I could write much about Yosemite but most of it has been better and more authoritatively done but others. It is enough to let the photograph say it.We went to Yosemite (our second trip) in June of 2007. Yosemite has a great hotel, plenty to do, and, to my family's delight, the setting sunlight makes beautiful photographs. Morning is good too, but good photographs can be taken in the evening. The photograph above was taken near sunset (the sun was behind me) from the Merced River near Fern Springs and the Pohono Bridge. It is a popular spot, often photographed, though many photographs include El Capital (which would be to the left in this photo).
What astounds me is that Cathedral Rocks (the two visible peaks nearest the falls) reaches 6,644 feet in elevation (compared to an elevation of 3,881 feet where this photograph was taken) but yet King Huber and François E. Matthes, the USGS experts, state glacier covered the valley above the summit of Cathedral Rocks, with Mathhes saying they reached a depth of not less than 300 feet above the peak.
The only modifications to this phtograph I made was to brighten it and increase the contrast slightly. The beauty of the light from the setting sun did the rest.
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