The World of XPILAR - LANDSCAPE/SEASCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART CONTEST WEEK #078

"Canaima Lagoon"

One of the most beautiful landscapes that God has allowed me to see on my way to Angel Falls in The Canaima National Park in Venezuela

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Canon EOS 20D, f/10, 1/250, ISO-100
In the background you can see the "El Sapo Falls" and the tepuis further back.

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Canon EOS 20D, f/10, 1/250, ISO-100

I want to tell you that when you arrive! the climate that received me was a bit hostile and I spent days like a hunter waiting for the right moment to shoot with my camera.

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Canon EOS 20D, f/5,6, 1/30, ISO-100, 28mm

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Canon EOS 20D, f/5,6, 1/50, ISO-100, 44mm
Canaima and together with the Gran Sabana, are the cradle of the world, here are the Tepuys which are the oldest rock formations on the planet.

The local aborigines are the Pemons, there are about 3 branches of them
immersed in a very dense jungle.

In this area you can find from large anacondas, piranhas and even
crocodiles, tarantulas and the famous ant 24, among others ..

It is a very colorful and wild place at the same time.

It is a site rich in minerals and precious stones. It is currently being impacted by mining for the extraction of gold, among other minerals.

When the weather cleared, dart up to the waterfall El Sapo Falls

sailing on canaima lagoon, where I met this Pemon boy with his father who guided us through those waters

Pemon boy

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Canon EOS 20D, f/9.1, 1/250, ISO-100, 50mm

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Canon EOS 20D, f/8, 1/250, ISO-100, 50mm
the boat in motion and the conditions made me shoot erratically cutting certain parts of the child that I would not have liked to cut

our guide Pemon "keipo" made us autochthonous marks to identify us as visitors.

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Canon EOS 20D, f/4, 1/640, ISO-100, 50mm

IMG_9544.JPGCanon EOS 20D, f/3.5, 1/500, ISO-100, 50mm

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Canon EOS 20D, f/4.5, 1/250, ISO-100, 50mm

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Canon EOS 20D, f/4.5, 1/250, ISO-100, 50mm

until finally! we arrive at El Sapo Falls

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Canon EOS 20D, f/7.1, 1/125, ISO-400, 50mm

we passed behind the waterfall, to find such majestic beauty

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Canon EOS 20D, f/9, 1/200, ISO-400, 50mm

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Canon EOS 20D, f/3.5, 1/400, ISO-400, 50mm

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Canon EOS 20D, f/3.5, 1/4000s, ISO-400, 24mm

at the point where I was, I did not have a good visual to portray the entire waterfall

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Canon EOS 20D, f/3.5, 1/320s, ISO-400, 24mm
but if we climb to the top of the waterfall

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top view

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I hope you liked this post! soon I will be able to continue sharing this magnificent adventure in the cradle of the world towards Angel Falls

@bambuka

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