Another waterfall, a photo from Matabeleland North, West

Photographer's Note

There are three huge waterfalls in the world - Iguazu, Victoria and Niagara. I had the pleasure to see all of them. Without doubt, Iguazu is the best. With its brink spanning a distance of an incredible 2km in its average flow of 1000 cubic meters per second, this falls tops my list of favorites. The falls actually consists of some 275 individual waterfalls and cascades.

But Victoria is not bad. Easily deserving of the top spot on this list (though it finished a very close second), it's the largest singular waterfall in the world spanning a width of 1.7 km, a height of 108 m, and an average flow of 1 million liters per second! It's no wonder this "smoke that thunders" is considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is a bit difficult to show through the intense mist.
One can see it from Zambia or Zimbabwe side. Better view is from Zimbabwe side. The people on the picture are in Zambia.
I was in the dry season in Vicfalls, so part of the waterfalls were with few water.

Yosemite waterfalls are famous for being very high and easily accessible, but there were dry when was there.
Bigger beta picture

Strange, that I showed only one picture from Victora Falls here

Another view. Where there is less water, the picture is sharper, without the mist.

PaulVDV, papagolf21, ikeharel, snunney, ChrisJ, holmertz, worldcitizen, mkamionka has marked this note useful

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PaulVDV (48466) 2018-03-18 0:38

Hello Malgo,
Is it true that both sides of this gap belong to a different country? Or not the canyon on this picture?
It’s nice to be able to walk around at the top of the waterfall as we can see on your photo.
Impressive waterfall, nicely fitting in your collection.
But I believe you haven’t seen yet the highest waterfall on earth, the Angel Falls. The political climate isn’t such that you will be able to see it soon. Or you have to be extraordinarily adventurous …
PS: Meanwhile you've answered my question.
Best regards, Paul

papagolf21 (143850) 2018-03-18 1:15

Bonjour, chère Malgo,
Ces deux images sont stupéfiantes et méritent bien leur place sur le site.
La note est parfaite pour mieux comprendre le sujet présenté.
Encore merci.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Cricri (176) 2018-03-18 2:22

Hi Malgorzata
Impressionnante vue, le contraste des couleurs, la forte chute d'eau de la cascade, qui doit être agréable a entendre, magnifique
Beau dimanche
cricri

baclama (19126) 2018-03-18 2:41

Superbes chutes sous un angle original...
Bon dimanche
amities
vero

Royaldevon (63187) 2018-03-18 3:05

Hello malgo,

The second view of the waterfall is very interesting but this one has the mood, created by the obvious mist rising and catching the sunlight.
Your f/g shows remarkable sharpness, whilst the diagonally opposing view reveals the figures, who immediately confirm the massive scale of the waterfall.
What an experience!

Have a lovely Sunday,
Bev :-)

ChrisJ (150590) 2018-03-18 3:06

Hello Malgo,

I am sure they used this waterfall in the Tarzan tv series. Its more spectacular than the Victoria & Niagara Falls put together! The fg ridge adds depth and layering. Tfs!

snunney (130965) 2018-03-18 3:16

Hello Malgo,
I was in Zimbabwe in the eighties only a few years after independence. I didn't get to see the falls, partly because the area was still considered dangerous and it was a long way from the capital where I was on business. Good capture of the thundering beast.

The distortion in my picture of Evora town hall is probably due to the use of the ultra wide angle lens and where I had to stand to get in the whole of the façade.

holmertz (82138) 2018-03-18 4:31

Hello Malgo,
As I mentioned, I was here too. To me perhaps the greatest pleasure was to walk across the waterfalls on the high bridge between the two countries. I remembered an attempt in 1975 to reach a peace agreement between the fighting sides in the "Rhodesia" conflict. The conference was held in a train standing on the bridge. Of course they failed, but they had a fantastic view, in case they had time to watch it. Nice photos, but I had the same experience that the masses of water were difficult to expose perfectly.
Kind regards,
Gert

jemaflor (124503) 2018-03-18 5:02

Hi Malgo,
Great landscape, well composed your view with the contrast of the Fg with the high waterfall, tfs.

Nicou (186588) 2018-03-18 8:44

Hello

Mervielleuse chute d'eau et vue quel débit quelle vue et cette évaporation de l'eau quel effet et captage quel rendu fantastique iamge et ces rocher bruns quei se contrastent en premie rplan fantastique compo
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

kasianowak (13657) 2018-03-18 10:45

Czesc Malgosiu
Swietnie skomponowane zdjecie z tymi glazami na periwszym planie i wodospadem w tle. Spadajace masy wody tworza fajna mgielke.
Powinnas jeszcze zobaczyc wodospady Islandii. Moze nie tak wielkie (ale prawie) jak Niagara, ale naprawde spektakularne. :-)
Pozdrawiam
Kasia

lousat (119659) 2018-03-18 13:01

Hi Malgo,great jump of the water and great jump in your gallery too,from Brazil to Zimbabwe to show us another fantastic waterfall,very famous and absolutely beautiful,i like this close up and the large view in the WS too,fantastic place!! Have a nice week and thanks,Luciano

jimmyjimmy (3980) 2018-03-18 13:17

Hello

Very well done including the hillside in front of the waterfalls. Brings a very interesting look to the image. the people pictured give a good relation of size here of the falls. Nice

Jimmy

Silvio1953 (189189) 2018-03-19 10:22

Ciao cara Malgo, great view of fantastic waterfall, wonderful natural colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

worldcitizen (12640) 2018-03-25 17:52

Hello Malgo,
This is an impressive view of the falls. The people are so tiny, and i can imagine the sound of the water as it rushes by. I like the stones in the foreground, too. I hope conditions in Zimbabwe will start to improve, and it will thrive again soon.

mkamionka (52428) 2018-03-27 2:58

Czesc Malgorzata,
zagladam tu co chwile zeby przylapac cie na pierwszym zdjeciu z NZ, na facebooku juz sa ale tutaj trzymasz ludzi w napieciu :)

Niestety z tych trzech mialem okazje do tej pory zobaczyc tylko Niagare i to w dodatku w czasach przed cyfrowych -jakosc moich zdjec z Niagara Falls jest beznadziejna....

Tobie tez przepalil sie fragment nieba pelnego zapewne kropelek wody, ale dzieki tym skalom na pierwszym planie to nie przeszkadza.
Fajnie ze widac w oddali postacie ludzi -to pozwala lepiej wyobrazic sobie skale miejsca.

Czy nie kusi cie Salto Angel? Tym bardziej ze Wenezueli przeciez chyba nie masz jeszcze na liscie?...

Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
M