Well folks, its that time of year again. Time for the hoards for photographers to make the yearly pilgrimage to Yosemite to see if they can capture their own image of Horsetail Falls and the natural firefall.
During the last two weeks in February every year the sunset lines up correctly and weather and water permitting put on a brief but spectacular show.
Here are of couple of Images from 2009
Horsetail 2009
Everyone has a theory about what lens to shoot with, what camera you choose etc… I’ll only give three pieces of advice on this. Bring a camera, bring a tripod, dress warm. I’ll leave the rest for other folks to argue about 
Oh, and by the way, be patient… I have seen people over the years take a few pictures of the first glimmer of color and leave. Wait until the sun is all the way down before you pack up and leave. You never know what you might see.
The best times to photograph the falls this year looks like it’s between Feb 15th to Feb 28th, I have heard people say you can wait until early March, don’t believe it… The sun is too far to the right of the falls by that time, and it just doesn’t look the same. On the other hand, with the way the weather is lining up this year we may not have a choice about early March..
See you out there,
Ed
Horsetail 2008
Horsetail 2007
