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souji5okita t1_j8k7e2t wrote

How many people were converged around you? I’d love to photograph sites like these, but it’s become like a gathering place for masses of photographers, and it kind of loses that magic.

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that_guy_you_kno t1_j8kcr2q wrote

Easily hundreds. I'm a landscape photographer but personally I'd just like to see this.

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andyfortson t1_j8kfaqe wrote

They’re doing a permit system this year. So there’s a lot of people but not nearly as many this year as the last several years. I was there this weekend and it was about 1/10th the crowd it was last year.

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UnderAmberRose t1_j8lbl6i wrote

I've seen lots of behind the scenes and there are dozens for sure!

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bryce_w t1_j8ljn2t wrote

It's been this way for years. I was there two years ago and it was an incredible experience despite the crowds.

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WhatCanIEvenDoGuys t1_j8lr0zm wrote

This location has gained so much traction from the last few years of being posted online that the locals don't even want to go visit Yosemite until it's over. There's literally nowhere to park all afternoon and evening because everyone and their mother is waiting around to take one of these photos. The magic is absolutely ruined. This used to be a cool thing before the whole world knew about it.

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cynric42 t1_j8m37kk wrote

Yeah, I absolutely can’t do it. Photography for me is a solitary experience, if there are other people around, I’m not even going to get my camera out.

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