Thanks folks, appreciated. Yeah Tom like that image too. Yosemite Valley is one of the best places for a photographer to capture that kind of island in the sky image on this planet because it has so many features right on its canyon rims that thrust up into the blue sky as viewed from valley floor areas. Clouds boil up above the valley on many days but usually it is well above the features. But during winter and spring the level at which mist from evaporating water vapor rising off its considerable cliffs from sun shining on them, condenses into cloud can be lower. Also cannot be too breezy. When clouds are swirling around one has to be patient and know when to move on. On the above image, my tripod was aiming the camera at Arrowhead Spire most of that time which never quite happened but then something began looking interesting over on Mr Yosemite's bald head.
With a digital camera one can quickly move ones frame around as clouds on features do. With a view camera that is considerably more difficult and sluggish. Worse is one has a single chance with very pricy film one is going to want to get it right the first one and only time. Seven years ago when I captured this image from Bridalveil Meadow during intermittent snow showers, I waited over an hour and was constantly adjusting the aperture for the exposure value as lighting changed minute by minute. Was very lucky that day.
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