Horsetail Fall - a few more from this past weekend

CalfeeRiderCalfeeRider Registered Users Posts: 258 Major grins
edited March 9, 2007 in Landscapes
Ed's always faster on the post than me... :dunno

And he's right, if you've never seen this and can make a trip to Yosemite for late February sometime, it really is spectacular! This was my fourth attempt (couple times each of the last two years) and it finally paid off!

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Here are two more with another perspective that I also liked a lot. They lessens the overall impact of the falls (print nice at 13x19), but also gain impact by making El Cap more recognizable and help anchor the "place". Your thoughts/suggestions?


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Jack

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  • ThwackThwack Registered Users Posts: 487 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2007
    #3 is my favorite. It's nice to see everything instead of the super-zoom in on just the colorful waterfall.
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2007
    Wow, wonderful. To be honest, I'd sorta dismissed all the talk about the sunlit water. You guys' images are changing my mind. Very cool indeed.

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  • NEIGHBORHOODSPIDERMANNEIGHBORHOODSPIDERMAN Registered Users Posts: 6 Beginner grinner
    edited March 5, 2007
    nice images!
    really like these pics,bravo!
  • RhuarcRhuarc Registered Users Posts: 1,464 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2007
    Wow, really amazing shots!! clap.gifclap.gif

    OT: is it just me or is NEIGHBORHOODSPIDERMAN's name throwing off the width of his post somehow?
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2007
    Jack
    How big was the spotlight that you used???mwink.gifwinkmwink.gif

    How very very cool - as always, nature never ceases to awe!

    Great shots!

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2007
    Jack,
    What an amazing series of shot! bowdown.gif
    I could never imaging this is possible IRL! headscratch.gif
    Also good to hear from you, you were kinda quiet for the last X months...mwink.gif
    Cheers, partner! 1drink.gif
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  • ElaineElaine Registered Users Posts: 3,532 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2007
    I had never heard of this amazing phenomenon before...how spectacular! LOVE shot #3! Way to be there and capture something special at the right moment. Thanks for sharing!!! clap.gifthumb.gif
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2007
    I'm with Elaine - Never heard of this before but it is gorgeous! I thought it was lava at first, but knew it couldn't be because it was Yosemite. Great job.
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  • CalfeeRiderCalfeeRider Registered Users Posts: 258 Major grins
    edited March 7, 2007
    Thwack wrote:
    #3 is my favorite. It's nice to see everything instead of the super-zoom in on just the colorful waterfall.

    Thanks! I think I agree, although #2 is the one I've printed and hung in my office. :D It just "shows" better - I think.
    Jack

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  • CalfeeRiderCalfeeRider Registered Users Posts: 258 Major grins
    edited March 7, 2007
    Ann McRae wrote:
    Jack
    How big was the spotlight that you used???mwink.gifwinkmwink.gif

    How very very cool - as always, nature never ceases to awe!

    Great shots!

    ann

    Ed and I were taking turns holding the spotlight, cuz it's a REALLY big one! mwink.gif

    Good to hear from ya! See you in Glacier, eh?
    Jack

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  • CalfeeRiderCalfeeRider Registered Users Posts: 258 Major grins
    edited March 7, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    What an amazing series of shot! bowdown.gif
    I could never imaging this is possible IRL! headscratch.gif
    Also good to hear from you, you were kinda quiet for the last X months...mwink.gif
    Cheers, partner! 1drink.gif

    Ola, Nik!!! Yep, it's been a long time... life just sorts of get in the way and I'm so far behind just processing pictures I don't have time to "surf" dgrin anymore.

    What's IRL?

    Later!
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  • CalfeeRiderCalfeeRider Registered Users Posts: 258 Major grins
    edited March 7, 2007
    Thanks all!
    Thanks everyone for the comments and looking! Just remember to mark your calendars if you're out this way in late February! It's worth a trip!
    Jack

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited March 7, 2007
    Wow! The first and third are two perspectives I hadn't seen.

    Beautiful.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2007
    Jack,
    CalfeeRider wrote:
    Ola, Nik!!! Yep, it's been a long time... life just sorts of get in the way and I'm so far behind just processing pictures I don't have time to "surf" dgrin anymore.

    What's IRL?

    Later!

    I know how it goes... Sometimes I can spend the whole hour without checking dgrin mwink.gif

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  • DavidSDavidS Registered Users Posts: 1,279 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2007
    Nice shots. Beautiful.
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  • SeefutlungSeefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2007
    #2 for moi. Once again California just amazes me.

    Gary

    PS- Nicely done.
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  • pete wpete w Registered Users Posts: 386 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2007
    Fire....Fire....
    rolleyes1.gif Or thats what i thought, looks like liquid fire, Great shots, you were there at just the right time.

    Can't wait to get there.
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  • peeppeep Registered Users Posts: 6 Beginner grinner
    edited March 9, 2007
    Great shots, I personally like #2 the best.
  • kangamanguskangamangus Registered Users Posts: 59 Big grins
    edited March 9, 2007
    and I thought you were dumping 5 gallons of kerosene down a cliff and lighting it on fire....


    Pretty amazing shot!
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