The familiar profile of Half Dome is over eight miles from this viewpoint, located just beyond a tunnel cutting through the middle of a granite cliff. I create a frame within a frame by shooting through some pine branches in the foreground. The branches are in sharp focus; the panoramic view beyond them is suggested in softer focus. In treating this famous view in this manner, I am implying that Yosemite can be looked at as an idea, as well as a reality.