Upper Yosemite Fall is a photograph by Ingo Scholtes which was uploaded on July 25th, 2015.
Upper Yosemite Fall
Yosemite Valley is home to numerous waterfalls. With a height of 739 meters, Yosemite Falls is not only the tallest of those in the valley, it is... more
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Upper Yosemite Fall
Artist
Ingo Scholtes
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Photograph
Description
Yosemite Valley is home to numerous waterfalls. With a height of 739 meters, Yosemite Falls is not only the tallest of those in the valley, it is actually one of the tallest in the United States and ranks 20th in the world. In fact, Yosemite Falls is a cascade of three waterfalls. With a plunge of 440 meters, Upper Yosemite Fall is the tallest of the three, followed by a more than 200 meter drop of the Middle Cascades, and a final 98 meter plunge of the Lower Yosemite Fall. What makes Yosemite Falls particularly pitturesque, is that they can nicely be seen over a long distance from numerous points within the valley as well as from the surrounding mountains. What's more, Upper Yosemite Falls is well-known for the so-called Pohono effect, which refers to the continuously changing shape of the water curtain that can be seen on windy days. I took the photograph above on a short hike across Cook's Meadow, which offers a particularly nice overview of Upper Yosemite Falls. Focusing on the the flowers of a western azalea growing along the path, I decided to push the waterfall into the background.
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July 25th, 2015