Green, water and laughs (Behind the Photo - Edition # 7)

The photographs were taken with a Sony camera that I do not use frequently. Sony was one of my first digital cameras and, generally, I use it for quick and simple photographs from a technical point of view.

When I did this hike I was not emotionally well. Some thieves had stolen my worshiping Canon camera. So some teacher’s friends invited me to go to the Gran Sabana to forget that incident.

I made the trip in 2015 and was the first time I visited this beautiful place in Venezuela. The photographs were taken in the automatic option, freehand and without filters.

I traveled with my friend Ana in her car and I drove almost all the way. We stopped at El Callao where she made me these photographs today remember with great emotion.

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We wait a few hours to meet the group. Professor María Elena was the guide and other friends: Carmen (Tourism Technician) and Nai (Computer Engineer) were part of this great adventure.

In this photograph they posed for the camera with the “order” that the waterfall should come to the bottom.

Of course, it was also important to photograph the triumph, hahahaha.

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For 5 days we were in several places. The first place we went to was "La Arenera" where we found other groups of tourists. There, the water is completely crystalline but since I had not used the camera for a long time I could not find the filter options. So I resigned myself to take pictures of the landscape and the girls in the waterfall.

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Another day we were at the "Mirador del Oso". That is a place where the majesty of the Tepui is observed and where people place stones, one on top of the other, to make a wish. As you can see in the picture.

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There I tried to make a selfie of Ana and me. The happiness that I have on my face is unquestionable.

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Then, another day, we were in "Kako Parú". That is a National Park in Canaima. In that place I took advantage of walking on roads we didn't even know for the travel guide. I will explain. Normally, people walk along the paths marked but I like to discover other paths. Part of the group disagreed with the idea but the other part of the group was itself agreed.

Construction of bahareque walls and palm roof (native construction of certain indigenous ethnic groups in the region)

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But the important thing was that we had fun and that we arrived at a mysterious and mythical place on the Gran Sabana; where the stones are red vermilion and the landscape is dense with vegetation. I tried to make an abstract photograph of the stream of water and rocks shaped slabs.

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In those days that I had spent in the Gran Sabana my mood had already changed. And since I like flowers, I took some photos of flowers grown by a lady in Santa Elena de Uairen and I also took photos of flowers of the native vegetation.

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To end this great adventure ride we went to “Kawi Falls” (Unesco World Heritage). There it is very easy to reach the lagoons of crystalline waters. The whole landscape invites tranquility and be in harmony with the environment. But also invites a refreshing swim to soothe fatigue and sweat from the walk.

These are the short stories Behind the Photos. Some photographs were with the models of my friends… hahahaha, other photographs were spontaneous and all are memories of joys.

I share this last photograph of the landscape of the Venezuelan Grand Savannah (Gran Sabana - Venezuela) where you can see the clear sky, the great river and in the background a Tepui. An unforgettable image!

I hope you liked some of these photos and enjoyed, like I did, this walk behind the photo.

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