Rainforests & Waterfalls

Ellinjaa Falls

Dinner Falls

Ellinjaa Falls Rockpool

Emerald Creek Stream

Captured at Wanggalooba Creek on Fraser Island, this crystal clear fresh water creek amazed me.  A 20 minute walk from Central Station leads you along and down to Wangalooba creek, one of the most amazing spots we have ever had the pleasure of visiting.

The sand is white on the creek bed, and with just a few inches of water flowing over the top it looks dry, until you see the glistening water surface. I ducked down the creek banks and made my way down the creek, scoping out compositions on the way, before I found this.  

Watch my capture video here - https://youtu.be/03p82ufYI8Q 

Crystal Shower Falls in full flow, cascade over the cliff edge through the lush rainforest in the Dorrigo National Park. This unusual aspect of the falls requires careful foot placement as you navigate off the path. These falls are unique in that there is an amazing cave you can walk behind the falls to. 

Capture Video Here - https://youtu.be/pxYnLHNiWLE?t=610

This small unnamed creek in the Dorrigo National Park crosses the path as you walk down to the Crystal Shower Falls. I wasn't satisfied with the image from the pathway, so scrambled very carefully down to this spot. I captured a very very different image looking downstream, and turned around to leave when I spotted this composition up stream, back towards the path. The stream cuts down through the forest.

View the capture video here - https://youtu.be/pxYnLHNiWLE?t=610

Taken as a storm rolled in, This Island of Green was instantly striking to me as I wandered over the stream. I saw the green groundcover surrounded by the creek and fell in love with the composition. This is a three image panorama. I only just managed to finish the capture before the rain came. 

Watch the capture here - https://youtu.be/5kSgiWVEnnU?t=1086

This artwork was created in the Nundle State Forest, near Tamworth, NSW. I had only just said to Amanda that I wanted to go for a drive down one of the side tracks when some strangers came and asked us for help with getting their car out of a bit of trouble. The kind and adventurous people that we are, said of course. We were on our way back out of the forest and we came across this beautiful scene, I couldn't help but stop for the capture. I knew I wanted a vertical capture and once I climbed up to sit on the top of the truck I realised it wasn't in the right spot, so back down I climbed, directing Amanda to where the truck needed to be and back up I went - All in the name of a great capture!
See the full capture story at https://youtu.be/8y7xG7eKE40

 This artwork was created in the Nundle State Forest, near Tamworth, NSW. I had only just said to Amanda that I wanted to go for a drive down one of the side tracks when some strangers came and asked us for help with getting their car out of a bit of trouble. The kind and adventurous people that we are, said of course. We were on our way back out of the forest and we came across this beautiful scene, I couldn't help but stop for the capture. This one entailed me to sit up on top of our truck to get the height I was after, and it worked! 
See my full capture story on Youtube at https://youtu.be/8y7xG7eKE40

Whilst I was in the Otways National Park recently, I had heard about this amazing stand of Giant California Redwoods. They were planted in the 1930's as a softwood logging experiment, and never chopped down. 
They are down a gravel road, about 30 km from the nearest town of Apollo Bay, and make a fantastic picnic spot. 
The National Park was recently expanded to include this stand of tree's, the first time it's ever happened for an introduced species. 
The sun was filtering through these amazing tree's, I quickly set up the camera and tripod and shot this beautiful scene of the moss covered Giant Redwoods on the banks of the Aire river.

I hope you enjoy this shot, which showcases the beauty of this imported species, in this one amazing spot in Victoria. I could have spent hours here!