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"GREAT WATERS" (3)


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Copyright: Aires Mario da Cruz (oscarromulus) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 973 W: 172 N: 1761] (4686)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-03-19
Categories: River
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-09-15 11:04
Viewed: 1278
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
"GREAT WATERS" (3) This was as close as we could get
to this grand & magnificient system of Cascades & Water Falls. The Noise of THAT THUNDER will live FOREVER in our minds.
ARGENTINA viewed from BRAZIL. Some 275 individual cascades are strung along the rim, 2.5 miles long, in a crescent-shaped cliff plummeting 269 feet into a gorge. From miles away one can hear their thunderous roaring.
Rio Iguazu starts at Serra do Mar flowing westwards 820 miles across southern Brazil. Before flowing into the Atlantic it tumbles over 70 waterfalls, interrupting its course. One of them is the Nacunday Falls, as high as Niagara Falls (131') in Ontario.
But where it forms a boundry Argentina/Brazil it takes its greatest leap plunging 269' into the gorge below. It is likened to the " awesome spectacle of an OCEAN pouring into an abyss." The THUNDER: " Its like white noise on a million televisions with the volume turned all the way up!" ... Vince Purcell, sound recordist for The Greatest Places. These 275 individual waterfalls are seperated by rocky, densely wooded islets. They also send up clouds of mist and spray, creating a dazzling display of rainbows.
(In the days to follow these will be posted.)
Their lush surroundings make them more beautiful. These luxuriant forests are filled with delicate tree ferns, bamboo & palms. One sees brilliantly feathered Ararajuba & Macaws (parrots) flitting through the foliage, showing off their bright colours as if in competition with the colours of the exotic blooms of wild orchids, begonias, and bromeliads, also to be posted in the days to come.
Iguazu means " great waters" in the native language.The natives still believe that the waterfalls were created in an outburst of rage of the god who lived in the violent area of the downpour called "GARGANTA do DIABLO." ( DEVIL'S THROAT ) The falls are close to where the Parana rivers join; &, this is where the boundries of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay converge.
The famous "ITAIPU DAM" is a short distance away in
Paraguay.( All to be posted in due time. )
There no comparison between these falls and any others
around the world. In my opinion, BUT I AM BIASED, this is "IT."
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To anahory: Muito Grato.oscarromulus 1 01-08 17:30
To kona: Thank you.oscarromulus 1 09-17 12:58
To edal: THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH.oscarromulus 2 09-16 07:00
To taba: Muito Grato.oscarromulus 1 09-15 21:32
To njmv79: Thanks.oscarromulus 1 09-15 21:26
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Olá Mario,
outra vez com uma imagem de se tirar o folego, lindo lugar, ogrigado,
Nelson

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  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 463 W: 126 N: 269] (1514)
  • [2006-09-15 11:23]
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Olá Aires;
Acredito que possa "falar" com vc em portugues, já que meu ingles é sofrivel :)
Gostei bastante de sua foto, ela demonstra a grandiosidade do espetáculo que é ver isto ao vivo.
A composição esta ótima, talvez vc devesse dar uma balanceada nas cores comu editor de fotos, mas pra mim est amuito boa.
parabens;
PS: não sente falta de pilotar um avião as vezes ? :)
Taba

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  • edal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 383 W: 52 N: 413] (1837)
  • [2006-09-15 22:27]
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ola OM!
Thanks for this another great picture! I see that my last remark has been useful for you. It seems that we can still learn, hehe! Now another small lesson: let the other people enjoy the potential of your photo by making workshops on it - this can be achieved by ticking the Workshop button on image uploading. Then, on the left of the image in the "Photo option" there will be an item "Post to workshop" and people may take atvantage of it...
Thanks for writing to me!
Anton

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  • kona Silver Star Critiquer [C: 37 W: 3 N: 0] (865)
  • [2006-09-17 0:03]
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Mario-san very powerful image and very creative and so pleasant to view , all of the best.Best wishes, kona

hi Aires
this photo is really impressive , showing the strong and wildness of nature...the exposure is perfect so as the DOF and composition
A great,great wide(wilde)vista!
best regards
pedro

Oh yes....for a girl who was created in water you have captured an amazing site. Water is so mysterious.....so soft, and smells so sweet. This composition is beautiful, the color amazing! What a place to be a part of.

Take care,
Bettina Marie =0)

Hello Mario,
This is the most impressive waterfalls, maybe in competition with Victoria Falls?
You found a good point of view here, showing well the forces of the moving water...
Good details, well framed scenery!
Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 299 W: 3 N: 737] (3452)
  • [2007-11-29 8:53]

Hi mr.Mario,
This is absoutely fantastic.I hope I visit this place.First of all appreciate your bravery.Beautiful waterfalls.I liked it very much.good notes too,
TFS

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