Half Dome Yosemite National Park [Contest Finalists April 2009]
Uploaded: April 12, 2009 12:25:52
From our camp site we were blessed with an incredible view of Half Dome's profile after an April snow storm
Exif: F Number: 18, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 125/10000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 55.00 mm, Model: NIKON D40
Jeanine M. Bailey April 15, 2009
Okay, WOW...I'm not jealous that I wasn't there to see this!!! :):) Absolutley BEAUTIFUL kirk!!! :) I love the black and white!!! #1113980Melissa Olsen April 15, 2009
I mean to tell you my jaw dropped when I opened this image....absolutely fabulous and so Ansel Adams. Well done and I have added into my favs! #7406820Esther R. Tinz April 15, 2009
Wow - Kirk - your landscapes are beautiful. As gorgeous and well done as this is - I still prefer the colored version best. #7407348Michael Kelly April 15, 2009
I Like it. Great tonality in the B&W and it works very well with the snow and mist. Wonderful POV and comp. Great capture. #7407790Anthony L. Mancuso April 15, 2009
This is fabulous Kirk, I like it much better than the first one...great DOF with the foreground trees and the mountain in focus...the clarity in the mountain is great and the exposure is much better than the other one with plenty of detail in the trees and less shadow on the mountain...well done.. #7407810Jodi M. Walsh April 15, 2009
amazing landscape! great as a bw love the mist! how lucky you were to catch this! #7407877Debbie E. Payne April 15, 2009
Just gorgeous, Kirk. Or do we need to start calling you Ansel? Great clarity in this image and it is very commanding! #7407980Angela C. French April 15, 2009
Yeah, late on the Ansel comments, but stunning is a great word! Love the clouds lingering alongside the mountain! #7408391Joan E. Hoffman April 15, 2009
Ansel Adams indeed! Have you checked your birth certificate lately Kirk?? You must be operating under an assumed name! :) #7409272Christie R. Bielss April 16, 2009
I love it!!! This is so perfect! Print and frame it!! #7410509Dale Hardin April 16, 2009
Kirk, this is a real winner. Can only echo all the above. Super job. #7410856Monnie Ryan April 16, 2009
Absolutely awesome photo, Kirk -- welcome to the parks club. Hope to see more of your work here! #7411625Kirk J. McClenahan April 21, 2009
THanks all for the great comments. I truly have to say that I had more pleasure capturing these than any other set that I've taken. I've been waiting for a wintery Yosemite for a long time.William F. Clair May 26, 2009
Of all your photos this is my favorite!!! #7561393Debbie E. Payne May 26, 2009
Well deserved, Kirk. Congratulations! #7561757Michael Kelly May 26, 2009
Such a great shot and well deserved recognition. CongratulationsEsther R. Tinz May 26, 2009
Way To Go Kirk. Congratulations!! #7562172Dale Hardin May 26, 2009
Excellent Kirk. A Great image captured perfectly. Very cool. #7562420Eugenio Diaz May 26, 2009
Congratulations on your AMAZING Finalist…Well done!Dianna Murphy May 26, 2009
Congratulations! Beautiful finalist. #7563582Susan M. Reynolds June 24, 2009
Kudos on reaching the a Finalist ranking! This is such a superb shot....I think I am jealous!Teresa H. Hunt July 08, 2009
Congrats on your finalist! Beautiful shot!!! #7720114Sharon September 30, 2009
This is gorgeous!!!! #7997589Debbie E. Payne June 29, 2010
Beautiful image, Kirk! I'm going through all the submits on the Phellos pages and am working my way up to the current ones. I hope you have this framed and hung up in your home! #8723033Stephen Shoff June 30, 2010
Kirk -- I was the guy standing next you!(LOL) I have virtually an identical photo from 3/14/2010, but taken at the El Capitan picnic site. I'll have to go back and try my hand at B&W on this one.Great job. #8726780
Carolyn McIntosh August 18, 2011
What a gorgeous landscape and I have myself taken by surprise at how wonderful this is in black and white. Congrats on the Finalist award. #9613601Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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