The Lost World

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 5, 2010143 views12 comments

During my visit to Venezuela in January to see my parents, I decided to take a couple of days to spend in Canaima National Park.
This image was taken from the small plane that took me there... Even though Venezuela is experiencing the worst drought in years, you can still see how the area of Canaima looks green and has not lost his magic.

Comments/Critiques always welcome!

Nikon D700
1/500secs @ F/11 ISO 800; 55mm

TK Luminosity Masks

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on April 5, 2010 at 8:57 AM

This is beautiful. One of these days I'd love to see these places in person. If you haven't yet, I recommend reading the book "1491" which talks about some of the native human history of this area (among others).

Guy

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 5, 2010 at 9:11 AM

I love that winding river, and the dense vegetation - very appropriate title! The low hanging clouds add a great sense of mystery.

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Comment posted by Ian Plant on April 5, 2010 at 2:15 PM

this is a great composition, love the interplay of the clouds and the river

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 5, 2010 at 5:38 PM

Love the "s" shape in the river and the clouds clinging to the top of the mountains.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on April 5, 2010 at 7:17 PM

What a cool area. The winding river leading to the cloaked mountain top is just mysterious. Great job

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on April 5, 2010 at 7:39 PM

'Juanito' from Horseshoe Bend here, Edward.

Love the 'S' curve of the river that leads my eye to a beautiful scene that looks unchanged over the millenia. Great clouds, too. Especially good seeing that it was taken from an airplane!

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Comment posted by Ken Johnson on April 5, 2010 at 8:43 PM

Edward, beautiful image. Looks like an interesting area. Like the clouds.

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on April 5, 2010 at 9:15 PM

Like the whole scene, especially the river.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 5, 2010 at 9:23 PM

Double "S" curve. Hard to improve on that. The river certainly pulls me in. Are those trees along the river? If so, that is one monster channel!

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Comment posted by Nick Moore on April 6, 2010 at 9:47 AM

Like everyone mentioned the 'S' curve really leads the eyes into this scene, fantastic scenery, and well composed from an airplane!.

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Comment posted by Edward Nunez on April 6, 2010 at 8:29 PM

Thanks for the comments.

Tony, Yes, those are trees along the river.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on April 7, 2010 at 12:23 AM

Nice comp, Edward. The river takes you through the scen real well. Only thing I find myself wanting is maybe a 2 or 3,000 foot waterfall coming off the ridge in the distance.

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