Yosemite National Park, California

SEPTEMBER 2003 – A view into the Sierra Nevada, California, from the Tioga Road leading up to the Yosemite National Park. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com

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The story behind the image

We started early in the morning to enter Yosemite National Park from its east entrance, the Tioga Pass Entrance. The Tioga Road leads from Lee Vining into the park. At 9,945 ft (3,301 m) you have great views into the Sierra Nevada. We were extremely lucky to experience those cascading blue tones. Subtle fog and clouds further enhanced the impression of depth. I remember that there was very little traffic, and I had to wait for a while until that truck passed this spot in the image.

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The high resolution image

Capture Date	24-SEP-2003
Location	Tioga Road, Yosemite National Park, CA
Camera	Canon AE-1 Program
Lens	Canon FD 300 mm f/4
Image Source	Fuji Slide Film
Digital Image Source	Minolta Dimage Scan Elite II
Digital Image Source Format	TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, AdobeRGB
Edited Image Format	JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB
Edited Image Dimensions	3860 x 2464 Pixels
Copyright	© by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com