Boulders, Tuolumne Meadows

“Boulders, Tuolumne Meadows” — Large granite boulders strewn across Tuolumne Meadows.

This is another of those locations that are best photographed very early or very late in the day, and preferably without the distraction s of large groups of photographers. It was evening, and I drove to Tuolumne Meadows from my camp to look for quiet light on meadows, boulders, and domes.

The Meadows are beautiful in the late-day light, which softens and can turn golden. Here a pile of large rocks, almost certainly glacial erratics, dominates the scene, and light from the setting sun comes from just outside the camera’s frame. In the distance we see peaks of the Cathedral Range.


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