{"id":639,"date":"2010-02-20T12:22:49","date_gmt":"2010-02-20T18:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.williamneill.com\/blog\/?p=639"},"modified":"2010-02-20T12:22:49","modified_gmt":"2010-02-20T18:22:49","slug":"horsetail-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.williamneill.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/horsetail-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Horsetail Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_640\" style=\"width: 192px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-640 \" title=\"201002_4035-Edit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.williamneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/201002_4035-Edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.williamneill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/201002_4035-Edit.jpg 304w, https:\/\/blog.williamneill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/201002_4035-Edit-152x300.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__EF70-200mm f\/2.8L USM__1\/2 sec at f \/ 9.5__ISO 100<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last week, I need to make a run to The Ansel Adams Gallery to deliver prints.\u00a0 I timed the drive so I could check out Horsetail Falls at sunset.\u00a0 There was some nice light early on, well before sunset, and then clouds came in so it looked like a bust.\u00a0 But the water lit up nicely right at sunset.\u00a0 Average light = average photo.<\/p>\n<p>I have been photographing the falls since 1981, with a poster being published of my first session in 1988.\u00a0 Wish I could find a jpg of it to share!\u00a0 I&#8217;ll have to scan the film someday soon&#8230; There is a photo of Horsetail in my<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.williamneill.com\/store\/books\/yosemite-promise-of-wildness.html\">Yosemite: The Promise of Wildness<\/a><\/span><\/strong> book, too.\u00a0 I have probably photographed it less than ten times since 1981, so you can tell I haven&#8217;t spent much time focused on this event.\u00a0 I prefer to seek out more intimate views of Yosemite.\u00a0 Still, it is amazing to me to see how many people are showing up to photograph it and it is a wonderful site to see and experience.\u00a0\u00a0 I remembering seeing the original Firefalls off of Glacier Point, but this natural event is much more appealing to me.<\/p>\n<p>I made some other photos of the falls, earlier in the evening with shiny cliffs and no color in an attempt to come up a fresh perspective.\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t decided if they are worth sharing yet&#8230;\u00a0 Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>AND, Happy Birthday Ansel!\u00a0 Read my thoughts about him here:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.luminous-landscape.com\/columns\/ansel.shtml\">Thoughts on Ansel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_641\" style=\"width: 144px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.williamneill.com\/store\/books\/yosemite-promise-of-wildness.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-641\" class=\"size-full wp-image-641\" title=\"yosemite-promise-of-wildness\" src=\"http:\/\/www.williamneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/yosemite-promise-of-wildness.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yosemite: The Promise of Wildness<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, I need to make a run to The Ansel Adams Gallery to deliver prints.\u00a0 I timed the drive so I could check out Horsetail Falls at sunset.\u00a0 There was some nice light early on, well before sunset, and&#8230; 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