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Yosemite National Park, May 2008
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13-MAY-2008

Classic Valley
Yosemite National Park, May 2008

Olympus Evolt E-510
1/320s f/10.0 at 29.0mm iso200 full exif

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sunlightpix11-May-2009 19:07
Delightful!
Left to right, I see Half Dome, Cathedral Rock, Sentinel Dome, Bridal Veil/Pohono Fall, The Gunsight Notch, Moon, Taft Point, and in the foreground is the tree that every modern day photographer has to work with.
In fact, all those pine trees in the valley define it as a late 20th/early 21st century photo. Until the 1860's Native Americans regularly burned the valley to favor meadows and the black oak, an acorn or food bearing tree. Then in 1868 Galen Clark dynamited the valley to dry out the meadows and rid the homesteaders, farmers, concessionaires and tourists of pesky mosquitoes. The resulting pine trees have obscured many other popular 19th century valley views.