesn't hit you until you're halfway up the trail, and then it just keeps going. I've flipped through countless photos of this place, but finally seeing the rock's texture and shadows in person made every shot I took feel completely new.