Salto Hacha Sunset

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 7, 2011225 views16 comments

I spent a month visiting my parents in Venezuela, and also making my second trip to Canaima National Park there. Believe it or not, I grew up in Venezuela in the same state where Canaima and Angel Falls are, but never during my years growing up I had the chance to go. I made the promise to go as frequent as I can on my trips back to Venezuela.

I was 4 days in Canaima, so you will see some images from there as I will post some of them. Let me know when you get sick.

After a hike around other areas of the park, our trip back to the village happened maybe 30 minutes before this moment. You need to take a "curiara" (wooden boat) back, but luckily I made really good friend with one native Pemon guide, and he told me I could stay and he can get another curiara later to take us back to the village. He knew I wanted to wait for the good light. This is the last sun light hitting the Salto Hacha (Hacha Falls).

Any comments, suggestion/critique for improvement is always appreciated.

Nikon D700, 16-35mm at 32mm, Vari-N-Duo
8.0sec, f/22, ISO 200

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on January 7, 2011 at 2:36 AM

Stunning place & a great shot! Makes me wanna see that waterfall closer..

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on January 7, 2011 at 7:28 AM

Hi Ed,
The light is simply gorgeous here! That it was reflected in the falls themselves really makes this one special. That elegant looking tree provides a great counterpoint to the falls, though I wish it was a bit higher in the sky.
A very beautiful image, and I hope to visit someday soon!

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on January 7, 2011 at 7:45 AM

Fantastic sky and spotlight on the falls. What a place! Beautiful image.

Guy

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 7, 2011 at 8:17 AM

This is really beautiful.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 7, 2011 at 9:46 AM

This is magnificient Edward. You've managed the capture the splendor, power, and majesty so well. Congratulations on a wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 7, 2011 at 11:16 AM

Wow! This is fantastic. A beautiful image, Ed.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on January 7, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Wonderful light and comp. That is one powerful falls!

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Comment posted by Daniel Cartamil on January 7, 2011 at 12:37 PM

Beautiful! I could also see this as a nice panorama without about 25% of the top cropped off...

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on January 7, 2011 at 1:56 PM

What a refreshing place!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 7, 2011 at 3:41 PM

Great shot and wonderful place. Perfect light and timing.

D&L

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 7, 2011 at 9:25 PM

Beautiful shot, Edward! That's a huge waterfall too. Is it feeding into the ocean/delta, or a river?

Chris

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 8, 2011 at 12:42 AM

This is very nice The warm colors sure make it easy on the eyes, and I really like how the color in the falls mimics that in the clouds.

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Comment posted by Edward Nunez on January 8, 2011 at 1:26 AM

Thanks everybody for the comments. Greatly appreciated.

Chris, this one is a series of falls that feed the Canaima Lagoon, which feeds a river that eventually join other major rivers in the area. If you see to the right of the falls, you can see a hint of other falls in there.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on January 8, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Wow. Great light on the falls and a wonderful sky!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 8, 2011 at 5:47 PM

Powerful and beautiful image!

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on January 9, 2011 at 1:56 PM

This is one of the most beautiful images I have seen here in a long (long) time. Excellent work, Edward.

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