The “Yosemite Firefall” is a natural phenomenon that occurs in Yosemite National Park, California, USA when the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall at the right angle, creating an orange glow that resembles a lava flow. The firefall usually occurs in mid- to late February, when certain weather conditions are met. The waterfall begins to light up few minutes before sunset when the sun is at the right angle and the waterfall is flowing.
I researched about Yosemite Firefall and went on a solo trip in February 2024 when weather predictions are ideal for Firefall. I reached 4 hours before the sunset and set my camera with hundreds of photographers crowded in a small picnic area to capture this rare phenomenon. I was lucky enough to capture this shot on the first try itself as small changes in weather condition is enough to ruin in the firefall effect.
Shot usingSony A7IV and Sony FE 100-400 GM telephoto lens
– Рейтинг фотографов по странам и городам строится на основе 3-х лучших фотографий автора и их относительной позиции в каждой отдельной номинации. Рейтинг в номинации "Мобильная фотография" учитывается в меньшей степени для формирования рейтинга. В списке по странам и городам показывается одна фотография автора с лучшим рейтингом.
– В списке опубликованы только работы которые прошли 2-й этап голосования.
– В рейтинге лучших фотографий учитывается только одна — самая сильная — работа от каждого автора. Даже если у фотографа опубликовано несколько работ, в расчёте позиции используется только одна, с наившим рейтингом. Поэтому порядок фотографий в списке может не совпадать с итоговым положением автора в рейтинге.
– The rating of photographers by countries and cities is based on the three best photos of the author and their relative position in each separate nomination. Rating in the nomination "Mobile Photography" is taken into account to a lesser extent for rating formation. The list by country and city shows one photo of the author with the best rating.
– Only those photos have been published in the list that passed the second stage of voting.
– Only one strongest photo from each author is counted in the Best Photos ranking. Even if a photographer has several published works, only the highest-rated one is used to calculate their ranking position. As a result, the order of photos in the list may not match the author's final ranking position.
