Thursday, 9th July 2009
Summer Sunset from Glacier Point
by John Harrison
The picture perfect location in Yosemite made even better by the dramatic clouds and fantastic color and lighting at Sunset. This is one of those images that reminds you where to be on a Friday afternoon.
Equipment: Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm, Singh-Ray 2 stop ND, Gitzo Tripod
John Harrison
John Harrison is a landscape and nature photographer located in the heart of Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale, California. I'm a landscape guy. I love capturing vibrant colors in sunrises and sunsets, textures in nature, the moon, flowing water and waterfalls. I try to capture the mood of the scene and love how the light interacts with the scene. I like shooting Water, rocks, tree bark, leaves… all things in nature have a texture to me. When I'm at a location, my challenge is capturing how the scene in front of me looks, feels, sounds or smells. Even with today's equipment, it's a challenge to recreate what your eyes see. If I'm successful, the photograph will remind me of that place I want to be on a Friday afternoon. In the meantime, he is glad to have a full-time job at a hightech company in Silicon Valley and shoots all of the Bay area landscape locations in his backyard including the San Mateo Coast, Big Sur, San Francisco and Yosemite.
Website: www.jharrisonphoto.com
Summer Sunset from Glacier Point by John Harrison was photo of the day on Thursday, 9th July 2009. It is tagged Mountains, Yosemite. You can leave a comment below.
23 Comments
Jim Atkin
John Harrison you sure are a lanscape and nature photographer. What a delight to capture this scene. I have tried to capture the beauty of Yosemite but you get the prize.
Borje
Love the detail, color and aspect. Beauty indeed!
su
Wonderful shot and wonderful website. congrats.
Mara
I don’t know… aren’t the colors too bright?
Or maybe it’s only my pc screen…
Leslie Parsley
I think if you live anywhere in the hazy eastern zone of the U.S., it might be hard to envision the light and brightness of the high mountains of
western parts. The air is purer and so is the light. I’ve seen such skys in the Colorado Mountains many times. Very nice work.
Leslie Parsley
And, darn it, I wish I could spell and type.
Marie Dunphy Harding
The combination of navy blue/black mountains with that incredible sky makes for one fantastic scene. Thank you.
Miazi
All i can say is WoW
Lucky
Very Obseqious use of light, I’m trippin on it.
Mesquite
Yosemite is an incredible place. And yes you can see bright vivid colors in every hue imaginable, it isn’t you PC screen. I have taken hundreds of pictures in Yosemite and have captured similar colors. Great Picture!
Kent
Breathtaking.
mike
The sky colors are amazing.
Anurag
Nice sky but too much of foreground for my liking.
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Anurag–you need to visit Yosemite. There’s no such thing as too much foreground! The views are unimagined. It’s like having your primal being finally going home. The textures, colors, scents, all go together to make an unforgettable experience printed deeply on your soul. Thank you John Harrison for this spiritual trip and a perfect potd!
planet lover
It is hard to make out the tree on the right. I only saw it when I took a second look wondering where the red color was coming from. I WILL visit Yosemite some day. Thanks for showing us this great place.
Pauline Jones
Wow; this is so colorful and dramatic; Yosemite is a very special place.
John Harrison
Thanks folks for the awesome comments!! I had no idea that I had made the Earthshots until today! I just got back from shooting waterfalls in Oregon. More images later. Hopefully I will have more to share.
Yosemite is a special place for me and quite a few others. I got engaged to my wife there long ago and now we take the kids every winter (I sneak up for regular photo shoots!)
Anurag – you have a valid comment – I was tempted to crop some off the bottom but wanted to keep that full tree on the right.
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i really stunning!! its really beautiful~ i wish i can feel it too in the real life
mike
I love the sky colors.
Deborah Flowers
This is absolutely beautiful! I love the way you captured the spectacular light in this image…I visited your site and you make excellent use of light quality in all of your images. Very beautiful stuff!
Su
Wonderful sight, need to get there.
Rajib Singha
Nice landscape!
renee
Wonderful sky really like the colors.