Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite Valley #1
by RicardMN Photography
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Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite Valley #1
Artist
RicardMN Photography
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Photograph
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Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in California, seen yearly by millions of visitors to Yosemite National Park. The waterfall is 188 metres (617 ft) in height and flows year round.
The Ahwahneechee tribe believed that Bridalveil Fall was home to a vengeful spirit named Pohono which guarded the entrance to the valley, and that those leaving the valley must not look directly into the waterfall lest they be cursed. They also believed that inhaling the mist of Bridalveil Fall would improve one's chances of marriage.
Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in the central eastern portion of the U.S. state of California. Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada, and the park supports a diversity of plants and animals. The park has an elevation range from 2,127 to 13,114 feet (648 to 3,997 m) and contains five major vegetation zones: chaparral/oak woodland, lower montane forest, upper montane forest, subalpine zone, and alpine.
The geology of the Yosemite area is characterized by granitic rocks and remnants of older rock. About 10 million years ago, the Sierra Nevada was uplifted and then tilted to form its relatively gentle western slopes and the more dramatic eastern slopes. The uplift increased the steepness of stream and river beds, resulting in formation of deep, narrow canyons. About 1 million years ago, snow and ice accumulated, forming glaciers at the higher alpine meadows that moved down the river valleys. Ice thickness in Yosemite Valley may have reached 4,000 feet (1,200 m) during the early glacial episode. The downslope movement of the ice masses cut and sculpted the U-shaped valley. (Description from Wikipedia)
Movies filmed partly or entirely in Yosemite, including documentaries
'Tis Tough to Be Tender (1918)
36 Hours (1965)
Am Limit (2007) (German)
America's Great Parks (1998)
Ansel Adams, Photographer (1957)
Back to Nature (1936)
Between Creation and Destruction (2007)
Bridal Veil Falls (1901)
Bridal Veil Falls (U.S. Interior Dept.) (1903)
Caine Mutiny, The (1954)
Cavalry Manoeuvre, A (1901)
Coaching Party, Yosemite Valley (1901)
Cupid Angling (1918)
Down to Earth (1917)
Dragon Painter, The (1919)
Easiest Way, The (1931)
Eiger Sanction, The (1970)
Elements - Ein Slackline Abenteuer (2008)
Faith of the Strong, The (1919)
Forever, Darling (1956)
Free Soul, A (1931)
General Sutter (1999)
Giant of Thunder (1990)
Giant of Thunder Mountain, The (1991)
Golden Dreams (2001)
Gone, But Not Forgotten (2003)
Gran Turismo 4 (2004)
Great Outdoors, The (1989)
I Am That Girl (2008)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Junior Luck (1929)
Just Jim (1915)
Killer: Dead or Alive (2006)
Land of Enchantment (Yosemite Valley), The (1917)
Lass of the Lumberlands, A (1916)
Last of the Mohicans, The (1920)
Long, Long Trailer, The (1953)
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns (1971)
Mail Coach Yosemite Valley (U.S. Interior Dept.) (1903)
Maverick (1994)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Moodtapes: Natural Environments - Whispering Waters (1992)
My Favorite Wife (1940)
National Parks: America's Best Idea, The (2009) (Ken Burns)
Nevada Falls (1901)
Normal, California (2007)
Order of the Eagle (1989)
People's Lawyer, The (1975)
Picturesque Yosemite (1901)
Please (1933)
Secret Yosemite (2007)
Seeing America (1916)
Sergeant, The (1910)
Shining, The (1980)
Small Soldiers (1998)
Smouldering Fires (1925)
Soarin' Over California (2001)
Spirit of '76, The (1917)
Spirit of Yosemite (2001) (Shown at visitor center)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Thrill of a Romance (1945)
Tim Janis: Beautiful America (2004)
Trap, The (1922)
Vernal Falls (U.S. Interior Dept.) (1903)
Vertical Frontier (2002)
Wall Rats (2006)
Waterfalls of Yosemite Valley (1913)
Wawona, Big Tree (1901)
Wonderful Waterfall, A (1901)
Yosemite (1927)
Yosemite, The (1914)
Yosemite: Ascending Rhythm (2000)
Yosemite National Park and Big Trees of California (1913)
Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven (1989)
Yosemite: The World's Most Spectacular Valley (2001)
Yosemite Three (2009)
Yosemite Trail, The (1922)
Yosemite the Magnificent (1941)
Yosemite Valley (1917)
Yosemite Valley in Winter, The (1913) (From http://yosemitenews.info/forum, Bob Weaver)
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Comments (30)
Dawn Currie
Congratulations your image is featured on the home page of the Pure Nature Photography group - celebrating the best of our natural world! You are invited to archive it in the 2021 Pure Nature Photography Group Feature Archive and Thanks discussion thread for longer lasting visibility.
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Hany Jadaa Prince John Photography
Nice work Ricard; beautiful all inclusive composition with great light.
RicardMN Photography
Thanks to Bob and Nadine Johnston for featuring my photo on the Artist News group!
RicardMN Photography
Thanks to Karen Silvestri for featuring my photo on the Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife group!
RicardMN Photography
Thanks to B Vesseur for featuring my photo on the All Natural Beauty of this World group!