Mount Gibbs, Frozen Pond, Morning. Yosemite National Park, California. June 19, 2011. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Dawn light on the snow-capped summit of Mount Gibbs above a frozen pond, Yosemite National Park.
This small pond is perhaps familiar to visitors to Tuolumne Meadows and Tioga Pass, though more likely with a different appearance. Here, early on a cold morning on the day after Tioga Pass opened for the season, the pond is still mostly frozen and it is surrounded by deep snow banks. The summit of Mount Gibbs is just touched by the first morning light as it passes through clouds over the Sierra crest.
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Thanks, Jean. The clouds were a lucky element. Just during the very early morning, they formed right above peaks on the Sierra crest and their curves followed the contours of the peaks.
Dan
This is so nice, Dan and well done in bnw. I like the uplift of the clouds above the peak.