Waterfall north of el Cope, Panama
Sep 25, 2022 17:19:06 #
My brother-in-law, who lives in Anton (not el Valle de Anton), told me he knew of a waterfall I would enjoy. In Panama, the majority of waterfalls are accessible only by 4WD, often followed by a long hike. This one, he said, was close to the road and we could park on a paved road next to the trail leading down to the waterfall. I was all in.
This was about 40-50km west of Anton on the Panamerican, then north about 60 km. Chorro las Yayas, as the waterfall is named, was indeed one of the most accessible in the country. Once we hiked to the bottom, where I took these photos, we could continue and climb steps back toward the road but stopping at a higher fall. I did not have any decent photos from that, mostly because the viewing area was subject to a lot of spray.
I have attached three photos, the first is here simply to show the two falls at the bottom in relation to each other (there is only one river, but it divides multiple times and water is coming down all over the place. It helped that we are currently in the rainy season---not the rainy, rainy season; that is October and November.) I did not do much post work on this one.
Oh, one other thing: I was hand holding these. Isn't stabilization great? Once I took a look at the steps going down, I was reluctant to haul my Gitzo tripod. I wish I had. Next time. I simply did not have any idea whether it would be worth it.
Everything was shot on my Nikon D850, with a Nikkor 18-35mm lens (this one was at 30mm). The first photo was ISO 320, 1/8 sec at f/4.5.
The second and third photos were shot at 35mm, ISO 640, 1/13 sec at f/4.5.
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This was about 40-50km west of Anton on the Panamerican, then north about 60 km. Chorro las Yayas, as the waterfall is named, was indeed one of the most accessible in the country. Once we hiked to the bottom, where I took these photos, we could continue and climb steps back toward the road but stopping at a higher fall. I did not have any decent photos from that, mostly because the viewing area was subject to a lot of spray.
I have attached three photos, the first is here simply to show the two falls at the bottom in relation to each other (there is only one river, but it divides multiple times and water is coming down all over the place. It helped that we are currently in the rainy season---not the rainy, rainy season; that is October and November.) I did not do much post work on this one.
Oh, one other thing: I was hand holding these. Isn't stabilization great? Once I took a look at the steps going down, I was reluctant to haul my Gitzo tripod. I wish I had. Next time. I simply did not have any idea whether it would be worth it.
Everything was shot on my Nikon D850, with a Nikkor 18-35mm lens (this one was at 30mm). The first photo was ISO 320, 1/8 sec at f/4.5.
The second and third photos were shot at 35mm, ISO 640, 1/13 sec at f/4.5.
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NMGal wrote:
Love the way the water looks in these, not like milk. A great compromise, to me.
Yeag, honestly it was less about creativity and more about what I could get away with hand-held!
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PAR4DCR wrote:
Darn nice work Vienna74 at 1/8 and 1/13!
Don
Don
Thanks!
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Vienna74 wrote:
My brother-in-law, who lives in Anton (not el Vall... (show quote)
Beautiful, Vienna! I admire the light and color!
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