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A short picture book with large pictures of Yosemite taken at night
under mostly clear skies in December. The valley's cliffs are
illuminated by the light of the Moon in its third quarter.
El Capitan is a granite rock formation that rises 3000 feet (900
meters) above the floor of Yosemite Valley. Most serious mountain
climbers want to climb it at least once. Here are pairs of
photographic portraits in natural color and solarized color. The
peak is seen from many angles, different times of day, and during
different seasons.
Half Dome is a famous granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
It marks the east end of Yosemite Valley. This book provides
twenty-six pairs of images. Each pair includes both a naturally
colored image and a solarized artistic image. The large format of
the book provides enjoyment for all who browse through it.
Yosemite Valley is a glacially carved valley in Yosemite National
Park, located in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. About
eight miles (thirteen kilometers) long, it is surrounded by high
granite cliffs and monoliths. Most of the park is also densely
forested with several species of pine trees. Several streams and
rivers flow into the valley and merge into the Merced River.
Although the valley comprises about one percent of the total area
of the park, it is where most visitors come. In the early Spring,
the colorful shades of green in the valley provide contrast with
the snow on the peaks. In the winter, snowfall can create dramatic
images for photographers. In the late spring and early summer, the
valley's elevation, combined with a clean atmosphere, create
conditions for sometimes spectacular cloud effects. The fall colors
come shortly after the first freeze, usually in October or
November. Various scenes do more than simply change appearance with
the seasons. Because of the high walls of the valley, an observer
sitting at one place can watch the shadows shifting throughout the
day, often dramatically. Changes in weather also bring about
alternations to the landscape. Because the valley floor is just
short of 4000 feet 1219 meters], mists and clouds often hang within
the valley. Because of the valley's curvature along with its
east-west orientation, the light within the valley is frequently
dramatic at both dawn and dusk. If there are high clouds over the
valley when the sun is just below the horizon in the west, light
reflected from the bottom of the clouds can create an effect called
alpenglow, which puts a soft pink glow on the granite. Half Dome is
often bathed in pink as the sun is setting. The pictures in this
volume illustrate views that change throughout the day as well as
throughout the seasons.
With divorces so common in the 21st century, this book examines six
successful marriages of the 20th century. The lessons from these
marriages can teach all of those who seek lasting love and romance.
Sometimes the fire of our faith gets down to barely glowing embers.
When a campfire gets down to embers, we have to add more fuel in
order to get the fire going again. When their spiritual fire gets
low, Christians need some kindling or tinder to get the fire
blazing again. In these pages, you can ponder the struggles
Christians face. Here are more than two hundred fire starters-faith
fuel-reflections on what the Bible teaches us.
The goal of coal mining is to economically remove coal from the
ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s
is widely used to generate electricity. The most economical method
of coal extraction from coal seams depends on the depth and quality
of the seams, and the geology and environmental factors. This book
presents current research from across the globe in the study of
coal extraction, including production of ashless coal by using a
solvent extraction technique; the Hotelling model of optimal
non-renewable resource extraction; coal extraction with a carbon
disulfide/N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone mixed solvent; and extraction of
inorganic species of coal.
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