Victor Falls
Finally managed to get some properly exposed and focused shots! Yay!
This spillway isn’t even the big attraction at Victor Falls (that would be Victor Falls, of course), but from a photograph viewpoint, the way that the water fans out of the spillway is a really beautiful view. This was taken with the Sony Camera (my medium format is taking a break while I see what I can do with the Sony), a time exposure of 15 seconds using a neutral density filter. (ISO 100, f/8)
Long exposures like this capture the flow and shape of the water, but not the details.
There’s a lot of white water above the actual falls; in addition to the two spillways shown above (water redirected under roads), there is a small waterfall to the right and then the big Victor Falls further to the right. Here is a panorama of three wide-angle shots with the Sony, showing everything but the big waterfall.
And here is a shot of the big drop of Victor Falls - actually the least dramatic view at the site, as it is obscured by all kinds of negation and a steep ravine. I have yet to explore to see if I can get a better shot of the actual Victor Falls…there is private property to the right, but maybe there is a trail on the other side of the ravine.
The Sony surprised me with the quality of the photographs compared to the medium format camera; definitely excellent stuff for web posting, but I still prefer the increased dynamic range and detail in the medium format images for other uses (murals, prints).
Photos of waterfalls of light in the midst of deep and loving green are so symbolic of what the world needs these days.
I like these, especially the first one with the bigger falls in the backround.