Half Dome from Glacier Point Yosemite National Park, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

Copyright © 2010 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

Myself and 5 friends went up to spend the day in Yosemite to see the view from Glacier Point before it closes for winter, and to shoot the nearly full moon rising from behind Half Dome if the clouds and weather permitted.

We had a lovely picnic lunch here at Glacier Point. The view is fantastic!

I used my Singh Ray LB ColorCombo Warming Circular Polarizer today. It really helped the shot by tamping down the glare on the clouds, and it brought out more of the grays and blues in the sky.

Unfortunately, at the time the moon was rising behind Half Dome the clouds had covered the entire dome so we never saw the moon.
We packed up and went into Groveland for a Mexican dinner before heading home.

PP- Vibrancy, clarity, and a bit of sharpening, resized.
Nikon D90, Nikkor 17-35mm @ 22mm, f8, 1/160s, ISO 200, Manual Mode, on a Tripod.
Yosemite National Park, Stanislaus National Forest, California, Yosemite Wilderness