Running Creek Waterfall - Lamington National Park, Queensland, AustraliaWell what an epic adventure this was. I only had morning available with a long time friend and photographer on the Gold coast and after a few solid days of rain decided to head up to O'Reillys for some waterfall action. Unfortunately the rain did not let up. We woke up at dawn to the sound of pouring rain, that was our lot for the day. Determined, we grabbed our umbrellas and heading up the windy road to the national park and started our trek. It is a fair walk to get to this waterfall but started out quite easy with a nice wide cement path which was fine for umbrellas all be it a little awkward. After a few kms of walking the track had long turned to wet leaves and narrowed quite a bit, then I made the mistake of looking down to my feet. To my horror there were what felt like hundreds of leeches all over my feet and legs. No I am no stranger to the bush, and am not concerned with the odd leech, but the sheer number is a little unnerving to say the least. Not being prepared with gators or salt it was the old 'flick' method of removal.. This works in most cases except where they have latched on for a while and got a good grip, then you really need a good scratch and or pinch. which usually results with them latching on to your hand. This is all while trying to keep your gear dry and having one hand busy holding the umbrella. After that was dealt with we continued on toward the first waterfall.... If only it were that easy. With no exaggeration I think I made it like 50 meters and had another 5 leeches already on me. This continued over and over until we finally made it to the waterfall.. Happy for a break from the paths of doom I captured this shot from some slippery rocks below the falls. It's quite a skill operating a camera, multiple lens' on a tripod in the pouring rain. Not one which I am particularly good at or really want to practice. The original plan was to continue on for another 5kms or so the the larger waterfalls in the national park, but I was happy to cut my losses and catchup over a nice lunch and some coffee... I'm shocked you made it this far! sorry for the novel, just a very memorable experience for me at least in the life of a photographer. Cathedral Rocks - Kiama, NSW, Australia
The beautiful Cathedral Rocks. I thought I would share a wider angle view of this area so you can get an appreciation for how it looks. I could have spent hours here there are so many different rock formations to explore. The cave is out of view in the bottom right hand corner of this image. I love the timing of this shot with the nice colour of the wave crashing into the rocks. Look forward to returning at low tide so I can get right up close for some more epic type shots :) Cathedral Rocks Cave - Kiama, NSW, AustraliaThis one is best view large... Unlike Bombo quarry, this place is not as epic in person as in many photographs. Don't get me wrong, its worth the visit, but from some of the photos I have seen of this place makes it look so massive and so epic. The original plan was to get this photo at sunrise, unfortunately sunrise was going to coincide directly with high tide, so there would not be a chance I would have got in here. Having said that this sunset shot was not too far off high tide and it was coming in quick. After taking photos around the area for about 40mins I was eyeing off the motion of the water entering the cave. I could see some dry rocks right at the back of the cave which indicated some refuge at least temporarily, however the height of the water varied dramatically from 1 foot to over a meter. Against my better judgement I waited for the right timing and went for it.. Making it in and with the water approaching fast I quickly discovered another problem.. The cave was literally swarming with mosquitoes. I think I spent a total of about 30 seconds in this cave. It was the quickest composition and setup I think I have ever done.. Waited for the water to go out. Place the camera, compose, press the button and do a stupid dance to keep the mozzies off while couched and prepared to grab the camera as the next wave crashed in. Needless to say I managed to make it out with dry gear. I can't say the same for my mozzie bitten body. It's not the composition I was after, I was only traveling with a small tripod but I think it turned out pretty good regardless.. I will return one day, equipped with my full sized tripod, a tide chart and a stack of mozzie spray! Follow the light - Bombo Headland, Kiama, NSW, AustraliaThis is one of my favorite images from my recent trip down south. Photography is all about capturing the light. This is an uncommon view of Bombo as I was looking for compositions which complemented the limited number of clouds in the sky lit up by the sunrise. Bombo Headland was an amazing place to visit. It feels like another world there and recommend anyone heading Kiama way to check it out. It was well worth the trip out in the dark to see the sunrise in the beautiful location. Giants Causeway - Fingal HeadThe beautiful Giant's Causeway in Fingal Head. I look forward to heading back here real soon for some sunrise/sunset shots. Hopefully I get lucky with the weather and can capture some magic :) For those that are interested this one was captured f20, .8sec, ISO50. Happy hump day! |
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