El Capitan
Original Photograph Negative: 1925
Artist: Ansel Adams
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Hazardous Ascents: El Capitan and Climbing
A person lucky enough to contemplate Ansel Adams’ “El Capitan, Sunrise” (1956) might see many things. They might see the indifferent mountain standing watch over the valley below. They might see the brilliant contrast between the cool, dusky shadows of Yosemite Valley and the dazzling gash of sunlight reflected off El Capitan’s broad face.
