Iguazu

Iguazu Falls was just one of the many beautiful places we visited on our almost-three-week trip to South America. (A day-by-day account of our full trip is here, on my other website, visiblewind.com.)

A wonderful quote regarding Iguazu is from Eleanor Roosevelt, who reportedly exclaimed “Poor Niagra”! It is spectacular, indeed. And huge!

The above image is a 13-second long exposure, which I processed in black and white, particularly to highlight the falls as a (huge!) jewel within its rocky and tropical setting. It’s how I felt about it there, and I hope that feeling comes across in the image.

Below is a shorter exposure — only two seconds, and taken from a view right up against one of the (many) spectacular drops. Again, a sparkling jewel within its surroundings.

The top image was taken with my Lee Big Stopper, to that the 13-second exposure. The bottom with (if I recall correctly) a polarizing filter — although set to still allow some sparkle from the rocks below, which I like.

Thanks for taking a look!

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