
It takes perfect timing and angle to capture one of nature's most elusive wonders.

But one photographer was in the right place at the right time - twice - to capture a rainbow appearing in a waterfall.

Though seeing a rainbow form in a waterfall is a rare occurrence, photographer Jassen Todorov was lucky enough to encounter two at Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park.

Todorvo, who is also a musician and a pilot, is an award-winning photographer who has extensive experience photographing nature and wildlife.

Jassen Todorov captured stunning images of waterfalls as their mist caught the light and radiated a gorgeous rainbow

The two falls captured by Todorov are located in Yosemite National Park in California and had to be taken at just the right angle for the colors to appear

The first waterfall starts off narrow at its peak and widens at its base to form a diamond shape with the rainbow mist appearing in the center

The second waterfall peels off in several streams and creates a more ethereal mist as the rainbow appears to climb upward

The spray coming up from two falls in Yosemite National Park in California created the perfect conditions for the breath-taking rainbow to appear.

When sunlight strikes a falling drop of water and it is refracted by the surface of the water it creates the rainbow.

A range of colors including red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple can be seen in the two falls.

There are more than 20 recorded waterfalls in Yosemite National Park's 747,956 acres and is is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada.

There are more than 20 waterfalls in Yosemite National Park and Todorov found two perfect locations to catch the rainbow mist

When sunlight strikes a falling drop of water and it is refracted by the surface of the water it creates the rainbow

A range of colors including red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple can be seen in the two falls