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Half Dome in Color Infrared - Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park's most well-know feature is Half Dome, which stands at an altitude of 8,836 feet and 4,737 feet above the valley floor. As the rock was exposed, weathering and exfoliation of shell-like outer layers of the rock shaped the dome portion of the rock to its current shape. The summit is attainable as a day hike in the summer, if you have the stamina to undertake a 17-mile roundtrip hike with 5000 feet of elevation gain from the valley floor...This is a digital combination of an infrared image and a visible color image. The color picture is used to colorize the infrared image giving a foreign and new perspective. Plants and trees reflect more infrared light and appear brighter in images while the sky reflects less making it darker.

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Yosemite National Park's most well-know feature is Half Dome, which stands at an altitude of 8,836 feet and 4,737 feet above the valley floor. As the rock was exposed, weathering and exfoliation of shell-like outer layers of the rock shaped the dome portion of the rock to its current shape. The summit is attainable as a day hike in the summer, if you have the stamina to undertake a 17-mile roundtrip hike with 5000 feet of elevation gain from the valley floor...This is a digital combination of an infrared image and a visible color image. The color picture is used to colorize the infrared image giving a foreign and new perspective. Plants and trees reflect more infrared light and appear brighter in images while the sky reflects less making it darker.