My Photo Guides

Yosemite Moonbow Season Starts Next Month! After catching the setting sun's light on Horsetail Fall this month, I can't wait for the next big annual astronomical event in Yosemite: moonbows in the mist of Yosemite's waterfalls. These night rainbows happen at certain times on certain nights based on the position of the moon in the sky relative to your viewing position. The moon moves a lot from night to night, so the time you'll catch them in a given waterfall changes every night. This year the moonbows should be the strongest they've been in recent years, due to the El Nino weather pattern bringing us a healthy snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. The main months to capture the moonbows are April and May, although they can continue in June in many waterfalls if their flow stays healthy. IF you'd like to try for them with me in April, I'll be showing photographers around the park's amazing landscape, capturing wildflowers and practicing night photography to tak...

Star Trails Over Yosemite Falls Reflection Star trails over Yosemite Falls and reflection. I've just announced my Yosemite workshops for the year, including one to pursue full moon landscapes and lunar rainbow "moonbows" in April.  Get 'em while they're hot (before the workshops fill up)! http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/yosemite-national-park-photography-workshops/   #landscapephotography   #yosemite #nightphotography #moonbows #startrails   #astrophotography

Yosemite's Lunar Rainbow "Moonbows" Weak This Year I was hoping to replace some my old moonbow photos with ones taken on my newest camera, but it's looking like we're going to have to wait another year for a strong snowpack the healthy Spring runoff and waterfall mist which sends the light of the moon back at us in rainbow colors.  I've updated my old blog post from 2008 to contain more information on pursuing moonbows in case you'd like to try anyway:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2008/05/chasing-moonbow-in-yosemite-valley-at.html My Yosemite album on G+: https://plus.google.com/photos/+JeffreySullivan/albums/5691946088756069985 My Yosemite photography workshops (schedule coming soon): http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/yosemite-national-park-photography-workshops/ #moonbows   #Yosemite   #nightphotography #yosemitephotographyworkshop  Yosemite National Park Workshops