Summer Sunset from Glacier Point by John Harrison

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, leavesâ€¦ 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.

www.jharrisonphoto.com

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19 Comments

Jim Atkin Says:
July 9th, 2009 at 1:55 am
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.
su Says:
July 9th, 2009 at 7:47 am
Wonderful shot and wonderful website. congrats.
Mara Says:
July 9th, 2009 at 7:54 am
I don’t know… aren’t the colors too bright?
Or maybe it’s only my pc screen…
Leslie Parsley Says:
July 9th, 2009 at 9:41 am
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 Says:
July 9th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
And, darn it, I wish I could spell and type.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
July 9th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
The combination of navy blue/black mountains with that incredible sky makes for one fantastic scene. Thank you.
Miazi Says:
July 9th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
All i can say is WoW
Mesquite Says:
July 9th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
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!
mike Says:
July 9th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
The sky colors are amazing.
Anurag Says:
July 10th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Nice sky but too much of foreground for my liking.
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
July 10th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
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 Says:
July 11th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
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 Says:
July 15th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Wow; this is so colorful and dramatic; Yosemite is a very special place.
John Harrison Says:
July 19th, 2009 at 6:32 am
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.
mike Says:
September 24th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
I love the sky colors.
Deborah Flowers Says:
July 9th, 2010 at 4:24 am
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 Says:
July 9th, 2010 at 7:30 am
Wonderful sight, need to get there.
Rajib Singha Says:
July 9th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Nice landscape!
renee Says:
July 9th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Wonderful sky really like the colors.