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t1_ixoiq8x wrote

Gorgeous photo. Hope to see one for real some day. But for now, this picture will do nicely.

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t1_ixps45i wrote

In person it looks like a bit of orange/red mist. It's definitely beautiful, but nothing like the pictures.

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t1_ixqr8ev wrote

It’s way less impressive in real life. All these photos of Firefall are so heavily edited

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t1_ixp78mq wrote

I wonder what this actually looks like. If you zoom in on the fire fall you see a lot of clipping. Someone had been playing with the Lightroom sliders.

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t1_ixqyv2x wrote

Yeah about 95% of what gets posted here has been edited so heavily as to probably on somewhat resemble what it actually looked like

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t1_ixp20m8 wrote

Great shot! When was this? I was there yesterday but did not get such a view.

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OP t1_ixp24nj wrote

thank you! this was 2 years ago. firefall only happens 3rd week of february!

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t1_ixq8dte wrote

This explains it. I completely randomly went this year because I was in the area. I was wondering why so many cars and people were lined up waiting for fire fall (I went in February)

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t1_ixqp4og wrote

> firefall only happens 3rd week of february!

It occurs in October as well if there has been recent precipitation.

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t1_ixpdjg2 wrote

Back in the 1960s we went to Yosemite every year or two. The Rangers actually set up a huge bonfire at the top of the cliff and down in the valley we would attend a Ranger presentation around a campfire in the evening. Then, around 9pm, our speaker would turn to shout out toward the cliff, “let the fire fall” and up top they would push the entirety of the bonfire over the edge. An experience of a lifetime which I had the joy of witnessing many times. The visual of a true fire fall cascading thousands of feet down the cliff face is a gorgeous sight that few still alive have ever seen. I know they put an end to the practice sometime after we left California and was disappointed to learn that I could never share this spectacle with my new family the first time I returned in the 90s.

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t1_ixpimsh wrote

Yep. This was the true fire fall in Yosemite. The bon fire was lit near glacier point and then pushed over, cascading down towards Curry Village.

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t1_ixq1lqf wrote

Nice shot but way too much editing. Can you please post the unedited original as well?

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t1_ixs1e8y wrote

This a fantastic photo. Great job.

It’s always amazing to me that people will take the time to go over a photo with a fine tooth comb to find something wrong with it and then take more time to complain about it. Great job guys, hope you feel better.

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t1_ixpi5od wrote

This is so awesome. Gives me a Darth Vader Mustafar vibe!

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t1_ixpasdc wrote

Hoping to catch this in February. Hopefully there’s water. Fingers crossed.

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t1_ixpbbhm wrote

Absolutely amazing. Where were you located and what equipment did you use?

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OP t1_ixq8bib wrote

i took the fourmile trailhead all the way up to get this view and i use the canon R5

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t1_ixpbdtw wrote

I went in late September for the first time and it was breathtaking. El Capitan, Half Dome, and Nevada Fall were all well worth the trip on their own. I can't wait to get out there to backpack throughout Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada!

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t1_ixps85m wrote

This place is gorgeous! Thanks for capturing it! Ngl It’s amazing.

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t1_ixqkuj6 wrote

Beautiful, but if I'm being honest I think the part I like the most is how the clouds and the scattered trees make it look like the top of the mountain is being disintegrated and sucked upwards.

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