Sunrise light on Tresidder Peak seen from the summit of Clouds Rest, Yosemite National Park.

Dawn on Tresidder

Clouds Rest, Yosemite National Park, California

Sunrise from the top of Clouds Rest, looking across at Tresidder Peak. This one is an exposure stack — the range was taking first light while everything below it was still holding night, and no single frame covers that spread without surrendering one end or the other. Stacked, the peak keeps its colour and the forest underneath keeps detail instead of falling to black.

Nikon Z 7_2 · NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S · 110mm · f/11 · 2.0s · ISO 80

July 10, 2026

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