Amazing picture of Half Dome?

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Re: Amazing picture of Half Dome?

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Allyn wrote:Using a very crude version, I plotted out the view, distance and mountains along the way in AutoCAD and in fact you would be able to see a significant portion of Half Dome from where the photo was taken. I used Topo to find the distance and then found the mountains along the way that might block the view and in fact saw that there was a good angle.

But I still think that Hikin Mike photoshopped his picture too! :wink:
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Now that the line of sight topic has been beaten to death (my bad), the lingering amazement for me is that it was clear enough to get such a good view of those peaks from so far away. Gotta love those all too rare, crystal clear post-precip days in the Valley!
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Re: Amazing picture of Half Dome?

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Allyn wrote:But I still think that Hikin Mike photoshopped his picture too! :wink:
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Hikin Mike wrote:
Allyn wrote:But I still think that Hikin Mike photoshopped his picture too! :wink:
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Geez now I can see the full dome! :lol:
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Re: Amazing picture of Half Dome?

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A couple of people have mentioned an old (and venerable) picture of Yosemite Valley taken through the Lick Observatory telescope that looks a little like the image you guys have been talking about. Any idea if that image is available somewhere? Somebody on SummitPost even said he had one on his wall, but I'm not a member of SummitPost so I couldn't ask him about it.

The Lick Observatory web site has Sierra panoramas taken in 1931 for sale, but a quick search didn't turn up anything large-scale of Yosemite itself.
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Re: Amazing picture of Half Dome?

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BSquared wrote:A couple of people have mentioned an old (and venerable) picture of Yosemite Valley taken through the Lick Observatory telescope that looks a little like the image you guys have been talking about. Any idea if that image is available somewhere? Somebody on SummitPost even said he had one on his wall, but I'm not a member of SummitPost so I couldn't ask him about it.

The Lick Observatory web site has Sierra panoramas taken in 1931 for sale, but a quick search didn't turn up anything large-scale of Yosemite itself.
Many years ago while visiting Lick Observatory, they had a huge one of these on the observatory wall. Pretty darn cool. They may sell them at the observatory if its not on the website. Easier said than done from where I live though :D Perhaps try contacting them and ask.
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