Silky Water – Hamilton’s Waterfalls
We finally got a day when it was warm enough to go outside without my fingers locking up. We borrowed our son’s car and headed off with our friend Ron, a walking encyclopaedia concerning the Hamilton area, and went off in search of a few of Hamilton’s approximately 100 waterfalls.
The first one that we hit was Webster’s Falls:
Surprisingly, it’s not easy to get into a good position to photograph many of the falls. That is because the surrounding areas have not been decimated for the sake of the convenience of visitors. Most of the ones we visited required only modest hiking to see them, but getting into an ideal position for photography was not so easy. Finally, I was warned by Eunie and Ron to stay on the paths, because I was making them nervous.
I didn’t record the name of this one. I think I’ll call it “Hairy Dog Falls”:
Here is Tew’s Falls, the one that I like best:
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Gorgeous mate- this is what ND filters are all about. Love the Tews Falls pic, and the light on Sherman falls is lovely on that tree as well- great stuff. If Melbourne wasn’t in such a drought I’d go waterfall hunting out there, but the last time I found a waterfall it was a tiny thread of water barely wetting the rock. Most disappointing. The search continues…
Thanks Tris. I looked in vain for a really strong ND filter – I think that’s a zero, right? I had to settle for a Kodak gel that I hold up in front of the lens. For a couple of shots I also used a hand-held polarising filter also. It got to be a little ridiculous holding all that stuff in front of the lens while trying to trip the shutter and not jiggle the tripod. I dropped the polariser several times. A CURSE on those who make otherwise very nice cameras that provide no easy way to attach filters!
It was fun anyway.
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