Perhaps I should have posted these in the Sports Forum.
Most visitors, before leaving the valley, will stop and gaze up the face of El Capitan trying to see climbers on the face. Looking for the climbers is a sport in itself! Here are two sets of shots, one evening and one morning, showing how precarious and exposed the climbers are on the face.
An interesting series , and a good lens on display , David . I've always regarded this sort of activity as supremely masochistic and best indulged as you describe , as a spectator sport . In another lifetime over 50 years ago I once went rock climbing with Chris Bonington , but I kept falling off --- arms not long enough , or something --- so I didn't persist and fame passed me by .......
Great stuff, David! This really shows the massive scale of El Capitan. Excellent work.
BTW, even without the climbers, I love the first close-up of the morning......fantastic landscape image, with shaded trees framing fore and aft the beautifully lit up escarpment. Nicely done!!
Hello David. Seems to me El Capitan draws two kinds of people - photographers and climbers. While I never understood the other ones, why on Earth would they climb to insane heights while endangering their lives, I guess it makes them happy. Perhaps they don't understand the bunch of people in the distance standing on the parking lot over "the tunnel view" too . I'll echo Barry's comment about the close up photos - they do make a good abstract pictures.
Adrian Cray wrote:
An interesting series , and a good lens on display , David . I've always regarded this sort of activity as supremely masochistic and best indulged as you describe , as a spectator sport . In another lifetime over 50 years ago I once went rock climbing with Chris Bonington , but I kept falling off --- arms not long enough , or something --- so I didn't persist and fame passed me by .......
Thanks Adrian and thanks all for taking the time to pass comment.
Adrian - fame didn't pass you by ...... you are famous here
I would try rock climbing but I have a problem too. It's not short arms - it's the very long yellow streak that runs down my back
I've never done anything even CLOSE to the height of El Cap... however I must say that it has given me the best views and sense of accomplishments of my life. I just wish it was easier to carry a DSLR along for the ride
To put things into perspective, though... I've climbed some of the bigger stuff on the east coast at 450 feet... which is a measly 15% the height of The Nose route on El Cap..
. I'll echo Barry's comment about the close up photos - they do make a good abstract pictures. 
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