El Capitan #4 Steve Dixon
Technical and Purchase Information
Camera/Lens: Arca-Swiss view
Format: 6x9
Film: 120 TMAX
Print Sizes Available: 8x10, 11x14, 16x20
All prints are on double-weight fiber-based paper, archivally processed, selenium
toned and dry-mounted. Mats are archival quality and acid free. Actual print
sizes may vary slightly.
Catalog Numbers:
8x10 - 10123
11x14 - 14123 Order Prints
16x20 - 20123
Once again in Yosemite I arrive at a place that has been photographed by many better photographers. This
was actually my first attempt at and El Capitan photo, but the fourth one I printed, so I guess the number's wrong,
if that matters.
Not yet really understanding the incredible size of the rock, I stopped along the road nearest the cliff, thinking I
needed to be closer, rather than farther away. I shot this from the shoulder of the road with my widest lens,
before hiking in to the base of the rock and realizing the distance required to see the whole expanse of El Cap. I
like the way the trees frame the rock in the morning light. A little cliché, perhaps, but effective, I think.