Subject: Yosemite Valley by starlight
Exposure: 5 minutes
Processing: Color balance adjusted in Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Lens: Nikon 35mm @ f/2.8
Mount: Fixed tripod
Film: 35mm Kodak Gold 100
Location: Tunnel View, Yosemite Valley. Yosemite National Park, California.
Date: 11/03/01
Comments: One of the most famous and photographed vistas in the world, Tunnel View gives a breathtaking view eastward up Yosemite Valley.
In this image, the massive granite block of El Capitan(left) rises over 3,500 vertical feet above the valley floor.
9,926ft Cloud's Rest and 8,842ft Half Dome can be seen in the distance(center) while 8,122ft Sentinel Dome and the Cathedral Rocks can been seen at right.
If you look closely you can see a small orangish dot just to the right of El Capitan. This dot is the light from a rock climber's camp lantern who is pearched thousands of feet above the ground.