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Gallery: LandscapePosted January 25, 2011267 views17 comments

Salto Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Venezuela

Another one from my recent trip to Venezuela... playing a bit with B&W conversions.

Comment/Critique for improvement always welcome!

Nikon D700; CPL
1/6 secs @ F22

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 25, 2011 at 9:55 PM

Unreal. The green conversion in the trees along the banks looks a bit muddy (oops...pun). Clouds/falls/rock look epic

aF

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by John Mumaw on January 25, 2011 at 10:06 PM

Very powerful, and the b&w conversion is top notch and works well here. I like the perspective here, too.
The lower cascade looks a bit overexposed, but that's pretty minor.
Wonder if the previous poster was referring to the mist covered trees near the bottom of the falls?

Registered on September 9, 2005, 62 Posts, 2289 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 25, 2011 at 10:39 PM

Maybe the most dramatic of this series. The immense scale of the cliffs and waterfall are revealed perfectly here.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Myers on January 26, 2011 at 12:38 AM

I've seen dozens of color shots of these falls. None holds a candle to your BW conversion. Very dramatic. About the only negative, which has nothing to do with the quality of this image, is that the POV (and probably the lens you used) have foreshortened the scale of these falls and we don't get a true sense of how unbelieveably high they are.

Registered on September 1, 2008, 85 Posts, 757 Comments

Comment posted by Art Escobado on January 26, 2011 at 12:44 AM

I like this-the sense of height is captured well here!

Registered on January 7, 2007, 0 Posts, 775 Comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 26, 2011 at 2:01 AM

@ed/john - referring to the trees in the fg on either side of the bank.

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by Alex Mody on January 26, 2011 at 4:07 AM

This is an extremely powerful and moving image. Great work - I love the skies and the way you've handled them in PS!

Registered on December 25, 2007, 163 Posts, 1896 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on January 26, 2011 at 12:02 PM

What a view! Great processing too. Would love to get there one day myself.

Registered on November 27, 2007, 250 Posts, 2468 Comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on January 26, 2011 at 2:22 PM

Looks majestic! Love the spray at the bottom of the waterfall. Adds some magic to the scene.

Registered on January 26, 2007, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Roane on January 26, 2011 at 2:52 PM

Fantastic image. Excellent BW conversion, though I would tone down the highlights in the lower falls to match the tonality of the upper falls

Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments

Comment posted by Gino Cortez on January 26, 2011 at 10:05 PM

Dramatic and awe-inspiring!

Registered on November 23, 2010, 57 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Anderson on January 27, 2011 at 12:35 PM

FANTASTIC! Great job with the B&W processing. I love the way the clouds are radiating out from the summit. Isn't that one of the most magical places you've evr been? I love Canaima!

Registered on January 31, 2006, 228 Posts, 3072 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Haskell on January 27, 2011 at 6:24 PM

Superb location with good b&w conversion.

Ian

Registered on October 30, 2008, 24 Posts, 673 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 28, 2011 at 12:35 AM

Edward,

Seeing this, I don't know why we don't see many more images of this waterfall. maybe it's the remoteness of it that keeps the masses away. Anyway, it's a great view from your perspective. I think the conversion is excellent!

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on January 28, 2011 at 7:44 AM

I love the angle...this fall is HUGE, right? Wonderful conversion!

Registered on October 13, 2010, 27 Posts, 378 Comments

Comment posted by Edward Nunez on January 28, 2011 at 7:10 PM

Thanks everybody for the comments...

Arild, Yes this water fall is huge... From Wikipedia: t is the world's highest waterfall, with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft).

Mike: Definitely the most amazing place I've ever been so far. Being my mother land I may be biased! :-)

Registered on April 19, 2007, 65 Posts, 711 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 29, 2011 at 3:43 PM

Wow. Stunning.

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