We’ve had a long spell of dry weather. You can find old snow in shaded areas, but nothing very photogenic. The good news is that warm temperatures have increased the flow in the waterfalls. While nothing like April or May, Yosemite Falls has a decent flow now, and much better light than in spring. The upper fall (right) gets early morning sunlight, and you can see rainbows near Cook’s Meadow (location 12 in my Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite book) around 8 a.m. Half Dome and El Capitan also get their best light in winter. Try Cook’s Meadow and Sentinel Bridge (location 11) for Half Dome, and Valley View (5) and Cathedral Beach (9) for El Capitan. Half Dome is best from late afternoon until sunset. El Capitan can be good in either morning or evening.
Fantastic idea for a blog Michael. I’ll be checking in often and will make sure to point my blog readers your way as well.
Thanks Jim! I appreciate your support.
Hi Michael,
Thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge. What is your instinct for Horsetails Falls phenom to happen this February?
Kent
Hi Kent,
Thanks for your kind words. We need more snow for Horsetail to be good this year, so I’m hoping for some storms. Then we need a stretch of clear weather around February 12-22. I’m planning to post something here on Horsetail soon, but in the meantime I put an article up on my web site about the best time to photograph Horsetail that you might want to check out. Here’s the address:
https://www.michaelfrye.com/articles/horsetail.html
Michael
This is great Michael. I’m looking forward to reading your post. I’ll point some of my readers your way too.
Thanks Steven! I appreciate that.
Michael
A great idea for sure and very beneficial for myself. Living in Mississippi, with the opportunity to visit Yosemite only once a year, your blog will help me stay in touch with what is going on there. Thanks for dedicating the time and effort.
J. N. Fowler