Category: 20 Mountains
加州優勝美地國家公園
被稱為埃爾卡皮坦的3000英尺花崗岩層已被拍攝過許多次。但我知道，只要選對影像，我就能對它說出不同的故事。我想將它完整納入畫面，同時賦予它背景，而不是孤立它。我必須捕捉到獨特的畫面。前景中的湖泊和覆雪岩石為這張照片提供了絕佳的透視感，而觸及埃爾卡皮坦頂端的雲朵讓它看起來幾乎像火山般生動。我喜歡我的照片展現出這座古老岩層中仍存在生命力的想法。
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.
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.
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.
