# Horsetail Fall **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** weekly-challenge\ **Created:** [October 16, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/horsetail-fall/37494 "2023-10-16T03:36:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/horsetail-fall/37494/1 "2023-10-16T03:36:29Z")
![_J2A8623-Edit.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/0/2/02567886da0b297002f52493bdfd18d004a81eaa.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description About my 5th try for the rare but magical conditions for a winter sunset within about a one-week range to be at the right angle to illuminate this fall, which only flows after a significant snowfall followed by some warm days. ### Specific Feedback All comments welcome! ### Technical Details ![Screen Shot 2023-10-15 at 8.29.57 PM](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/5/1/511c5726c50668401dc8dcb6ec2c3384430635cf.png) Shot in 2016. This one has been on the wall for a long time, as a large canvas print. ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/horsetail-fall/37494/2 "2023-10-16T14:33:29Z")
Truly a wall-hanger! Well done. I don’t live very far from Yosemite Valley and have the urge to go and try my luck shooting Horsetail Falls but the worldwide photographer’s interest in shooting it keeps me from even trying. Not a big fan of crowds. I’ll continue to just admire other folk’s fine captures of it. ---
**Author:** ![Egídio](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/eg%C3%ADdio/32/52213_2.png) [@Egídio](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Eg%C3%ADdio)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/horsetail-fall/37494/3 "2023-10-16T18:00:31Z")
Diane, what a breathtaking image you shared! The waterfall glow is pure magic. It’s easy to see why this is hanging on your wall. ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/horsetail-fall/37494/4 "2023-10-16T19:22:21Z")
Thanks, @Dave_Douglass and @Egídio! Dave, there is now a lottery for spaces to try to shoot this, and the conditions are ephemeral – I wouldn’t try for it again. There are just too many people who own cameras these days!!! (And most of them don’t have a clue.) ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/horsetail-fall/37494/5 "2023-10-16T19:35:54Z")
Diane, if the text shows up green it is because the jealousy is showing through! I have Yosemite on my bucket list. Maybe one day. This is really beautiful. Wall-hanger for sure. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Breitkreuz](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/paul_breitkreuz/32/400_2.png) [@Paul\_Breitkreuz](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Paul_Breitkreuz)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/horsetail-fall/37494/6 "2023-10-16T20:04:16Z")
Diane, a truly classic take on this iconic scene. A really wonderful wall hanger for those like yourself who have made the pilgrimage to this annual event in YNP… detail in the larger version is outstanding… 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/horsetail-fall/37494/7 "2023-10-17T00:23:25Z")
Thanks, @Shirley_Freeman and @Paul_Breitkreuz! Shirley, YNP has gotten so crowded it is hardly worth it anymore. The scenery everywhere out here is at a low point in summer – spring is decent but the best time is in a winter snow. But that is scarce and can never be counted on, and rooms will be fully booked in any case. ---
**Author:** ![karlag](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/karlag/32/40112_2.png) [@karlag](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/karlag)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/horsetail-fall/37494/8 "2023-10-17T02:05:17Z")
This is timeless and beautiful. It’s definitely an image you would never replace on a wall. I don’t think I’ll probably make it there for the reasons you mentioned, but it is something I would love to see. Being in the park when there’s snow sounds amazing!