The subject is scale, and scale needs either diffused light or snow. The Giant Forest sits at 6,500 feet, which keeps it comfortable through a summer that ruins the valley below.
Bark and Moss143mm · f/4 · 1/160s · ISO 125
A Sense of Scale75mm · f/4.5 · 1/200s · ISO 100
General Sherman70mm · f/4.5 · 1/320s · ISO 100
Granite Above the Forest200mm · f/7.1 · 1/250s · ISO 100
Pine Cones112mm · f/4 · 1/125s · ISO 250
Among the Giants95mm · f/4 · 1/200s · ISO 100
Moon over the Sierra200mm · f/2.8 · 1/1250s · ISO 100Best for photography in Oct.
The Generals Highway requires chains in winter and closes in storms. Mineral King Road construction runs through 2027. Crystal Cave tours are ticketed. Nonresident fee park.
Nothing is truly off-limits, but late summer brings Central Valley smoke and haze that flattens the canopy light.
7 of 7 frames on the FE 70–200mm: long glass, compressing the landscape into layers.