Yosemite Valley Chapel at Night

Hikin' Mike

I'm using this as my Christmas card this year. I drove up to the park the day after Thanksgiving. I got there around 2:30 in the morning and the near full-moon was still overhead. This was taken around 3:30 in the morning...

Stumblebum

This is great Mike! Love the fact that light was on so it adds to the mood!
I really like the comp because I know I tried this last weekend and came back home with half dozen deletes!
If I had one like this, it would be a keeper!
Cheers!

Hikin' Mike

Thanks! After seeing other shots of this church online, I wish I moved around more than this. Not a big deal for me since I can always go back.

kdog

I was just going to say it looks like a Christmas card, then I read your text. Very nice and great way to use the moonlight.

Celtic Snapper

Beautiful shot, very we'll composed. Would never have said this shot was taken in the dark!

David_S85

Yikes, that's gorgeous. Perfect comp, timing and everything else.

Cavalier

Lovely shot, Mike. I really like the composition. It will make a great Christmas card!

I've also tried to capture the chapel many times with very few keepers.

I know two people who would appreciate this shot. My friend who is also an excellent photographer (Faith Larson Moore) and her husband (Brent Moore), the pastor at the chapel. They live right there in the valley - I am sooooo jealous!

Hikin' Mike

Thanks everybody!

joe-bob

Beautiful.