SPLASH! Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Another refreshing view, this one more estival than the previous. This is a place that I don't advise to go alone with a youngster for a full day, like I did, unless you are in very good shape. :D

Port Aventura [1, 2] is probably the largest theme park of Spain and according to the expert on the matter of my family, my 11 years old son, is much more thrilling than the more famous Disneyland Resort Paris (formerly named Eurodisney). The attraction presented here is in the Polynesian section, and it's named Tutuki Splash.

WS's:
• #1 - Another POV taken from a bridge behind showing that the people on the boat aren't the only one amused and that the water doesn't come only from the pool.
• #2 - Another attraction of another section, the Mexican one, named "El Diablo - Tren de la Mina", a wooden roller coaster.

Take a look also at the panoramic sequence I posted in Panoramio - click on the photo to get a larger version.

Location (latitude, longitude): 41.0851,1.15795

axiotea, dip, xuaxo, sunamoon, ellelloo, jwmunro, lucasgalodoido, shevchenko, Bluejeans, celmaleite, ruisc_pt, zeynepe, denisn72, Charo, JCG, parbo ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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batalay (21074) 2009-06-26 21:07

Hello Dear José,

Fabulous action shot, and on the same page as mine — we are 'near neighbors' today. However, you are already six hours into Saturday, and here we just made it by 4 minute. Moreover, we both shot our photographs on the 6th August, three days after our historic meeting in Barcelona. I like the effect in your panoramic sequence.

Warm regards and have a wonderful weekend.

Bulent

axiotea (16171) 2009-06-26 22:47

Olà José
Ce lieu de divertissement semble intéressant et je trouve que tu as superbement bien saisi ces grosses 'éclaboussures' avec à l'arrière le décor rocheux. Un bon timing également sur le wagonnet transportant les personnes de tous âges...
Les photos #1 et #2 nous plongent au cœur des attractions!
Amitiés
Marilyn

Graal (58267) 2009-06-26 23:24

Hi Jose,
fine caught moment and stopped motion. An interesting place. Well composed image. I like it. Good photojob and note.
Gr., Aleksander

pablominto (40958) 2009-06-27 0:43

Hello Jose,

Someone is getting wet here, hahaha!
Maybe that is a good thing with the temperatures we have many places in Europe these days...
Excellent capture of the moment, good point of view and fine details!

Greetings,
Pablo -
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dip (12690) 2009-06-27 1:10

Hello Jose,
beautiful image,excellent capture and timing!
well done,
Dimitris.

aloste (419) 2009-06-27 2:34

Hola José!
Espectacular captura! Refleja muy bien el momento de entrada en el agua de la barca...viéndose sólo el agua expulsada de una forma impactante.
TFS
Saludos
Antonio

Felip (3905) 2009-06-27 2:58

Vaya, vaya Jose ! Asi que vienes a Catalunya, y se te ocurre hacer turismo de parques tematicos, eh?...Lo cierto es que el Tutuki es una gozada, y no te mojas demasiado!, no como la atraccion de los troncos,( Silver river flume, si no recuerdo mal), en la que te pones perdido de agua.
Un timing perfecto para una foto de diversion.

Saludos

Felip

feather (49872) 2009-06-27 3:22

What's this!!? Daily posting!!? ;D
Fantastic timing to capture the huge wave and splash. Looking at your sequence I guess you had the camera set on continuous mode, but you had a great position to enable you to catch the symmetry of the wave. Looking at WS 1 - Do the people on the bridge get to shoot water at the people on the boats or is there some kind of optical illusion?
Kath

guitianmiranda (3682) 2009-06-27 5:31

La verdad es que siempre he querido fotografiar una atracción de estas, realmente has pillado el "splash" en su mejor momento.

Un saludo.

alvaraalto (5245) 2009-06-27 6:22

Dag Jose,

Surprising picture. When I looked at the thumbnail I thought you found a beautiful POV between the clouds, but looking at the original I saw it was an artificial cloud. I hope you didn’t become too wet :-))

Groet Rob

xuaxo (5765) 2009-06-27 11:14

Olá José,
A mim só me apanham aqui (parques destes) em situações muito especiais, como por exemplo ir com crianças...
Por acaso já estive em dois ou três, mas "voluntariamente" e sendo eu a pagar só o Parc Astérix. Não sei se o Zoomarine do Algarve também conta, mas talvez não; será da segunda ou terceira "divisão" (pelo menos pelo tamanho).
Se me dissesses que isto é na Disneyland, eu também acreditaria. Já tenho visto imagens de vários parques e tenho dificuldade em distingui-los.
Quanto às fotos, estão óptimas. No entanto gostaria de ver algo do veículo (ou umas cabecinhas) nesta principal.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

sunamoon (5061) 2009-06-27 11:39

Hola Jose,

Impresionante extensión de agua, si que has disparado en el momento justo y en el sitio, has conseguido una compo con mucha fuerza y dinámica, me encanta!, los colores son geniales,
y sobre todo el momento del agua disparada! Buen trabajo!

Un abrazo,
Elena

cobbydale (1924) 2009-06-27 16:28

Hi José, an excellent capture of the big splash at just the right time! Nice shot.
cheers
Leon

ellelloo (4873) 2009-06-28 2:47

Hello José,
Great timing in this photo. Surely an interesting place, also for a photographer. I can well understand your warning about going there with a youngster for a whole day! ;) Great photo quality in all aspects. Thanks for all the additional photos as well.
Greetings from warm and sunny Finland,
Lasse

Fis2 (46057) 2009-06-28 4:08

Witaj Jose!
A very curious place.
Good frame and colors.
I like the effect water.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

ilDottore (4004) 2009-06-28 5:20

Hi Jose,
Most dynamic photo, I saw this year, indeed! :)
This is a great skill, to catch the right moment.
Congratulations!
Chris

rginer (572) 2009-06-28 11:27

Ola Jose,
Que bien que te lo pasas ! Ya sabemos que aparte de pueblos, ciudades, monumentos, arquitectura, también te gusta visitar parques temáticos ....
Bueno, la fotografia es fabulosa y has captado el mismo momento en que la barca entra en el agua. Mejor imposible. Felicidades.
Un abrazo,
Roser

jwmunro (6353) 2009-06-28 14:00

Bravo Jose!

Perfect timing - and the technicals are right on the money.

Thank you for sharing.

John

lucasgalodoido (16605) 2009-06-28 19:25

Olá José,
capturou bem no momento exato do splash mesmo, acho que nem existe algum termo em português para tal momento, hehe. Acredito que ficaria bem receoso de manusear minha câmera numa situação dessas, já reparei que ela não gosta muito de água, bem porquinha, hehe!
Parabéns e Abraço

shevchenko (9976) 2009-06-28 20:14

Hello Jose,
Fantastic effect by the splashing water, good speedy shoot to show it, interesting composition to show an entertaiment park, seem as a good place to spend nice times, thanks for sharing.
Ally

aadilj (17950) 2009-06-28 22:04

Wow Jose, I like the eprfection of this click and the way you have captured this high pcaed action with beauty and balance

sacavem (8377) 2009-06-29 2:44

Olá Jose,

Há muito que estou a pensar ir até Salou.Tens aqui uma bela foto de ferias captada bem no momento decisivo.Gosto muito desta comp.Também porque gosto muito destes parques de diversão quando não são muito radicais:)
Filipe

Bluejeans (32633) 2009-06-29 5:24

Oi amigo ,
Quando vi em pequeno parecia um passaro esta onda , bateste no momento certo , ficou lindo o moviemtno da agua , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

celmaleite (2774) 2009-06-29 15:12

Precisão sensacional! SPLASH! Haja adrenalina, mas deve ser fantástico mergulhar com tudo nessa maravilha de água! A imagem está perfeita, o ângulo, as cores, tudo e principalmente o momento exato. Parabéns, abraço

berek (28937) 2009-06-29 21:59

Ola Jose,
it is so funny view with splash ! your timing is very good. good light and movement management here. well done.
Greetings.
Burak

ruisc_pt (6207) 2009-07-01 7:22

Olá José.
É impressionante o efeito do choque com a água.
Uma oportuna e bem conseguida imagem... gostei da nota.
Um ab
R

zeynepe (9354) 2009-07-01 7:43

Ola Jose,
I get excited about whenever I see the power of water like this one. Superb timing! with pale colors personally, I prefer the bright colors.A wide-angle lens is a perfect choice maybe you also have a panoramic version :)
Saludos,Zeynep

denisn72 (7025) 2009-07-04 6:36

Hello José!
You captured this moment very well. The splashing water is very precised and detailed. You stop the action and the motion. I like the colours of the rocks and the they are sharp as well as the trees and the sky. A very good composition!
Best regards
Denis!

Charo (31677) 2009-07-06 14:52

Hola José,
No podía dejar pasar esta foto, me gusta la gran fuerza del agua en ese momento de explosión. Estuviste muy atento al momento preciso y el resultado es magnífico.
Un abrazo,
Charo

JCG (25531) 2009-07-06 22:03

Bonjour José,

Voilà une attraction qui doit être très appréciée quand il fait bien chaud et je pense que l'on doit faire la queue !!! Joli timing ici sur l'entrée dans l'eau, un splash magistral... Un bel amusement comme celui du gamin que je vois dans le WS qui asperge ces congénères... Bien vu José.

Avec toutes mes amitiés de Versailles où j'apprécie cette bonne fraîcheur matinale et une très bonne journée,

Jean-Charles

parbo (11000) 2009-07-07 12:57

Olá José,

This is fantastic moment and you captured perfectly. I'm just feeling water drops on my face while sitting front of the monitor. Excellent photo with skillful depth and clarity. Take care my dear friend.

Parabéns e Abraço!

Ertugrul

jackart (5564) 2009-07-07 13:06

Hello Jose!

It must be great fun!!! You choose right moment to take this shot - very expressive photo.

Regards
Jacek

barrufeto_77 (25869) 2009-07-13 14:23

Hola Jose.

Tremendo momento este que captaste en la foto! Un muy bonito efecto claro que si!

Un saludo!