Lunar Moonbow Over Yosemite Falls

@Moridi: You are welcome Moridi.

@Nerise: Therein lies the rub Nerise, with the naked eye, you would not see this, only a faint grey bow. I have had it explained to me (by other doctors) that our cone receptors, which transmit color signals to the brain, are not equipped to handle this low illumination level, thus our rods, of which we have millions, end up sending B&W signals to our brain. Thanks to digital sensors, and the absence of reciprocity failure, the color is captured!

@Judy: HI Judy, I have actually been on the road for the better part of a month shooting in Utah, Arizona, Big Sur and finishing in Yosemite. I have a lot of editing to get through in the next three weeks.

@Elora: Thank you Elora. I have been shooting moonbows for quite some time, but the volume of water this year made them quite visible!

@Marion: Thanks Marion, you'll have to put Yosemite in the spring on your "to do" list. It is truly an amazing sight to capture!

@Monte Stevens: Hi Monte, it will actually work with any waterfall where the moon aligns behind the photographer (same as shooting daytime rainbows). I've seen some beautiful moonbow images made at Niagara Falls.

@Ana Lúcia: Thank you Ana, hope all is well with you.

@LauraS: Thanks to digital capture we can see it, to my eyes, the color was not recognizable that evening.

@Lee: Thank you Lee for your comments. Moments like this in nature are special, I am blessed to have an opportunity to be present with my camera.

@john4jack: Thanks you Jack, check out the image by Gary Hart also posted on this site.

@Scott Schilling: Hi Scott, nice to see you yesterday. It has been a tough week for me and to see a smiling face was uplifting. Hope you can make it to Yosemite in a couple weeks.

@Alun: Thanks Alun.

@DarkElf: I believe one of the true benefits of digital capture comes at low light illumination levels thanks to linear capture. For those of you who ever tried to expose a sheet of chrome film, you knew the difficulties of dealing with reciprocity failure (exposure and color shifts). There is no falloff of exposure or changes in color with a linear sensor.

@Marie LC: Thank you Marie!

@shoti: Thank you Shoti.

@Tracy: Hi Tracy, Gary and I would love to have you join us. Night photography is something we try to do in every workshop we offer. The workshops are intensive, but a lot of fun. Let us know when you are ready to join in.

@Sergei Z: Perhaps a spring trip to Yosemite one of these years?

@Magda: Hi Magda, thanks for leaving a comment, I hope all is well with you.