I’ve tried to think about what would be a good photo to describe what I’m feeling. This is the picture I’ve come up with:
Photo: Clouds and fresh snow from a spring storm shroud the sheer granite rock cliffs at Lost Arrow Spire, above Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
So why this photo? What is this image trying to say about what I’m feeling? Well, you’ve heard it before and I’m sure you’ll hear it again; it’s about keywording. I’ve got over 1,500 full res 55Mb TIFF image files all scanned, sized, cleaned, and ready for captioning and keywording. Over the last week, I’ve made a dent in that pile, keywording about 370 images, including this one. However, when I consider the file folders filled with images still waiting for my attention, I feel like the proverbial barefoot climber looking up at this massive, seemingly endless mountain. Knowing I have to reach the top, the only word my aching mind can muster is, “Ugh.”
Just for giggles, here’s the raw keyworded text now imbedded into this image:
persistence, everlasting, eternal, dreamy, challenge, solid, frozen, mountainside, height, tall, up, above, air, America, American, California, cliff, climate, cloud, clouds, cloudy, cold, color, colour, cool, enduring, environment, freeze, freezing, fresh, harsh, high, land, landmark, landscape, light, morning, mountain, N.P., National Park, natural, nature, North America, NP, outdoor, outside, over, park, pristine, rugged, scene, scenery, scenic, Season, seasonal, sheer, Sierra, skies, sky, snow, Spring, springtime, steep, storm, stormy, strength, temperature, terrain, timeless, tough, U.S., U.S.A., United States, US, USA, view, vista, weather, West, Western, wild, Winter, Yosemite, Yosemite Valley
I’m sure I’ve missed a few, or perhaps thrown in a few that may not be as relevant to the photo as they should be. If you have any suggestions, let me know by using the comment feature, or us the Contact form on my web site.
Shouldn’t “Lost Arrow” and “Lost Arrow Spire” be included in the keywords, besides being in the photo caption?
Also, I’m pretty sure the top of the rock formation you photographed is called “Yosemite Point” and that should also be added to the keywords.
(There’s actually an overlook with metal guardrails at the top of that point. On a clear day you can see the guardrail from the valley floor with a pair of binoculars.)
I would also add “north face” to the keyword list, and if the shot was taken in late March or April, I would add “early spring” to the keyword list too.