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Excálibur

Can you imagine that some of the stories you have heard so much since you were a child could be true?
Can you imagine finding a place that could be historical and make the legends come to life?
Can you imagine that the sword Excalibur was hidden in Galicia?

Magnificent hidden corner while doing a route to photograph waterfalls in the province of Pontevedra (Galicia).

It has been difficult to fight with the dynamic range, the flashes of light and the "spry" of the waterfall that ended up showering me. Little space to place the tripod and position myself with the water soaking my boots and part of my pants.
But these are things you get used to putting up with when you are passionate about this type of photography.
The magic of Nature never disappoints.

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I think this is an excellent shot: Mystical mood, light and and the rock poured by water. fantastic!

I see a lot of tension & drama in there: the bright sunlight & green from the top falling into the cold dark area. My suggestion is to make the drama more visible by adding local contrast to the water stream to make it more popping to the viewer and contrasting the cold & warm color tones by warming up the green at the top bright area.
My slight modifications were done in darktable.

Yes, it's worth to get cold feet & maybe wet pants. I also would try to climb down for that shot!

Thank you very much for your words mate.
I'm glad you like it and that it conveys all that!
Thanks for the advice! You're right and I'll keep it in mind for future editions.
Best regards and have a nice day!

this looks like a painting. amazing!