Capturing the Incredibly Rare Moonlit Firefall at Yosemite

This is the famous and elusive Horsetail “Firefall” in Yosemite National Park, but unlike every other image you may have seen—taken near sunset around February—the fire effect in this image is caused by moonlight.

That’s the only possible way one could see the firefall and stars at the same time. How does the firefall effect […].

capturing incredibly rare moonlit firefall yosemite

2017-5-18 23:08