Easy to find, hard to forget..., a photo from Louangphabang, North

Photographer's Note

The Kuang Si Falls, sometimes spelled Kuang Xi, is a three tier waterfall about 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of Luang Prabang in Laos. These waterfalls are a favourite side trip for tourists in Luang Prabang. The falls begin in shallow pools atop a steep hillside. These lead to the main fall with a 50 m cascade. The water collects in numerous turquoise blue pools as it flows downstream. The many cascades that result are typical of travertine waterfalls.
The locals charge a nominal admission fee to visit the site, but it is well main maintained with walkways and bridges to guide the visitor. Most of the pools are open to swimming (although at least one is closed as being a sacred site). Hikers are able to climb to the top of the falls.

bayno, PaulVDV, notrap, danos, bukitgolfb301, Bartleby, ChrisJ, annjackman, Cricri, jjcordier has marked this note useful

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bayno (16141) 2012-04-07 0:51

Hi Serghei,
beautiful colors and light, great the effect slow-motion of waterfalls, excellent POV and framing, perfect exposure...
enjoy your travel...
Valter

erhan1958 (13043) 2012-04-07 0:55

selam serghei
very nice long exposure,
i like it
have a nice weekend
erhan

PaulVDV (15017) 2012-04-07 0:57

Hello Serghei,
It looks like a wonderful spot to cool off from the tropical heat.
Good framing, composition and light management. Excellent capture of the many jets of water falling down.
Best regards, Paul

danos (73926) 2012-04-07 1:07

Hello Serghei,
really the view of these well hidden waterfalls are a great surprise for the visitor.I remember my silent wonder when visited the place with the beauty of the Nature to be unique.Excellent presentation with the pause of the falling waters to make the image unique.Bravo.

Have a great weekend,Danos

notrap (4676) 2012-04-07 1:07

Hello Serghei,

beautiful and worth to be visited.
Nice easter-days for you!

Elvira

jemaflor (68837) 2012-04-07 1:20

Hi Serghei,
Very well taken, good time for the exposure, a lovely reslt for water, beautiful waterfalls, tfs.

carlo62 (12492) 2012-04-07 2:23

Ciao Serghei
bella e ben esposta questa cascata, ottimo POV.
Saluti
Carlo

corjan3 (1877) 2012-04-07 2:31

Hello Serghei,
What a pleasant scene. Beautiful movement and colours very well captured. Excellent composition and exposure also. Initially I thought cropping off on the left to the centre of the tree's stem might work well, but not necessary. Altogether a very pleasant scene.
Neels

timecapturer (30226) 2012-04-07 3:16

Hi Serghei
a stunning shot of this waterfall. The slow shutter speed makes the movement so attractive and adds that all important atmosphere to this excellent shot. Beautiful!

Regards - Brian.

chrisvek (5431) 2012-04-07 4:14

Hello Serghei,

Awesome capture of these waterfalls.Excellent colors and saturation.Very good framing and POV.Well done

Have a nice weekend,
Chris

tedesse (22073) 2012-04-07 4:58

Здравствуй Сергей!
Великолепный вид этого красивого маленького водопада.
Совершенная острота и фантастические цвета.
С праздником Пасхальных
Тадеуш

Sergiom (39122) 2012-04-07 5:01

Bonjour Serghei

J'aime beaucoup l'effet de filé que donne la longue exposition sur cette belle petite cascade. La luminosité est parfaite et le cadrage très artistique.

Joyeuses Pâques

Serge

bukitgolfb301 (30039) 2012-04-07 5:18

Hello my dear Serghei

A Happy Easter!
Sorry again for my late recation.
I gusee you enjoyed yourself very much there
Another wonderful my favorite image shot!
I can perceive the deep smell for great Laos.
Slow shutter speed is wonderful. Marvelous tasetful color and nice day light control.
Thanks for your sharing with your good work and have a good weekend, best regards,

Takero in Tokyo, now full of Sakura

Fis2 (73032) 2012-04-07 5:52

Witaj Sergiej!
Curious waterfall.
I like POV and composition.
Wonderful water effect.
Well done.
Happy Easter!
Krzysztof

Bartleby (12741) 2012-04-07 9:12

Hi Serghei,
wow, that's a beautiful picture. You found just the right shutter speed to get an appropriate effect on the water. I visited Luang Prabang but I didn't get to see this one. Cool shot!

Philippe

ChrisJ (86798) 2012-04-07 11:48

Hello Serghei,

I went here in 1999 & a few years later I was astonished to see a photo of a wild tiger in front of the same waterfall! Good closeup on the coconut shell shaped silica terraces. The turquoise colour of the water is natural. Tfs!

annjackman (13177) 2012-04-07 12:23

Hello Serghei,
A well chosen shutter speed has shown the movement in the cascading water beautifully. The colours are very natural. A lovely picture of these falls.
Regards, Ann

Cricri (86327) 2012-04-07 22:51

Hi Serghei
Joli filé de l'eau, la lumière et les couleurs sont splendide, la cascade est magnifique il ne manque plus que le son!
Bon weekend de Pâques
cricri

jjcordier (62280) 2012-04-08 2:50

Serghei
Une très bonne photo de cette cascade. Tu as très bien choisi la vitesse pour obtenir ce filé qui rend très bien la sensation de mouvement de l'eau.
Amicalement
JJ

Waylim (22349) 2012-04-09 15:01

Hi Serghei,

One of the must see place in Luang Phrabang, especially when it is so hot and it is nice and refreshing to dip in the water here. Beautiful shot with great POV and love the smooth texture of the waterfalls in such natural and pristine setting.

Way

danyy (0) 2012-04-11 7:49

Bonjour Serghei,
Une photo pleine de mouvement qui se traduit bien par ce filé au niveau de la cascade. Un petit coin de paradis où chantent sans doute les oiseaux, à l'unisson avec la rivière.
De belles lumières qui font vibrer les couleurs de la nature.
Regards.
Daniel.

macjake (39207) 2012-04-16 19:34

Hi Serghei
these scene's are always so much fun to photograph!
Its fun to play with different shutter speeds to get a different visual effect on the water.
it turned out great.
nice work
cheers
craig