Re: How to get this shot?

This is in the current Yosemite calendar. Does reaching this spot require going cross country, off trail?

The trail, as I remember, would be a few feet to the right.

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Dave
The trail, as I remember, would be a few feet to the right.

As I remember it'd be on the left side of the river.

It looks like this photo is taken from the South side of the Merced river, just up-river from the bridge that crosses between Vernal and Nevada. You can get a similar photo from the North side of the Merced from about here.. Here is my photo from said spot, which only took about 30 seconds to get to from the trail...and was very easy to do so.



The lighting and water flow are not as dramatic...but it gives you an idea.

To answer your question-- I believe that you would have to go off trail to get that exact shot, but is doable.

Ok. I've only done that trail once. My memories are sketchy.

It's worth another visit. You don't have to leave the trail to get nice views of the falls, though.

You cross the bridge above Silver Apron and Emerald Pool and the trail works bit by bit to the the right and up hill for a while.
You get to a point where the trail is pretty flat and straight for a while and is going almost directly south. ( This also happens to be where the Snow Hotel used to be a LONG time ago )
When the trail does a 90deg turn to the left you need to NOT turn left and go straight for 30 feet or so. You'll see the view from the trail and it gets even better in that 30 feet.
Be careful going down because it's wet and slipper and you can fall down the cliff into the water.

you start below Nevada Fall and the trail . . .

eventually takes you along side it . . .


The spot you're looking for is HERE



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Except the shot is from the other side of the river.

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Except the shot is from the other side of the river.

I guarantee it was taken from this side... not the other...
By this side I mean the north side of the river... where the main trail runs...
or... exactly ... well... read this:
http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,73220,73244#msg-73244

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The calendar photo has the river on the left, those examples you all shared show the river on the right.

I'll throw my hat in the ring.

And say it is here:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?ll=37.726065,-119.537705&z=16&t=t4

Here's photo from place Joel and Colin are talking about ... but looking downstream.
Right there is the tree in the photo... quite distinct... go downstream and bit and clicky click.



Enjoy

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I don't take many videos... but here's one from last Friday.
Off Z trail a bit...

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The north side is the classic view. The south side has nice views that are a little bit different from what you usually see. Both sides are pretty easy to get to. Just need to be careful on wet steep rocks when it is blasting. Usually get a good rainbow a few hours before sunset.

Went der yesterday wit da wifie on anniversary (ok, we take long way)



As stated... nort side of da river... very close to the trail... easy down to here...
(ok, cal pix... the guy was SLIGHTLY higher and a TAD to the left)
It's the spot... done deal.

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Happy anniversary and thanky for the picture.

Happy anniversary to the two of you!

(and thanks for the photo)

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Personally I like the shot right "on" the river better. Of course... if conditions as in calendar...
you not a going here... scary how little snow there is at this pt.. ridonkulously busy
along Mist on Sunday... but with 4 Mile closed and traverse still with some snow danger...
we had GP to ourselves for as long as we were up there
Also saw a Bald Eagle near El Cap Meadow hiking along the Merced.
I guess in Alaska those are a dime a dozen... but we still think they're purty kewl.

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A dime a dozen yes. But I never get tired of seeing them. Or the moose. But my parents actually very recently saw an eagle in Fresno-San Joaquin River Parkway! I'm still working on getting a good eagle picture like the moose picture below. This was from a couple days ago on a hike a few miles from my house...

Luv it

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Wow a close encounter of the moose kind. Lucky you.

It's amazing that we start taking these things for granted. I have moose like this right outside my house almost weekly. My first few months in Alaska I carried a camera with me EVERYWHERE! I sit in my living room watching TV and have on occasion spotted an eagle. On Christmas Morning we had a moose visit, circled our house, and let me take a picture of him six feet from my front door.

But no waterfalls like the subject of this thread!

Took this in Ketchikan in 2011. Saw lots of them.

Yep in Ketchikan they were like seagulls or pigeons when I was there. They were everywhere. We watched juveniles (the brown looking ones) for over an hour as they swooped down to try and get salmon out of the creek. The salmon fought them off every single time!

In a GOOD water year many of these shots under Nevada Fall would be impossible because there would be so much mist in the air.

You're getting soaking wet standing there waiting for a lull in the wind and mist, camera in hand with the lens protected, the perfect moment comes, you flash the camera up, compose the shot, SNAP, hide the camera again while you walk away to where you can look at what you've captured and . . . the photo shows a lens covered in mist with splotches all over!!!

oh well . . .at least it's fun trying, and you're not at home sitting in the couch

I guess you could try a spinning rain deflector.
http://www.spintec.co.il/