Photographer's Note
Plitvice could be known as the Water Paradise, as it has 16 small lakes and multiple waterfalls and streams. Declared a Natural Park by the authorities of the former Yugoslavia in 1949, Plitvice Lakes have been recognized by UNESCO as a nature reserve since 1979.
Plitvice park has 30,000 hectares of pristine nature. If we choose to visit during the week and early when the "population" of tourists is lower, the contemplation of the largest waterfall in the park, de76 meters of free fall, or beech forests produce an effect of peace that we can hardly reach tourists altering the silence.
Plitvice is mostly you have (75%), very little fir and pine. In addition, yellow toads, a handful of lynx, deer and owls, all hidden from dePlitvice peaones.
At the park entrance panels Plitvice most frequent word it is travertine. It refers to the miracle that converts moss rock as the water is deposited lime and lime.
The resulting 16 lakes are baptized according to the legends drowned beneath the waters. One is the lake of the Roma; other, Grandma; It is also the Pastor Mile, and closer, the greatest of all, the de las Cabras. Is 2.5 kilometers long, more than reasonable to sink the 30 goats optimism relied too much on the strength of ice to escape the wolves away. More prudently, it is now possible to cross by boat.
Under these pools there are also gems like the curious crab Astacus astacus river, the calcareous material used to coat the shell becoming more stone. And the Proteus, a rare salamander that lives only in these caves, without eyes and without pigmentation, any color flesh, as God brought the world.
Plitvice was, according to old maps, "Devil's Garden". Today it has regained its splendor of paradise, despite having become another hell during the war, when guerrillas kidnapped Serbs park and even threatened to blow up their lakes. Fortunately, no blood reached the river. Red has never been a dominant color in the wide palette showing the waters of Plitvice. The color of these lakes can range from gray mirror Finnish pond to the clear turquoise Caribbean beach. The water changes color from hour to hour and from shore to shore. It all depends on thousand factors such as the amount of minerals and organisms of the deep, rain, moss or angle of light.
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Plitvice podría ser conocido como el Paraíso de los Agua, ya que cuenta con 16 pequeños lagos, además de múltiples cascadas y arroyos. Declarado Parque Natural por las autoridades de la antigua Yugoslavia en 1949, los Lagos de Plitvice han recibido el reconocimiento de la UNESCO como reserva natural desde 1979.
El parque de Plitvice cuenta con 30.000 hectáreas de naturaleza impoluta. Si elegimos visitarlo entre semana y a primera hora cuando la “población” de turistas es menor, la contemplación de la mayor cascada del parque, de76 metros de caída libre, o los bosques de hayas producirá un efecto de paz que dificilmente nos podrá llegar con turistas alterando el silencio.
Plitvice es sobre todo hayas (un 75%), bastante abeto y poco pino. Además, sapos amarillos, un puñado de linces, ciervos y carabos, todos ellos escondidos de los peaones dePlitvice.
En los paneles de entrada al parque de Plitvice la palabra más frecuente es travertino. Se refiere a ese milagro que convierte el musgo en roca conforme el agua va depositando cal y cal.
Los 16 lagos resultantes están bautizados según los ahogados que las leyendas cuentan bajo sus aguas. Uno es el lago del Gitano; otro, el de la Abuela; también está el del Pastor Mile, y más cerca, el más grande de todos, el de las Cabras. Tiene 2,5 kilómetros de largo, una distancia más que razonable para hundir el optimismo de 30 cabras que confiaron demasiado en la fortaleza del hielo al huir de los lobos. Con mayor prudencia, hoy es posible cruzarlo en barca.
Bajo estas pozas hay además joyas como el curioso cangrejo de río Astacus astacus, que utiliza el material calcáreo para revestir su caparazón haciéndose cada vez más de piedra. Y el proteo, una insólita salamandra que sólo habita por estas cuevas, sin ojos y sin pigmentación alguna, toda de color carne, como Dios la trajo al mundo.
Plitvice fue, según la cartografía antigua, “el jardín del diablo”. Hoy ha recuperado su esplendor de edén, a pesar de haberse convertido en otro infierno durante la guerra, cuando guerrilleros serbios secuestraron el parque y amenazaron incluso con volar sus lagos. Por fortuna, la sangre no llegó al río. El rojo nunca ha sido un color dominante en la amplia paleta que muestran las aguas de Plitvice. El color de estos lagos puede ir desde el gris espejo de estanque finlandés hasta los transparentes turquesas de playa caribeña. El agua cambia de color de hora en hora y de orilla a orilla. Todo depende de mil factores, como la cantidad de minerales y organismos de las profundidades, las lluvias, el musgo o el ángulo de la luz.
ikeharel, pajaran, cornejo, papagolf21, Fis2, PaulVDV, holmertz, mcmtanyel, danos, ChrisJ, lucasgalodoido, alvaraalto, gervaso, jhm, kordinator, ricardomattos, adores, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful
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pajaran
(114845) 2016-05-15 11:00
Dobro vece.
Bio sam na Plitvicka jezera u vreme Jugoslavije ...
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst o Plitvice National Park sa opisom ...
Dobar rad, lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast i ostrina, lepe boje.
Lepa priroda.
Prijatno vece i sve najbolje.
Paja.
Good evening.
I was at Plitvice Lakes at the time of Yugoslavia ...
Beautiful view and the moment, interesting and a good text about Plitvice National Park with the description ...
Good work, nice shown, good contrast and sharpness, beautiful colors.
Beautiful nature.
Good evening and all the best.
Paja.
cornejo
(61504) 2016-05-15 11:09
hola querido Luís, que maravilla de cascadas y lago nos has regalado en esta encantadora foto, excelente la composición y la calidad, una bella muestra de lo que cuentas en tu estupenda nota, excelente y encantador trabajo perfectamente realizado, gracias y espero que no sea la única.
Buena noche y feliz comienzo de semana.
Un fuerte abrazo.
Angel.
papagolf21
(152605) 2016-05-15 11:38
Bonsoir, cher Luis,
Et dire qu'il existe des endroits aussi magnifiques. L'on voudrait redevenir enfant, disposer d'une baguette magique pour pouvoir se téléreporter sur les lieux.
Magnifique.
Amitiés.
Philippe
No_One
(4) 2016-05-15 11:45
Hi Luis
Great photo of this tropical lagoon, Tyne light and the jade green water are equally stunning
Cheers
Noel
Fis2
(169659) 2016-05-15 12:01
Witaj Luis!
Beautiful place, wonderful view.
Good frame and superb colors.
Very impressive waterfalls.
I like it.
Good evening.
Have a nice new week my friend.
Krzysztof
PaulVDV
(62790) 2016-05-15 12:19
Hello Luis,
A refreshing coolness in the heat of the summery Croatia.
Wonderful tones of green and blue in the lake, surrounded by lush vegetation.
Magnificent with the many smaller falls spread over the full width of the picture.
The plants and the tree on the foreground tell us that the bank where you were taking the picture is also strongly overgrown.
Perfect sharpness, clarity and composition.
Best regards, Paul
amaryllis
(37047) 2016-05-15 12:24
Bonjour Luis
Une superbe réalisation avec ces minis cascades et une belle couleur de l'eau.
Un bel environnement boisé
Une netteté remarquable
Un beau cirque de cascades
Amicalement
Juliette
holmertz
(101946) 2016-05-15 13:17
Hello Luis,
This looks a little like I could imagine Paradise. Streams of fresh water running down pretty hillsides into a marvellously turquoise lake. A beautiful and unspoiled nature. Being a well exposed photo too it couldn't look much nicer.
Kind regards,
Gert
npecanhuk
(79329) 2016-05-15 13:57
Hola Luis!
Wonderful place!
Very beautiful, attractive and inviting picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, horizontal format, chosen pov and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan
ricardomattos
(17368) 2016-05-15 14:16
Oi Luis
Fantastica a cor destas águas e estas cachoeiras em meio ao verde nos dá a sensação de um paraíso.
Linda foto!
Parabéns
Ricardo
jmdias
(114220) 2016-05-15 16:44
luis
me parece que esto es un lugar sorprendente por su belleza. hace poco tiempo que tengo oido algo sobre él y acá tenemos esta hermosa foto. GPC.
saludos
jorge
mcmtanyel
(67583) 2016-05-15 21:57
Hello Luis,
This looks more tropical than Adriatic. It is a pleasant scene that beckons the viewer.
Regards,
MT
jemaflor
(146234) 2016-05-15 23:15
Salut Luis,
Un lieu plein de charme avec ces cascades et ces eaux cristallines, belles teintes, un bon cadrage bien vu.
dkmurphys
(79209) 2016-05-16 0:21
Hi Luis,
Superb colors of nature in this well known park. Lovely atmosphere, well taken scene.
Daniel
Nicou
(193806) 2016-05-16 1:24
Hello
le chutes se reflètent sur l'eau pure quelle compo avec la mousse entre les chutes quel endroit bucolique et cet eau pure superbe.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou
ikeharel
(112397) 2016-05-16 2:15
Fabulous turquoise water and the number of waterfalls in the most famous nature-reserve in Slovenia, Luis.
An iconic photo that shown in multi-green colors.
It is so pleasent to look at this place, even though saw a number of photo in the past.
bravo,
Ike
danos
(110407) 2016-05-16 2:24
Hola Luis,
great the view of this section of Plitvice National Park with the famous small waterfalls to dominating the scene in this splendid and green environment.The clear waters and the splendid environment make the image even more attractive.Well done.
Regards,Danos
ChrisJ
(171172) 2016-05-16 4:21
Hi Luis
Plitvice Lakes was a highlight of Croatia for me. Good sharpness and the incredible turquoise color of the water has been well captured here. Tfs!
lucasgalodoido
(27698) 2016-05-16 5:16
Olá Luis,
deve ser um parque muito bonito mesmo, essa cachoeira com águas dessas cores impressiona. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço,
Lucas
Sergiom
(117241) 2016-05-16 6:43
Bonjour Luis,
On ne voit pas souvent une belle image semblable en provenance de la Croatie qui se dit touristique.Ces petites chutes sont vraiment magnifiques dans cet environnement de verdure avec presque personne autour. J'aime beaucoup la couleur de l'eau.
Amicalement
Serge
alvaraalto
(42804) 2016-05-16 10:11
Hello Luis,
All that waterfalls are of course beautiful elements in this picture, but for me is the rich variation of green colours the highlight of this fascinating scene.
Excellent light and colour-management. Good result.
Groet Rob
gervaso
(28177) 2016-05-17 4:34
Hola, Luis!
Qué maravilla de lugar, con todas esas cascadas cayendo en ese lago con aguas tan transparentes y de bellísimos tonos verdes! Los colores están bastante naturales! Un paraíso del que creo que nunca había oído hablar! Excelente trabajo!
abmdsudi
(95869) 2016-05-17 9:30
Hi Luis
A striking nature beauty - Lovely mood to the image with a crystal clear emerald green colour of the pool as centre of attraction. The compo works well as is the light with interesting cascading water grabs attention binding the whole beauty with excellent feel of depth and perspective. It's delicate and very pretty. Great shot, TFS
Best wishes
jhm
(211734) 2016-05-17 9:43
Hello Luis,
Thank you very much for your interesting note.
But your picture is very well you play excellent with light and shadows, with the waterfalls between the green area.
A perfect composition and excellent depth and perspective.
Very well done, TFS.
Best regards,
John.
Tue
(91526) 2016-05-17 12:15
Hello Luis,
Beautiful view of the blue-greenish water towards the many waterfalls here, all seen against some very pleasant, green tones. Very nice composition too, the tree on the left hand side is well included to add depth to the view.
Lars
mkamionka
(73290) 2016-05-18 6:16
Hola Luis,
I see plenty of Croatian photos in your gallery which I have to visit yet but this attracted my attention in the first place because this is such a unique place.
Although my time is quite limited over there I will definitely try to make time for it.
Fantastic color of the water, incredible context of the waterfall between trees and filled with lush vegetation.
Nice POV with perfectly used rule of thirds.
Excellent work!
M
Cricri
(176) 2016-05-18 7:54
Ola ami Luis
Oh je reconnaît bien cette vue :-) les couleurs , la lumière , le cadrage, tout me plait , c'est vraiment magnifique
belle soirée
cricri
berek
(50518) 2016-05-18 22:24
Dear Luis,
small falls are really beautiful in this green environment with hardly anyone around. I love the color of the water of course. take care.
Greetings.
Burak
fabianoleite
(13575) 2016-05-19 5:43
Hola, ma que colores belísimos, un verde muy raro y un enquadramento perfecto. Excelente composición. Congratulaciones y saludos!
kordinator
(8738) 2016-05-21 0:35
Dear Luis
An impressive architecture of this waterfall in National Park Plitvice taken from excellent point of view.
Very attractive picture.
Amazing view point and composition.
We in Serbia do not have the sea, but you were very close to my Serbia, maybe sometimes you visit us.
Kind regards
Saša
kiks
(12805) 2016-06-01 12:27
This is a beautiful place. The multiple waterfalls and the green of vegetation and blue of the water. It looks like a dream.
tfs
KIKs
adores
(46979) 2016-10-06 12:55
Olá Luis!
Um local fantástico certamente e que gostaria muito de visitar. Gosto da composição e das cores. A cor da água é fantástica!
COSTANTINO
(115477) 2019-02-13 11:58
Hello dear Luis and have a nice time
and a happy new day
I like this wild scenery with
the waterfalls it brings
memories from the jungle
but I red that this place is declared
as a Natural Park by the authorities
welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino
Photo Information
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Copyright: Luis Garcia (adramad)
(72536)
- Genre: ·ç¾°
- Medium: ²ÊÉ«
- Date Taken: 2015-06-12
- Categories: ×ÔÈ»
- Camera: Nikon D90 - Nikkor AF-S 18-200
- Exposure: f/16, 1/160 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2016-05-15 10:02