Cathedral Peak From Tuolmne Meadows

I found my location for the evening. My focus was to be Lembert Dome and Mammoth Peak. I took a few pre-sunset photos…just in case. I noticed some clouds forming to the west, so I was excited. I started to see some nice colors right above Cathedral Peak. I wanted to include some of the foreground reflecting pools, but the two trees where “in the way”. I didn’t think there was another view, at least in the short amount of time it would take for me to walk. I decided to stay and make it work.

I cropped this vertical to a panoramic format, to get rid of the two trees to the left and the right.

I went for a wider view a few minutes later to frame the two trees.

I’m still going through my pictures, to include some abstract shots from Tioga Lake, dusk shots from Tuolumne, and sunrise images from Mono Lake. State tune…

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Mike is a Central Valley California landscape and nature photographer whose subjects include scenes from Merced County, Yosemite, SeKi, and the eastern Sierra. He is currently living in Atwater, CA.

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