Prirodni fenomen koji je očarao svijet (FOTO)

Svakog februara nekoliko sedmica u Nacionalnom parku Yosemite posjetitelji mogu svjedočiti rijetkom prirodnom fenomenu poznatom kao “firefall” (vatreni vodopad odnosno vatropad).

Iako se čini kako je riječ o lavi koja se slijeva niz liticu, riječ je tek o optičkoj iluziji.
Naime, fenomen se događa kad sunce vodopad pogodi “iz specifičnog kuta”, piše CNN.

Snopovi svjetlosti pod određenim kutem tako stvaraju nevjerovatne prizore.

– Vodopad je veći nego je bio već neko vrijeme, zahvaljujući obilnoj kiši i snijegu”, rekao je Scott Gediman, glasnogovornik parka.

– Fenomen je postao popularan zahvaljujući društvenim mrežama. Stotine ljudi dnevno dolazi samo kako bi svjedočili tom prirodnom fenomenu, a stižu iz čitavog svijeta”, rekao je.

Here is a 30 second time-lapse video of the Firefall event. This was captured over 15 minutes. Around 18 sec, you can see how the sunlight gradually narrows to a point where the setting sun casts its orange glow on the water. After the sun sets, the fall goes back to its normal color. This is straight out of my iphone camera with no edits. The actual event looks even more spectacular in person. A very special thanks to my talented friend David Ortega for his original music composition for this video. #Firefall #Firefall2017 #iphone7plus #abc7newsbayarea #natgeotravel #nbcbayarea #bbc_travel #cnn #kron4tv #usinterior #weatherchannel #sfgate

A post shared by Sangeeta Dey (@sangeetadeyphotography) on Feb 14, 2017 at 5:30pm PST

The Return of Firefall I had published photographs of this phenomenon last year. This year, I feel fortunate to have been one of the firsts to witness it. In fact, I just drove back home after seeing this unforgettable moment. This is the Horse tail waterfall in the Yosemite National Park. Every year for a few days in February, the sun sets at a certain angle and illuminates the waterfall in luminescent orange and red, making it look like a molten lava. More information on this phenomenon is here, http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/160219-yosemite-firefall-waterfall-sunset-pictures-nature/. #westcoast_exposures #majestic_earth_ #cool_capture_ #photoarena_nature #naturewhisperers #inspiring_photography_admired #dream_image #visitcalifornia #jaw_dropping_shots #gottolove_this #splendid_earth #thebest_capture #b_picturess #igs_america #ig_unitedstates #phototag_it #wildcalifornia_ #NikonLove #globalcapture #ig_exquisite #ig_impulse #viewbugfeature #usinterior #moodygrams #rawcalifornia #firefall #firefall2017

A post shared by Sangeeta Dey (@sangeetadeyphotography) on Feb 13, 2017 at 12:49am PST

Happy Valentine's Day- repost: this was the photo I captures on feb 13,2016 of the horsetailfall #firefall #yosemitenps #yosemiteconservancy that went viral worldwide. I thought it would be appropriate to share it again on Valentine's Day since Mother Nature gave us a great show last year with the heart shaped mist. There is still time to witness this natural phenomenon but only if weather permits. – – – #hot_shotz #wowshot #amazingphotohunter #globe_travel #igrepresent #ig_eurasia #fotogulumse #ig_photostars #igglobalclub #phototag_it #mekaanim #gununfotografi #igs_america #nature_of_the_world #worldprime #hubs_united #superb_earthpix #superhubs #ig_ikeda #nationalparkgeek #abc7eyewitness #cnnireport #yesweather

A post shared by Ray (@rayophotography13) on Feb 14, 2017 at 10:50am PST

Got lucky today and saw the firefall after hiking the upper Yosemite falls trail. It's great to be back! . . . . #Yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #findyourpark #optoutside #adventure #adventuremore #mountains #mountainman #neverstopexploring #rei1440project #formomentslikethis #hiking #exploring #instagood

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