Lower Salto de Jimenoa, a photo from La Vega, West

Photographer's Note

The Jimenoa river, which was already subject of earlier posts of mine (1, 2), has at least two water falls near the town of Jarabacoa. I think that this one is commonly referenced as the Lower Salto de Jimenoa and, as far as I know, is the easiest one to visit, because there are a couple of road signs and there is a paved road that only ends about 1 Km or less from it. From what I have read, I got the idea that there are a couple of more impressing falls in the region, namely one 75 meters / 246 feet that was used in a dramatic scene of one of the Jurassic Park films.

I am a bit sorry for not having visited the latter and the others, but I wasn't too confident about being able to find them, which is something that I don't figure out as being easy to do, as the road signs are kind of scarce in the area, there are many zones where you don't find anyone to ask for directions, and one never knows when the road turns almost impassable for a common car, even if it looks good on the map. Maybe I should have rented a 4WD, but that would cost me the double of what I paid for the car. Anyway, we hadn't much time to spend and the landscapes were so scenic that just driving almost randomly was a pleasure to the eye. The day before we drove several several Kms driving on the road to Constanza, near where is supposed to be located those higher falls and we didn't see any sign mentioning it.

These falls aren't easy to photograph, because of the water floating on the air that soaks you and the camera quickly. The position of the sun didn't help me either. I'd be glad to have more time to explore the region and being able to return to this place and others in a time that the light was more suitable.

WS#1 is a view of the river downstream of the falls and WS#2 shows one of the suspension bridges that is part of the path to the falls.

Location (latitude, longitude): 19.097444,-70.596063 (I am not sure about the accuracy, but my guess is that the error isn't much higher than a pair of Kms / 1 mile)

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xuaxo (6854) 2007-11-16 15:26

Ol� Jos�,
H� tempos fal醡os do formato quadrado. Este n鉶 � exactamente, mas aproxima-se; acho que esta foto fica bem em quadrado.
O que gosto mais aqui � aquele pedacinho de c閡 azul.
Isto n鉶 � propriamente Igua琥 ou Niagara, mas conseguiste fazer um bom enquadramento, com aquele restinho de c閡 l� em cima.
Gosto muito da WS#2 - Suspension bridge.
Um abra鏾,
F

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paura (25802) 2007-11-16 15:49

Jos�,
Beleza de fotografia, tomoda de um bom ponto e com excelente composi玢o. Incr韛el a for鏰 dessa agua.

Abra鏾

Paulo

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bostankorkulugu (42866) 2007-11-16 21:29

ola jose... looks impressive indeed... i can almost hear the sound of the fall... the light condition was not at its best i guess but still a good shot to show the beauty of the place...

cheers

korkut

siolaw (38294) 2007-11-16 22:15

Salut Jos�!
J'aime bien la luminosit� filtrant a travers l'air plein d'eau vaporis閑... Les couleurs et nettet� sont impeccables... On sent bien la force de cette chute, et on entend presque le bruit depuis ici!
Amicalement
Laurent

dhurjati (2709) 2007-11-16 22:57

Hi Jose,
Waw....lovely shot.I can almost sense the splash,almost feel the motion and sound of the wild waterfall here.Beautiful dynamism in this shot.
Greetings from India,
Dhurjati

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riclopes (35577) 2007-11-17 3:11

Ol� Jos�, olhando para as 3 faz-me lembrar uns s韙ios parecidos que visitei no Laos, incluindo a ponte suspensa. Apanhei a 醙ua na sua pujan鏰 m醲ima e tive a mesma dificuldade que tu, pois era vapor de 醙ua por todo o lado. Foi o cargo dos trabalhos para fotografar aquilo e molhei a camera toda, mesmo envolta no imperme醰el. Esta composi玢o quase quadrada ficou boa com a nuvem de 醙ua a ver-se � dist鈔cia. O lugar � bem bonito. Gosto da perspectiva da ponte e das cores do outro WS1, mas tamb閙 escolheria esta para principal. Pergunto-me se postarei algumas das cascatas que fotografei...
Bom fds,
ricardo

delkoo (68) 2007-11-17 6:37

bonjour jos�
il se degage une force considerable de cette chute d'eau, la brume est remarquablement bien saisie.

bon w.e
didier

elmec (12210) 2007-11-17 9:02

Hello Jose!
Aazing waterfall!
So full of power and speed!
Great composed and framed!
Best regards!

UnTrained (0) 2007-11-17 10:51

Ol� Jos�,
I like the mixture of clarity and water steam and I think I hear the thunder from the falling water. The composition is well done with a bit diagonal view including the meadow at the right and some good blue sky. The textures of the water and foam, but also the one from the rocks are excellent.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2007-11-17 14:54

Ol� Jos�!
Impressionante a for鏰 das 醙uas nesse local, curioso ainda n鉶 terem construido uma hidrel閠rica. As fotos do WS ficaram 髏imas tamb閙.
Parab閚s e Abra鏾!

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Emile (20352) 2007-11-17 15:21

Hola Jose.
Me gusta mucho esta foto con la cascada pero al mismo tiempo la presencia de una especie de neblina por la humedad. Tu punto de vista desde abajo esta muy bueno, Estupendos colores y composicion. Tus dos WS estan magnificos, No sabia del puente de suspension.
Un fuerte abrazo.

Docarmo (9767) 2007-11-17 20:42

Ol� Jos�,
Esta foto est� sensacional!
A for鏰 da 醙ua est� "aud韛el"!
Os WS tamb閙 est鉶髏imos!
Obrigada por partilhar,
MC

axiotea (21651) 2007-11-18 3:18

Salut Jos�
Les gouttelettes forment comme un 閏ran et j'aime bien l'effet de la lumi鑢e qui filtre au travers. Le talus d閏entr� laisse bien l'espace pour voir la chute se d関erser en contrebas. le ciel bleu est un + qui ajoute une touche de couleur suppl閙entaire.
Ciao
Marilyn

Silvio1953 (221813) 2007-11-18 5:13

Hi Jose, great composition with wonderful waterfalls, splendid light, very well done, ciao Silvio

clnaef (6289) 2007-11-18 7:10

Bonjour,
Magnifique. Il ne manque que le bruit.
Bonne journ閑.
clnaef

sothy81 (9646) 2007-11-18 9:38

This water fall looks so powerful. So strong in its flow. Very nice shot. Good exposure where we can see the blue sky. Well done. Sothy

Graal (103040) 2007-11-18 11:39

Hi Jose,
fantastic waterfall, good POV and composition. Interesting place and informations. Nice complementary photos. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

danyy (0) 2007-11-18 15:17

Bonjour Jose,
on ressent bien la puissance des eaus au travers de cette photo. On entend presque le fracas de cette chute.
Il ne manque qu'un arc-en-ciel.
Best regards.
Daniel.

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2007-11-18 16:44

Pelo que nos mostras, o local deve ser simplesmente magn韋ico, com as quedas, os r醦idos, as pontes suspensas e toda aquela vegeta玢o luxuriante. � interessante ver como a 醙ua vai toda, ou quase toda, para a aquela garganta. Mas penso que depois de umas boas chuvadas a queda ficar� toda cheia de 醙ua.
Gosto muito da tua foto, plea beleza geral, pela nitidez e pelo peda鏾 de c閡 azul l� no cimo.
Quanto aos WS, est鉶 tamb閙 lindos, e atravessar a ponte suspensa deve ser bastante interessante, para n鉶 dizer outra coisa!!!
Ant髇io

leonorkuhn (16237) 2007-11-18 17:30

Ol� Jos�,

Ficou excelente esta tomada, d� para ver o spray formado pela 醙ua que cai sobre as rochas. A imagem tem muito dinamismo, n鉶 est� "congelada". As cores est鉶 maravilhosas e a nitidez excelente.

Abra鏾s e uma boa semana para voc�
Leonor

gervaso (28177) 2007-11-18 17:37

Bela cachoeira, Jos�! Ultimamente ando reparando muito no c閡 das fotos que vejo, e nessa ficou muito bonito! A 醙ua caindo com bastante for鏰 tamb閙 ficou bem interessante!

Charo (51290) 2007-11-18 18:03

Hola Jose,
Me gusta lo bien que has captado la fuerza del agua en esta cascada y esa bruma que desprende.
Excelente encuadre y colores
Cordialmente
Charo

robertosalguero (292) 2007-11-19 0:25

Ol� Jos�,

Tis waterfall seem powerful, though not high or wide. Good viewpoint to capture the natural beauty of this place. The warm colours and good details work very effective in the quality of the shot. Nice natural place with good appeal. Thanks :-)

Roberto

vincz (19113) 2007-11-19 0:39

J'aime beaucoup l'atmosphere de brume creee par la chute d'eau. La lumiere est tres bonne notamment sur les herbes a droite. Le ciel bleu au fond donne beaucoup de profondeur. Une belle image.

batalay (41261) 2007-11-19 16:50

Hello Jos�,

A first rate image of the waterfalls. I had no idea that such a dramatic waterfalls existed in any of the Caribbean Islands. But your excellent note has informed me otherwise. The composition and perspective, colors and resolution are all very good. I am surprised by the color of the water, muddy following torrential rains.

Warm regards,

Bulent

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-11-19 23:04

Ola Jose
uma belissima foto desta catarata. Gosto do formato quadrado e e do enquadramento. As cores e a definicao estao muito boas
Um abra鏾
Aires

mikeo (12129) 2007-11-20 1:18

Hi Jose!

So cool shot! So strong power of waterfall! I like it very much! Great POV and composition!
Superb colours and details!

greetings,

michal

adores (46979) 2007-11-20 15:26

Ol� Jos�!
N鉶 me digas que atravessaste essa ponte. Uma boa imagem da Rep鷅lica Dominicana, e uma vez mais bem diferente das usuais.Captaste muito bem a for鏰 da 醙ua,gosto da composi玢o e da luz, que est� excelente. N鉶 sei se prefiro esta ou a da ponte, porque essa tamb閙 est� bastante boa.

Bluejeans (64251) 2007-11-21 5:49

Oi amigo ,
Incrivel a for鏰 desta queda de agua , o vapor de agua no ar ficou muito bonito como o peda鏾 de ceu , gostei do enqudramento da foto , parabens!!!
Bonitos os Ws
Um abra鏾 Gon鏰lo

Paolo (41258) 2007-11-21 7:44

Hi Jos�, beautiful one, where you've well captured the power of the fall and the millions of invisible dropps all around the air.
good quality and excellent POV.
thanks, ciao

jaywalker (16105) 2007-11-21 9:23

Hi Jose, A superb capture of power, the photo is beautifully composed, with excellent light & very good colour, you chose a great POV & have cropped it superbly, the wonder of these falls & its surrounding area shines through, kind regards Wilson.

fanch (0) 2007-11-21 14:07

Salut Jos� ,

Ca bouillonne et ca fume ! j'entend le bruit de la cascade ! Une image bien compos閑 et pleine de vie ...

Amicalement ,

JCG (35153) 2007-11-22 0:27

Bonsoir Jos�,

Outre cette belle et int閞essante photo, je pense que le bruit de cette chute d'eau doit 阾re 間alement impressionnant. Belle gestion de la lumi鑢e ici qui se diffuse dans les "embruns". Merci pour les photos compl閙entaires qui compl鑤ent bien le sujet, j'aime bien le second WS notamment dans les contrastes de couleurs entre la v間閠ation et l'eau boueuse. Merci pour le partage Jos�.

Avec toutes mes amiti閟 et � bient魌,

Jean-Charles

pboehringer (770) 2007-11-22 14:45

Jose,
your photographic capture shows the raw force of an unleashed river coming done some obstacles. The mist caused by this gives an additional impact to your shot. it might have been interesting to get someone standing behind the rail on the right side.
Regards, Peter

edytungkal (4551) 2007-11-22 17:54

Another great picture from Jimenoa series, very dinamic waterfalls picture with two character side by side. Though the blue sky just showed apart, its added point to this photo.
Very nice shot Jose and very informative story, thank you..

daniel

jmcl (14535) 2007-11-23 10:42

Hi Jose,

I love the power of the water .. and in a way the harsh sunlight and contrast amplifies that .. I wish tat fence could be disappeared : ) ... beautiful place .. well worth the effort to visit.

take care,

John

Stepan (27210) 2007-11-23 22:49

Seems to be really impressive !! I wish we could hear the sounds. Must be strong.
Good square frame.
St閜hane

setenay (7706) 2007-11-25 0:16

Ola Jose,
exellent shot,impressive force of the water,wonderfull composition with the cloudy sky and magnificent waterfalls.The waterfalls are the best present of th World to our.TFS.
Best Regards
setenay

rigoletto (34279) 2007-11-26 11:23

Ola Jose, my fellow eccentric soul :)
Such a powerful presentation of this noisy and wet part of nature!
Noisy and wet, but a true delight for the eye. I would not dare standing and having a shower under that growling giant!
Cheers,
Deniz

noborders (1010) 2007-12-09 13:52

Your POV is great and the blue sky with some clouds in the corner adds something, as a repetition of the droplets of the fall - did not read the many critiques but I'm pretty sure that other persons wrote the same : the fence in this case is disturbing IMO, otherwise it would be pure nature - but apart from that, I like the colours and really, I can hear the growl of the fall !
TFS,
Cheers,
Cath.

trekks (14348) 2007-12-10 16:40

Hi Jose

Nice waterfall shot. I agree about the water in floating air preventing close shots, I had that a few times.

You are adventurous to bring us this view. I like the steep gorge cut into rock. Great pov and composition with strong light. Great Note. TFS

bill