Category: 20 Mountains
加州優勝美地國家公園
拍攝這張照片的那天，正好是安塞爾·亞當斯的生日——他創作了優勝美地最經典的黑白影像。我在優勝美地待了幾天，天氣一直很糟，但我堅持下來，因為沒有什麼比拍攝暴風雨過後的晴朗時刻更適合拍出戲劇性的照片了。我在濃霧籠罩下徒步登上靈感點。幾個小時內，霧氣散去，沉入谷底。新娘面紗瀑布從山間傾瀉而下，彷彿閃耀著光芒。這個地方是攝影師的聖地，名副其實——它絕對是世界上最美的地點之一。這張照片就在我眼前成形，所有自然元素完美和諧。
The black and white contrast on this print captures Half Dome's granite face exactly the way it felt standing there in person. I've hung it in my living room and find myself staring at it every morning with my coffee.
The timing of this shot—taken on Ansel Adams’ birthday—makes it feel like a tribute to the park’s history, and the black-and-white tones in the print really capture that classic Yosemite mood. It’s hung above my desk and I keep catching myself staring at the granite detail instead of working.
The blacks in this print are so deep they pull you right into the valley, and the way the light hits Half Dome’s face feels like a quiet tribute to the man whose birthday it was. I’ve stared at it every morning since it arrived, and it somehow makes my small apartment feel bigger, more open.
