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A surprise image that allowed me to feature Half Dome with people to provide context.

My recent trip to Yosemite for a destination wedding resulted in this image. We were walking up the trail when I saw this scene. I rushed to set my camera to expose for the background and let the woman and the child render as silhouettes. So, Half Dome remained as a correctly exposed background and I placed the couple in the lower right hand area of convergence. Even though the lower parts of their bodies were hidden by the trail, I still love the graphic starkness of this image. It was late in the afternoon and the sun was rather low in the sky, just above the peaks surrounding the valley,. The 1/3 2/3 rule is in effect here with Half Dome dominating the bottom 2/3rds fo the frame and the sky allotted to about 1/3 of the frame. Always be aware of what is ahead and try to have your camera ready for anything. You just might be surprised with beautiful images.

Tags: Composition, couple, landscape, silhoutte, travel

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