Category: 20 Mountains
優勝美地國家公園，加州
優勝美地國家公園擁有許多壯麗景點，這讓我總是毫不猶豫地重返此地。受這些經典山峰的宏偉所吸引，我清晨起床，踏著新雪徒步前行，只為捕捉第一縷晨光。過去一週，晴朗的天空和刺眼的強光讓我備受困擾——這簡直是攝影師的噩夢。而這個早晨，一切都變了。親眼目睹這樣的景象在我面前展開，實在令人震撼。埃爾卡皮坦山將它的魔幻光芒映照在河面上，新雪覆蓋的景象宛如童話場景。我敬畏地佇立，沉浸在這絕美之中。有時，大自然確實會讓人重新認識自己的渺小。這無疑是這樣的時刻之一。我估計自己拍了數百張照片——或許拍得太多了——並從中選出這幅作品，掛在我的藝廊牆上。
The way this captures the light hitting those granite faces makes me feel like I'm back on the trail, not just staring at a screen. The detail in the rock textures is sharp enough that I keep noticing something new each time I look. It's already earned a permanent spot on my office wall.
I’ve been to Yosemite half a dozen times, and this piece captures that same jaw-dropping feeling of standing in the valley—the towers really do feel like they’re rising right out of the frame. It’s become the first thing I look at on my desk every morning, and it honestly hasn’t gotten old.
The detail in the peaks is so crisp it feels like I’m standing right there in the valley again, and the colors are exactly how I remember them on a clear winter morning. It’s already up on my living room wall, and I catch myself just staring at it every time I walk by.
