"Nocturnal Lord" was shot from the direction of Sentinel Dome and Sentinel Rock, a granite formation on the south side of Yosemite Valley that offers one of the more elevated, wide-open views of Half Dome — a different relationship between viewer and mountain than the classic valley-floor shots most Half Dome photographs use.
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Name:
"Nocturnal Lord"
Ref. Number:
0457 (Limited Edition - 55 copies)
Location:
California, USA
Category:
Artist`s Tale:
Half Dome, Seen From Sentinel
"Nocturnal Lord" was shot from the direction of Sentinel Dome and Sentinel Rock, a granite formation on the south side of Yosemite Valley that offers one of the more elevated, wide-open views of Half Dome — a different relationship between viewer and mountain than the classic valley-floor shots most Half Dome photographs use. From up here, Half Dome reads less like a wall rising directly overhead and more like a distant monument seen across the whole expanse of the valley, small enough in the frame to show its true relationship to the granite landscape surrounding it. Both Half Dome and Sentinel Rock share the same origin story: granite intrusions that cooled slowly deep underground millions of years ago, later exposed and shaped into their current forms by glacial erosion and exfoliation. Sentinel itself gets its name from its resemblance to a lookout post keeping watch over the valley — an appropriate name for a formation that offers exactly the kind of watchtower view this piece uses. Shot as the sun went down, with the day`s detail fading into silhouette, both formations reduce to their essential dark shapes against a darkening sky.Print Information:
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