Angel Falls, Venezuela, Aerial Panoramas Of The World's Highest Waterfall (PICTURES, VIDEO)

Don't Look Down! Aerial Views Of Angel Falls, The World's Highest Waterfall (PICTURES, VIDEO)

An intrepid photographer has captured a hair-raising series of aerial panoramas of Venezuela's Angel Falls.

Dmitry Moiseenko spent two days circling the 1,002 colossus in a helicopter, capturing a 360-degree view of the waterfall, which is a staggering 19 times higher than the mighty Niagara Falls.

In a subsequent write-up, Moiseenko described how fog caused the shoot to be beset with difficulties, rendering the first day virtually fruitless.

The second day was slightly more successful, although he noted: "It was particularly difficult to shoot at the bottom of the falls.

"Water vapor completely enveloped the helicopter, so much so that I had to clean the lens after shooting each panorama."

But eventually the gods smiled upon him, and Moiseenko was given a rare window into the waterfall's beauty.

He exclaimed: "This is how nature treats us: She gives us 15 minutes in two days!"

The waterfall is named after Jimmie Angel, a US aviator who was the first to fly over the falls in a plane.

The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima National Park along Venezuela's border with Brazil.

To watch the stomach-churning panorama, click here.

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