JPG: Photos: "Half Dome, Yosemite" by Alexis Gerard

Half Dome, Yosemite

Published! In JPG Magazine Issue 13

by Alexis Gerard

Uploaded 22 Aug 2007 — 167 favorites

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During a Miami to SF flight, November 03.

In the story Just Say No to the In-flight Movie.

72 responses

morgan jones said (22 Aug 2007):
you must be kidding! amazing! how low were you flying?
Alexis Gerard said (22 Aug 2007):
I was flying on a regular commercial flight - so, what, 30,000 feet?
Pepper Pepper gave props (22 Aug 2007):
Nothing short of spectacular. You always amaze me. Great, great shot. Thank you.
Eric Sayah gave props (23 Aug 2007):
Breathtaking...!
Jon Wollenhaupt said (23 Aug 2007):
Awesome Alexis
Anna Migdal said (23 Aug 2007):
It's great!
Max Schenk gave props (23 Aug 2007):
Totally green with envy - Ansel Adams eat your heart out!
Dennis Blauer gave props (23 Aug 2007):
magnificent, entrancing, monumental, other-worldly, stunning, definitely a favorite of the favorites!
Pierre LeBlanc gave props (23 Aug 2007):
This is a stunning capture! Extra-ordinary image!
claudia luthi gave props (24 Aug 2007):
what can I say after all? It's beautiful and frightening at the same time
Benjamin Richoz gave props (24 Aug 2007):
pretty damn good!
Penelope T. said (24 Aug 2007):
i am amazed!this photo feeds my height phobia...
Ian Maclellan gave props (24 Aug 2007):
Amazing photo!
A Martin gave props (25 Aug 2007):
Unreal!
Jason Pierce gave props (26 Aug 2007):
Incredible!
Dennis Blauer added a link (28 Aug 2007):
similar idea, differnt photographer, another beautiful photo! (www.jpgmag.com)
Eloy Muñoz gave props (29 Aug 2007):
Beautiful photo, congrats Alexis
Shawn St. Jean gave props (29 Aug 2007):
Just incredible
Brian Brooks gave props (29 Aug 2007):
A great view from a unique angle, Excellent!
Patrick Flood said (29 Aug 2007):
Wow. I saw this and thought how did you get this, glacier pt isnt that high. then I read where you shot it from very impressive. Very clean and unique
Alexis Gerard said (29 Aug 2007):
Thank you all very, very much!
Arnaud Lambert said (30 Aug 2007):
I couldn't believe it when I saw the thumbnail... Stricking! Je vote "oui" aussi!
Howard Seelig gave props (4 Sep 2007):
Awesome.
Brian Phillips gave props (4 Sep 2007):
this is the most beautiful and original view of Half Dome since Ansel. All others I've seen of it were just imitations. This is amazing!!!!
Mark Krajnak said (4 Sep 2007):
Just gorgeous. Nice capture!
Ilya Petushkov gave props (5 Sep 2007):
beautiful, its just peaking about the clouds. I love the consistency in gray
Paul G. Swanson gave props (7 Sep 2007):
looks like I'm flying......=]
lowison said (13 Sep 2007):
hard and soft, at same time: very good imagin.
sonja page gave props (14 Sep 2007):
Very Ansel Adams with an edge. I love it
Kendra Flynn said (15 Sep 2007):
Woah. This is incredible. At first glance it looks like a whale tale. Hahaha.
Brian Rauvola said (21 Sep 2007):
Absolutely marvelous!
Mike Baker gave props (26 Sep 2007):
wonderful! I feel like I'm while when I see this image!
Mindy Erdmann said (1 Oct 2007):
A new take on a subject I've seen many times. Amazing.
Dean Calvetti said (5 Oct 2007):
Never seen it from this angel. great capture...
Paul Lavallee gave props (7 Oct 2007):
great story & amazing photos!
Claudia Martin gave props (16 Nov 2007):
I would like to climb that one day
Marianne Greig gave props (28 Nov 2007):
spectacular - and i love love the story title w. regards to the in-flight movie = )
Anne Mcginn gave props (29 Nov 2007):
what a powerful shot. beautiful.
requisit said (4 Dec 2007):
I just can't wait to take my next flight !
Angelica Sarkisyan said (17 Dec 2007):
Gorgeous image!
Sherry Davis Johnson gave props (12 Jan 2008):
Wow, Alexis! Poor, Ansel.
maria tizon gave props (18 Mar 2008):
Today, I received the itinerary for the first plane trip I've taken in years. The first thing I did after I got it? I went looking for your story Just Say No to the In-flight Movie. Its going to be my In-flight guide as I take my first aerial photographs. I voted for this story a long time ago but I just thought I'd stop by to tell you.
Mario Scattoloni gave props (9 Apr 2008):
Ditto 2 all the above as well. An abolutely stunning image & what gorgeous light & all else as well. Very well done. It´s a wonder why I never commented on this one earlier as I had already favourited way back when. Outstanding foto.
emre yılma said (30 Apr 2008):
fine
Muhabbet
Julien Chuquet gave props (3 May 2008):
amazing shot..
Sol Hess gave props (12 May 2008):
Hum... WOW!!!
Pascal Fellonneau said (21 May 2008):
Ansel Adams alike
Robert Valenzuela gave props (27 May 2008):
WoW this shot Does Ansel Proud great shot Alexis
Trish Meyer gave props (8 Jul 2008):
Wow ! All of the above !
Michele Randell gave props (9 Jul 2008):
Wow - this takes my breath away - what a gift you have for capturing spectacular beauty!
Eric Finster gave props (3 Oct 2008):
Spectacular Work!!! I love the story you wrote too, this image is the perfect reason to turn off the tube.
Karen K Smith gave props (4 Oct 2008):
OUTSTANDING!
Melissa Prosser gave props (15 Oct 2008):
Wow, that is absolutely amazing!!! Poster-worthy!
Bonnie Blanton gave props (17 Nov 2008):
gorgeous shot!
Mark Williams gave props (24 Nov 2008):
Absolutely gorgeous shot!
Bill Bungard said (14 Dec 2008):
I love mountain shots. This one is great and good use of black and white
Portia Söderberg gave props (17 Dec 2008):
Alexis, how could i have missed this. This is perhaps the most dramatic shot of the dome I've seen. Fantastic!
Joseph Brunjes gave props (10 Jan 2009):
Awesome shot!
Donald Garrett gave props (14 Jan 2009):
Unique and beautiful! I don't know how you found an airplane window clean enough to make that sharp an image! I always seem to get one that is smudged or dirty on the outside.
Angel Bueno said (21 Feb 2009):
I had to leave a comment for this one! Good stuff
James Baldocchi gave props (31 Mar 2009):
This image shows the true majesty of Half Dome
Matt Granz gave props (8 Apr 2009):
I always love low flybys near Yosemite... you caught it perfectly.
Amber Gregory gave props (6 May 2009):
gorgeous!
Joel MacPherson gave props (12 May 2009):
......WOW..... this is breathtaking!!! fantastic capture!! wow....
dp * said (23 May 2009):
Wow! Just bumping around JPG and I came across this beauty. I think Mr. Ansel Adams would be very impressed. Well I sure am. This also reminds that you gotta push that shutter button when it appears cuz it just won't happen like this again. "An in the moment shot." Thanks!!! dp
Marek Glinka gave props (24 Jun 2009):
great !!!
Joseph Rotindo said (10 Aug 2009):
Alexis...probably the tenth time I've come back to look at this photograph.

A very important image. The surreal nature of the clouds is so bizarrely contrasted with the concrete nature of the mountain...which I believe creates a real "yin/yang" influence. So dynamic, this...

One of the best photographs I've ever seen. Anywhere.

Again, congratulations.
Thomas N. Cannon, Jr. gave props (16 Aug 2009):
WOW
Željko Jelenski said (26 Aug 2009):
Great photo! Bravo!!!
Katja Krajnc gave props (24 Oct 2009):
lucky you!!! you can fly ... :) these aero photos are just wonderful!
Tracy Thomas said (8 Nov 2009):
Breathtakingly superb!
sasha ormond said (23 Nov 2009):
...wow