Category: 20 Mountains
加州優勝美地國家公園
在嚴冬中拍攝總是一項挑戰，但回報豐厚。那是優勝美地多年來罕見的大雪，我知道我必須上山。那天清晨四點，我和一位摯友起床出發。我們必須忍受零下二十度的低溫、冰凍的雪和呼嘯的風。途中，我們偶然發現了這片令人驚嘆的景象——完全出乎意料。這就是風景攝影的奇妙之處——如果你夠努力地走出去，有時美景會自己出現在眼前。我們無法再前進，必須拍下這一幕。雄偉的懸崖、高聳的霜樹，以及背景中奔騰的瀑布——看著這片景色，我滿懷興奮。四周，迷濛的雪持續飄落，流動的河流發出微弱的聲響，構成了一個完整的冬日仙境。
That snow lingering on the granite peaks kept catching the morning light so beautifully, it's like the whole valley was glowing. The detail in the frozen trees and the way the snowdrifts curl around the rocks makes you feel like you're standing right there in the cold. Definitely worth braving the h
The contrast between the dark granite and fresh snow in this shot is unreal, and the detail holds up even blown up large on my wall. It captures that quiet, biting-cold atmosphere of a winter Yosemite morning perfectly.
I’ve framed this exact shot on my wall and it still gives me chills—that deep snow in the valley feels almost three-dimensional. The way the light hits the granite after a big storm is pure magic.
