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Date and time taken: Februay 16, 2007 17:29. Azimuth and altitude: @253.8 degrees, altitude +1.3 degrees

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Date and time taken: February 19, 2007 17:42:59. Azimuth and altitude: 256.6, -0.4 degrees.This particular shot taught me to stay with hope for sunlight coming in under a low cloud cover to the west.

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Date and time taken: March 3, 2007 17:52:21 Azimuth and altitude 261.9 0.0 degrees.

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Date and time taken: February 23, 2006, 17:32:17. Azimuth and altitude: 256.4, +2.1 degrees

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Date and time taken: February 4, 2008, 17:20:21 Azimuth and altitude: 249.3, +0.5 degrees. This shot shows light being partially blocked by clouds.

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Date and time taken: February 28, 2008 17:39:27 Azimuth and altitude: 258.9, +1.7 degrees

OK, that’s a lot of pictures. Keep in mind these are *my* favorite shots, chosen for quality and composition as well as for examples of how the light hits that wall and falls. I’ve tried to show a wide representation of color of light, as well as where the light falls. These were all taken from the El Capitan Picnic area, roughly.

Again, all data was collected using The Photographer’s Ephemeris, by inputting the exif data.

So I can pretty much guess that my favorite shots run between azimuth 253 and 258, with an altitude of not much more than +2 degrees. Feel free to look through my Horsetail images on Flickr , pick the ones you like the most, and run the exif data through TPE.

Next time–what about the fabled October dates?