Picture of the day - November 4, 2008

An outstanding view of Half Dome

Photo courtesy of Timothy W. Briggs. Ever since Ansel Adams first began capturing his hallowed images of Yosemite some half a century ago photographers from all over the globe have visited the park with the desire to create their own masterpieces featuring its many landmark geological features. Perhaps the most famous of those landmarks is Half Dome, aptly named since it looks like someone simply took a huge knife and carved the left side out of it. Photographer Timothy W. Briggs captured this wonderful image of the famous peak, and I believe that Mr. Adams himself would be quite pleased with the way it turned out. Here are a few words from Mr. Briggs about the photo: "This is a shot of Half Dome from my recent trip to Yosemite National Park. This was taken on a beautiful sunny afternoon from Glacier Point. The weather was magnificent that week in October which meant a perfect family vacation. The good weather meant less than spectacular landscape shots though. I invite you to visit www.flickr.com/twbriggs where you will find more of my Yosemite shots."   --Timothy W. Briggs   Visitor Comments... Name: Ron Trees Town: Spokane, WA Magnificent photo of Half Dome today!! I would love to get to Yosemite some day and try my hand with some of the spectacular scenery there. I really like the B/W composition here. I can see where a cloud in the sky could have added to the overall scene, but Mr. Briggs did an excellent job.     Name: Phyllis Helton Town: Bristol, VA Ruggedly beautiful!!!   Comment on today's picture  |  View previous "Pictures Of The Day"  |  Submit a photo Why I publish the "Picture Of The Day"