100 internets to the first person who can identify what this is a picture of ...

[mr_lebowski]

Edit: it's been figured out by a combination of people.

See post 8 for another shot I took of the same monument from a different spot in the Park ... hope you like

[MichaelSoE]

1. reflection of hills on the surface of water with a layer of ice on it

Okay Dude ... just send me the 100 internets

[mr_lebowski]

4. Pretty close, I'll send ya 85 internets ...

It's not 'hills', it's a very famous and large landmark you've definitely seen pictures of.

And there's no ice. But there's snow on the landmark

[TristanIsolde]

2. Stone Mtn? in NC ?

[Chipper Chat]

3. Fossilized bluegill and catfish?

[ZZenith]

5. El Capitan in the water? No, wait - Half Dome.

[mr_lebowski]

6. BOOM!

You get the remaining 15 internets I didn't disperse upthread ...

And the water, to be precise, is a spot in the Park called Mirror Lake.

Hey ZZ

[ZZenith]

7. Me so smart!

Top of the evening to you, Dude!

You staying safe in the AZ?

[mr_lebowski]

9. Too safe man ... I almost never leave the house still ... you?

See post #8 for another shot I took of the Dome a little earlier last winter ...

[ZZenith]

10. Played three gigs this weekend and had a studio session yesterday.

Seems the world is tired of being holed up. It was good to be out again but a little worrying. Would rather be home but can use the money.

Didn’t realize you’d taken the photo - excellent! Yosemite is a place I dream of visiting someday.

[mr_lebowski]

8. Since it's been sussed ... here's a pic from another spot in the park I took a month earlier

[ZZenith]

11. Holee sheeeit that's beautiful!

Talk about depth - there’s a lot going on in that image. Wow.

[3Hotdogs]

13. t'aint bad. But if you could go back and chop down a coupl'a those trees in the middle...

then, you'd have a real picture.


-- looking at it again, maybe disappear two or three on the right.

[mr_lebowski]

17. That sort of thing is frowned upon in Yosemite Valley, believe it or not ...

I did my best.

Actually I didn't ... I got out the car, whipped out my 5 year old Samsung S5 phone, hit 'Camera', then hit click ... and this is exactly what came of it.

Honestly you hit the Valley on a day that's this perfect, you need zero photography skills to take beautiful pictures.

Basically the job is already done for you.

[Laelth]

15. That's a great shot.

I love the reflection in the lake, and the picture captures some premium color. There’s a thumb (bottom right) and forefinger (bottom left) shadow in the picture as well—adding subconscious human interest. Well done!



-Laelth

[GeorgeGist]

12. Trumps brain?

[2naSalit]

14. Reflection of...

El Capitan in Yosemite NP in shallow water, the wisp is white is a dusting of snow across the mountain.

[mr_lebowski]

16. See the other posts ... you're as close as you can be w/o quite being right ;) nt

[2naSalit]

18. I saw that...

My answer was spontaneous, however, and I had not read those before making my post.

But I realized it was Half Dome and was up to that point unaware that they were two different structures, I've never been there.