Rainforests & Waterfalls

Ellinjaa Falls

Dinner Falls

Ellinjaa Falls Rockpool

Emerald Creek Stream

Millaa Millaa

Millaa Millaa Falls 

Emmagen Creek, a crystal clear creek which was the deepest water crossing on the Bloomfield Track, Cape York, captured my eye. 

The history of Paronella Park in the Queensland, is magical and the added fact that this waterfall was used to create hydropower for the entire park and it's castle, ballroom and various other buildings. I feel I timed it perfectly to capture the sun setting behind the waterfall, bringing special light into the artwork. 

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

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

Curtis Falls at Tamborine Mt in the Gold Coast Hinterland is a really special pocket of National Park Rainforest in the midst of roads and other tourism developments. A quick 15 minute walk from the Carpark leads you down to the falls themselves. Seriously calming, this place is full of wildlife and tranquility. This is my first released image taken on my new Sony A7RIV Camera.  It took me a good 20 minutes of experimentation to get this shot just right. 

This image was created while on a spontaneous stop at Somersby Falls on the way home after spending the weekend in Sydney for Vivid.  We had a bit of time before we had to be home and we hadn’t been to Somersby Falls in a number of years. We also knew with the recent rainfall the falls should have been flowing nicely. So, we decided to drop in.

I forgot to charge my batteries for my camera after being at Vivid the night before so I knew I didn’t have many shots left. I scouted the location back and forth looking for the composition I was imaging.

To get to this spot, I had to walk along the slippery rock edge and try not to get my shoes and socks soaked, climb up and perch myself on the edge of a boulder. I struggled to get my tripod to steady itself due to the legs needing to be at such different lengths and positions. The amount of water cascading was perfect for this long exposure and the shine on the tree trunk brings another element of life to the image. I love the varying colours, shapes and layers of the rock shelf which forms the waterfall.  

We were the only ones here at this particular time and we felt a world away from any civilisation, which was such a contrast to the previous days in Sydney.

This creek in the beautiful Mossman Gorge near Port Douglas is the absolute embodiment of beauty in nature.

We recently went to this location during the wet season, and this creek is a solid 3km walk through the rainforest to get to. By the time we reached it, I took about 3 photo's then couldn't stand it any more, stripped off and went for a swim! The water was seriously chilly and extremely refreshing.

This is one of my favourite locations from recent shoots.

Four wheel driving around Adelaide River, late in the afternoon we reached our goal, Adelaide River itself, a place with a river crossing that my mate described as a "tropical paradise".

We reached the spot, and he was not wrong, the river gently flows over shallow rocks creating a continuous gentle flowing sound, and the canopy above took out most of the heat of the afternoon.

My mate actually fell asleep on the roof racks whilst I was taking this photo!

This Hilux has obviously had a bad time of it crossing the river when it had a lot more power to it, I doubt it will last another wet season.

Please enjoy this slice of the territory.

We drove our hired Motorhome through the Otways National Park to this incredible location, along small one lane roads that wound through the forest, down a small gravel road and into a carpark for about 8 cars.

The walk down to the falls is short but challenging with it's steepness and number of steps, and we were on a seriously tight schedule here to make sunset at the 12 Apostles.

Thankfully the location was just amazingly beautiful, I couldn't stop clicking the shutter as composition after composition appeared for me.

In the editing suite, I chose this image to represent Hopetoun Falls as it embodies it nicely for me, a beautiful waterfall surrounded by lush cool climate rainforest. You appear to peek underneath the huge tree ferns to get a glimpse of the waterfall.

I hope you enjoy it.

This image was captured early in 2017, at the peak of a fierce wet season up in Darwin. 

In the Lynn Canyon park in North Vancouver lies this hidden slice of semi-urban rainforest.  It lies on the far side of the famous Lynn Canyon suspension bridge.

We visited in mid winter, although Vancouver's typical rainy weather keeps snow off the ground, it allows mosses to flourish in amongst these tree's.

I am reminded of the sheer beauty of this place every time I view a print of this photo.

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!

Taken from my Phantom 4 Pro drone, the large sensor does this location justice. The junior train of Walka Water Works winds alongside the bright lake, framed by fall trees. The small dots on the lake shore are ducks, and I even captured some turtles swimming.

This is a view not many people will ever see.

This image, taken on the road out of the Megalong Valley in the Blue Mountains, NSW, shows just how varied the landscapes in our beautiful country can be. The cool temperate climate here allows giant ferns to flourish by the side of the road.

This image brings peace of mind and the beauty of Nature to any room.

These Pandanus fall gracefully into the calm waters of Berry Springs swimming hole, near the township of Berry Springs in the Northern Territory. The blues and greens in this image inspired me to head closer to the water and brave the light rain to capture the perfect composition.

Berry Springs is normally packed with tourists and locals seeking relief from the heat in these beautiful surrounds, however we attended the location after hearing that it was closed due to a crocodile sighting. I thought this would be a rare opportunity to create such a peaceful and serene artwork, from a location well known to many, that I had been visiting for years without being able to capture.

This remote swimming spot in the Northern Territory of Australia is normally packed with people seeking relief from the tropical heat, and why wouldn't you in such a beautiful spot!

Unfortunately a recent crocodile sighting had prevented swimmers from entering the water, so I took the opportunity to get a people free shot at this stunning spot.

Redwood heights was taken in the amazing Redwood forest, deep in the Otways, Victoria. Situated next to the Ayr River, this grove of incredibly tall Redwood tree's will soon become one of the tallest forests in the world.

This vertical panoramic image will look great situated anywhere a vertical image is required, such as a corridor, space between windows or doors. The majesty of these tree's reaching for the sky will leave you in awe every time you see the artwork.

This image shows Rapid Creek during the monsoon months of January. It was taken today, a few days after the monsoon ended, but the flow down the Creek was still significant.

I've been here a few times in the past scoping it out, waiting for the perfect conditions for this picture. The last few times I have been the flow just hasn't been enough, but thankfully today was the day.

I was a little rushed as we had an idea for sunset, thankfully I was able to get in and get out for this shot with my knowledge of the location.

(I hope there aren't crocs this far up the creek as I was ankle deep in it :/ )