Basaseachic Falls Photo

Photographer’s Note

These are the basaseachic falls. They are located in Sierra Madre, north of Mexico. Sierra Madre is known for its canyons and gorges which are both plenty and dramatic.
Unfortunately, it is very underdeveloped in terms of trekking facilities, and the only way to explore it on foot is doing everything by yourself, which is not practical if you travel with a limited amount of time.

The landscape is stunning and it was very frustrating to be limited to a rented car and driver to take us sightseeing. We eventually found a place where they rented just a car and head out to the basaseachi falls park, a place that is very hard to reach by public transportation.

The place is incredible, the landscape is dramatic and, best of all, it’s deserted. The falls are tucked into a corner of canyon Candameña, a very deep and very narrow gorge. The height of the falls (311m, the largest waterfall of Mexico in rainy season) and its setting makes them just stunning. We spent the whole day hiking on narrow winding paths along the walls of the canyon, scaring off lizards and squirrels, looking at the humming birds and going down to the bottom of the ravine, from where this photo was taken.
It looks like I’ve tilted the framing on purpose, with the tilted rock wall and fence (in the top), but it’s just its natural inclination

ChrisJ, john_c, alainh, papagolf21, jmdaoudal, fayeulle, aznegrao, Tue, manatee, Amaz has marked this note useful

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ChrisJ (69522) 2005-11-10 4:12

Ola Ricardo

I like the warm cold opposition, between the red cliff, & blue sky. Wonderful colour, sharpness & pov. Parabens!

prumod (8258) 2005-11-10 4:52

hi lopez
it's a beautiful catch... noramlly these falls will have enough greenery in surroundings... but ihis is different... anyway your capture is great...
regards
pramod

john_c (24635) 2005-11-10 10:38

Hi Ricardo,
A well composed shot where you have captured the dynamism of the falls well. I like the warm cliff rock colours and the patches of flowers and greenery growing out of niches. One has a good sense of depth and height here. Very well captured.
John

alainh (35347) 2005-11-10 13:20

hello Ricardo
what a good note and a good illustraition.
just a little noise in the sky but a good composition
regards
alain

rosaline (0) 2005-11-10 13:37

Ricardo
Nice catch. I like the noise in the sky, adds a little atmosphere. But good work.

Aubrey

gaby (19793) 2005-11-10 14:06

Ricardo - splendid capture of this nice water fall - congratulations for the water movement, it's a big success -
well done
Thanks
Rgs
Gaby

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-11-10 18:09

I am impressed by the size of the fall and your composition give a good effect in this direction.
The framing goes well with the subject and also the montain. I would just regret a bit of sharpnes and contrast especially on the right rocky part of the picture.
Great place
Jean Michel

papagolf21 (55956) 2005-11-11 3:59

Bonsoir Ricardo,
Je suis tout simplement stupéfait de voir une chute aussi haute (j'essaie d'imaginer la hauteur de la Tour Eiffel à Paris, qui possède à peu près la même dimension) ; cela doit être spectaculaire. De plus, le bruit de la chute doit être assourdissant.
Très belle prise de vue et très impressionnante .
Amitiés.
Philippe

fayeulle (26541) 2005-11-11 9:25 [Comment]

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jiherka (4463) 2005-11-26 11:46

Nice picture of this waterfall. Do you have all the fall here, seems compared to the barriers on the top that not if the height is 311 m.
Welld one Ricardo.
Salutations Jacques

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2006-01-12 4:58

Ola Ricardo
Great shower ;). My daugther just admiring it :).

Have a nice day.

Galmeida (12559) 2006-01-23 18:33

Olá Ricardo,
Voltando ao seu PORTFOLIO e momento de reflexão deparei-me com esta captura relativamente recente na sua obra. Aqui uma passagem de NeatImage pelo céu e um pouco de Sharpness ficariam excelentes. Neste momento estou a preparar as minhas viajens do passado com a AF-10 por scanner para publicar de futuro no TE. Boa exposição e "Timing" com uma perspectiva que eu aprecio sempre e gosto de fazer. Boas cores, luz e visão para composição.

Parabéns e até breve.
Fernando

jbweasle (9294) 2006-01-26 14:28

A pretty view of these impressive falls, Ricardo.

aznegrao (10230) 2006-03-27 19:04

Ola Ricardo!!
Gosto da simplicidade mostrada nessa bela composição, expressando agradavelmente o essencial com otima estetica e cores naturais.
Abraços.
aznegrao.

Tue (25608) 2006-04-25 15:44

Hej Ricardo,
A good picture of these water falls. Nice angle and well composed too. I like the shapes of the rocks as well as the lighting. Just a very good piece of work. Well done! :-)
Hilsen,
Lars

manatee (4279) 2006-08-03 3:39

Como es usual es una exlente foto.
La casacada hubiese sido mas impresinante si la hubiesemos visto toda entera, sinembargo aun asi es muy interesasnte, con este calor, me encantaria poder estar ahi. Como sabes yo vivo lo mas alnorte de Mexico y esta un pco lejos el poder llegar alla, pero si toos sale bine tal vez este ano pueda conocer ese lugar y todo el canon del Cobre.

Gracias por compartirla con nosotros Ricardo
un abrazo

paura (37792) 2008-12-22 2:15

Ricardo,
Incrível a altura dessa queda. O ponto de tomada está muito bom para mostrar. 311m é realmente muita coisa. Aquilo lá em cima deve ser um mirante.

Abraço

Paulo

Amaz (6368) 2009-08-28 21:34

Impressionante captura, Ricardo!!!
Perfeito enquadramento e boas cores!!!

Meus parabéns!!

Um abraço,