Horsetail Falls - Yosemite

ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
edited March 11, 2007 in Landscapes
Horsetail falls delivered for us once again this year. If you have never gone to see this in person, please try to take a Feb trip when you have the chance.

This year was a bit different, since southside drive was closed the only way to get back to the spot we normally shoot from it was a better than a mile walk through the snow. Very cold walk on the way back, but I think it was worth it. Obiviously other folks didn't think it was worth the walk because our group was all alone ..

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Ed

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  • MikkoMikko Registered Users Posts: 451 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2007
    Ehughes,

    Great shots, what day were you up in Yosemite? I was up there on 1/24/07. Anyways, great shots.

    Mikko
  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2007
    Mikko wrote:
    Ehughes,

    Great shots, what day were you up in Yosemite? I was up there on 1/24/07. Anyways, great shots.

    Mikko

    Thanks, these are from Yesterday the 24th
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2007
    Ed, spectacular!

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  • m_granitem_granite Registered Users Posts: 146 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2007
    I like that. What a beautiful light! :D
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited February 25, 2007
    Wow, that is really great, Ed!!
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  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2007
    Great shot Ed.

    I don't suppose that kind of light well be there in the middle of May when
    Adam and I go to Yosemite?
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  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2007
    just incredible. Looks like hot molten lava pouring over the side. looks like it was well worth the effort. thank you.

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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2007
    Nice shots!

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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2007
    Great stuff Ed.

    You cant get the shot if you dont go....

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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2007
    Wow. Like molten lava. Wonderful!
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2007
    Warm and glowy
    The photographers who keep going back to their favorite spots throughout the year discover that the sun's motion only produces certain effects at certain times of the year -- excellent catch!
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited February 26, 2007
    Awesome! thumb.gif

    Did you see any interesting wildlife while you were there?

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  • rorytaterorytate Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
    edited February 26, 2007
    Just one of those photos was worth the whole trip! I suspect you worked very hard to get them. Thanks for the post.

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  • bfluegiebfluegie Registered Users Posts: 841 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2007
    Beautiful photos! thumb.gif
    I love Yosemite but I don't get there much since I moved from California. I have never gone at the right time to see Horsetail Falls illuminated by the sunset, though. I have seen several photos of the falls, but I have never seen one from this viewpoint. Most have been looking up. Where were you located to get this spectacular view?
    ~~Barbara
  • toberstobers Registered Users Posts: 180 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2007
    Stunning pics. Can you post the last one again but larger?
  • grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2007
    davev wrote:
    Great shot Ed.

    I don't suppose that kind of light well be there in the middle of May when
    Adam and I go to Yosemite?

    We can only hope. Great shot Ed!!
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2007
    Frog Lady wrote:
    just incredible. Looks like hot molten lava pouring over the side.
    C.

    I thought the same, lava! Gorgeous scenery! thumb.gif
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  • PezpixPezpix Registered Users Posts: 391 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2007
    Ed! I'm soooooooooo jealous! We went to Yosemite on Monday night and just got back this evening after a long week. We had lots of wonderful snow ops, but no firefalls due to the weather. However, I'm glad to hear you were one of the few to get the shot! Props my friend. thumb.gif
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited March 3, 2007
    Thanks everyone, I've been out of town the last week and couldn't reply until now..
    davev wrote:
    Great shot Ed.

    I don't suppose that kind of light well be there in the middle of May when
    Adam and I go to Yosemite?

    Dave, sorry to say, this light is only available the last couple of weeks of Feb.
    kdog wrote:
    Awesome! thumb.gif

    Did you see any interesting wildlife while you were there?

    Regards,
    -joel

    Joel, this is about all we got for wildlife.

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    bfluegie wrote:
    Beautiful photos! thumb.gif
    I love Yosemite but I don't get there much since I moved from California. I have never gone at the right time to see Horsetail Falls illuminated by the sunset, though. I have seen several photos of the falls, but I have never seen one from this viewpoint. Most have been looking up. Where were you located to get this spectacular view?

    If you are on southside drive on the opposite side of the river from El Cap there are a couple of spots that you could probably get this shot from, personally I go to the same spot every year, I'll see if I can find a map to post where I took this from. But here are the coordinates(sp) from last year, there is about 30 years from where I shot this year
    N37 43.664 W119 36.551
    Pezpix wrote:
    Ed! I'm soooooooooo jealous! We went to Yosemite on Monday night and just got back this evening after a long week. We had lots of wonderful snow ops, but no firefalls due to the weather. However, I'm glad to hear you were one of the few to get the shot! Props my friend. thumb.gif

    We got lucky Bro, last year we a half dozen or so trips up there to get the shot and finally got one but the water was really light. This year we had a day of snow then a day of rain and the the weather broke on Saturday and gave us our shot..
    Ed

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  • Marc MuenchMarc Muench Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited March 3, 2007
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  • DavidSDavidS Registered Users Posts: 1,279 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2007
    Great shots. That is beautiful.
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  • kangamanguskangamangus Registered Users Posts: 59 Big grins
    edited March 10, 2007
    And I thought you were dumping 5 gallons of kerosene down the cliff and lighting it on fire....


    Awesome photo!!!!!
  • tonyecktonyeck Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
    edited March 11, 2007
    Stunning place, stunning shot :)
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