
"Upper Yosemite Moonbow in the Snowmelt" Limited Run of 40
Moonbow Photos Have you ever seen a rainbow at night? During the spring in Yosemite, you can! They're called moonbows. They occur during a full moon when the waterfalls are rushing and causing lots of mist. Then you need a clear night and the angle between moon, photographer, and mist to be 42 degrees. I visited Yosemite in April of 2022 with the singular goal of getting a moonbow picture. My last night in the park I had designs on shooting up near Upper Yosemite Falls. But the moonbow wasn't predicted until 2am expected to be somewhat subpar, so I went back down to the valley to shoot with everyone else in Cook's meadow. This one lasted a good long while starting early and hanging on very late. I started taking shots fifteen minutes before the predicted time just to make sure, and I'm glad I did, because it started early. As the moonbow shifted, the photographers slid back and forth across the trail, stepping gingerly on the wooden bridge to avoid ruining others shots.The frogs croak