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Behind the Image Each spring, snowmelt from the high country sends Upper Yosemite Fall into a wild performance — thundering, luminous, and full of energy. I've photographed it many times, always hoping to catch the Common Ravens that circle the falls. I'd seen them there often, but never managed to catch them in the right place, at the right moment. This year, I stood beneath the cliffs again, watching. The light was just touching the crown of the fall and would soon strike the mist drifting into the air. I reached for my longest lens and waited. Then they appeared. A pair of ravens danced in the mist, sweeping in and out of view, just a bit too fast. Just once more,” I muttered. A little higher this time.” They did. And I was ready. About the Artist Charlotte Gibb is an award-winning and renowned nature and landscape photographer based in Northern California. She is known for her mastery of "Intimate Landscapes" — small scenes derived from a large landscape. The youngest of nine, she