The oaks in El Capitan meadow are completely down. It was an overall bad year for color this year for Yosemite’s oaks. This photo was made on October 22, 2011 with a Canon 5D MkII camera using the Canon 24-105mmL zoom set to 24mm. The exposure was 1/60 sec. at f/11 using ISO 400 and a Polarizing filter. For more information on exposure and filters, check our Tips and Techniques section. 165