Yosemite

Another shot I took inside the Yosemite Valley. This should be the Merced River, I'm not sure about the name of the rock-formation in the background. While the Halfdome photo has somewhat balanced contrasts this one comes with extreme lighting conditions. I used a polfilter to get this very dark sky. The exposure was set to get the optimum out of the rock's surface but in return the trees and meadows ended up very dark. At first I wasn't sure about it but now I think I like the effect.

_{polfilter, crop, b/w-conversion, very subtle toning}