We were hiking the Four Mile Trail in the mid-to-late afternoon with El Capitan off to the west. The position of the sun made it difficult to take photographs with much color and detail. The fact that there were no clouds this day also createded harsher lighting.

One thing I do like about this photograph, however, is the way the textures show in the duotone version. This mountain is craggy beyond description which is probably one of the reasons climbers like to ascend along one of the routes.

We hiked in the meadow area seen in the bottom right and also in and along the trees to the left on one or more of our forays. You might be able to make out one of the bends of the Merced River just west (left) of the meadow).

 
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See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.

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Meta Data – Day 259 YOY – Year of Yosemite

File Name: 0198.NEF
Capture time: 5:50:17 PM
Capture date: June 6, 2016
Exposure: 1/60 sec @ f/14
Focal Length: 35mm
ISO 100
Nikon D3300

**NOTES** – Edited in Color Efex Pro and then converted to black and white in Lightroom.