"Toldi" waterfalls Photo

Photographer’s Note

São Bento do Sapucaí is a Brazilian town in São Paulo state.
Once known as a religious and traditional town, the municipality of São Bento do Sapucaí, now with its population reaching 10,000 inhabitants, is known for its mild weather, beautiful landscapes, and great conditions for the practice of many action sports.
Located 164 km northeast of São Paulo, on a mountain chain called Serra da Mantiqueira, it has a total area of 251.2 km². The topography is very mountanious. There are many hills and waterfalls (the highest being "Toldi" waterfall with more than 200 m). The city's average altitude is 886 meters, and the highest peak is a rock compound known as "Pedra do Baú" at 2,304 m meters high ( 340 m high with an altitude of 1,964 m).

At the picture, just 2 small waterfalls at the end of high Toldi Waterfall.

Hdr created with Photomatix from 3 raw pictures.

All critiques are welcome.

There's another version of this waterfall at treklens website.

Luciana, Flavia, robertosalguero, ls7902, sarju, enedimd, andante, pboehringer, wgreis, lucasgalodoido, singuanti, wishlist has marked this note useful

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Luciana (2098) 2007-04-30 22:42

Oi Carmem,

que cena linda... tem cara de paraiso!

Um abraço,
Luciana.

Flavia (10094) 2007-04-30 23:13

Oi Carmem,

Bom ter voce de volta por aqui! Linda foto, muitissimo bem executada. Belissima luminosidade e composicao. Shuter speed perfeito para captar a beleza destas aguas cristalinas.

Um abraco,

Flavia

robertosalguero (1822) 2007-04-30 23:52

Carmem this place is beautiful. The lush vegetation and fresh waterfalls create such a typical tropical scene. You captured this place very well under good light. Colours and sharpness are excellent. Thanks for sharing.

Roberto

sarju (5308) 2007-05-01 0:06

ola Carmen
it was a pleasure to browse through your gallery. I like this photo for its fairytale like feel ... and also for your HDR
tchau ... Sarju
PS: I liked your gallery for the fact that I could know more about photo processing ... before this photo I did'nt even knew what HDR was ... lols .
2nd PS: its excellent to see some new post from you ...

ls7902 (5764) 2007-05-01 0:06

Hi Carmem,
A harmonious & very peaceful spot you found here. Colors are realistically represented. Excellent exposure & DOF to make everything sufficiently focus. Nice effect on the falling water from the slow shutter & not too slow as to make the water too silky & soft - I mean I prefer it just like this capture. The terrace & stones on the right provide good balance & depth to this well composed shot. Is that bamboo branches on top right? Regards. Latiff.

jjcordier (21822) 2007-05-01 1:39

Un petit chef d'oeuvre, Carmem!La composition est excellente, le temps de pose juducieusement choisi pour restituer le mouvement de l'eau et le PP(HDR) parfaitement réalisé. Superbes couleurs.
Amicalement
JJ

dkeus31 (24542) 2007-05-01 3:16

Hello Carmen,
It's along time! How are you?
Nice composition with both waterfalls, good long exposure.
Have a nice day
didier

THAR (3262) 2007-05-01 3:38

Entre l'image de synthèse et la nature dans sa beauté irrélle, cette photo me plaît beaucoup!

enedimd (1482) 2007-05-01 4:16

Hello Carmem,
Superb shot and POV. Waterfall and colors are wonderful.
Light, red stones in water and green tones are perfect.
TFS
Have a nice day.
Regards,
Emir Nedim

berek (27093) 2007-05-01 5:11

Hi Carmen.
beautiful palce with waterfall. i like your framing and long exp time working.greetings.
First impact : 9
Composition : 9
Burak

Isabelle (8552) 2007-05-01 10:09

Carmem, seja bem-vinda de volta!
imagem irretocável, com uma tremenda impressão de sonho.
Esta cidade fica perto de onde, Atibaia?

belido (13369) 2007-05-01 10:27

Oi Carmem,

que foto prazerosa de se ver. Posso sentir daqui aquele cheiro úmido da natureza. Muito bem capturada, excelente nitidez e cores. Bonito!
Abraço,
Carlos

pboehringer (768) 2007-05-01 12:20

Carmen, estou boqui-aberto ...! Uma beleza so de imagem e o uso de HDR realmente deu o efeito necessario para o sucesso desta imagem. O efeito borrado da agua ficoubeleza pura. Esta imagem transpira natureza fresca e poderia ser usada para qualquer tipo de propaganda para pasta de dente, sabonete, desodorante, etc.
Conheco a regiao mais ou menos e deu ate um tempinho para subir na Pedra do Bau. A vista de la de cima e fantastica.
Abracos, Peter

wgreis (4400) 2007-05-01 19:15

Olá Carmen,
quanto tempo!!!!
Linda "clássica" de mostrar a água ecorrendo de maneira "espumante". Pensei que tinha usado um filtro de densidade neutra para baixar a velocidade da câmera, mas você se deu bem com o PL.
Linda foto... composição... cores... contraste, enfim todo os "settings".
Abraços,
Wagner.

lucasgalodoido (14199) 2007-05-01 21:34

Olá Carmem!
Linda fotografia, o movimento da água ficou muito bem capturado sem prejudicar a luz, que continua deixando as cores bem vivas e fortes! Local muito bonito esse também!
Parabéns e Abraço!

singuanti (15261) 2007-05-01 21:39

Hi Carmem. Long time no see! It's great to see you back with a new one. And what spectacular beauty you've got here for us. I think you've got the perfect shutter speed to get just enough blur in the water. This place looks like a tropical slice of heaven. Great shot Carmem!

lu_muratori (618) 2007-05-02 4:49

Oi Carmem,voce sempre me surpreende com fotos lindas proximas a Sao Paulo. Eu acabo de voltar de la, mas nao fui a nenhuma cachoeira infelizmente. Que maravilhosa essa cena, voce se lembra qual o tempo de exposicao?
Abracos,
Lu

agbonavita (0) 2007-05-02 18:30

Olá Carmem, quanto tempo não a vejo por aqui. Voltou com uma linda foto. Gosto dos tons variados de verde e a excelente luz do obtida no local. Gostei do efeito de véu, mas intenso na cachoeira de fundo.

Parabens
Andre

Bluejeans (27390) 2007-05-11 13:25

Ola Carmem a quanto tempo nao te via por aqui!!!
Que fantastica foto , bonito ponto de vista , gostei muito das cores ,parabens!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

wishlist (4133) 2007-05-28 14:48

Hello Carmen,
your picture is one of the best hdr I've seen so far..very well balanced with an amazing dynamic range of colours..the compo is one the classic one but you delivered an astonishing result!
Regards
Igor

igoneves (71) 2007-07-23 13:20

Ola Carmen,
Adorei esta foto por me fazer lembrar a minha Serra da Estrela:)
Existem aqui zonas muito parecidas essa, com cascatas a escorregar pelo meio das pedras e da flora existente. É fantástico o efeito da água ao descer as rochas...
Abraço lusófono;) igo

norman_isaure (1167) 2007-10-14 14:53

Bonsoir Carmen
Très belle composition. Vitesse et mise point adaptées. Couleurs vives et superbes. Une sensation de fraicheur et de pureté rayonnent de ces eaux vives. Une photo d'actualité...
Cordialement.
Georgy

estranz (21) 2008-02-14 6:52