Govetts Leap Falls, Mar 2021
Leaping Water at Govetts Leap (Govetts Leap Brook in flood during the maelstrom)
We arrived at Govetts Leap lookout for a dawn magic hour photo-shoot but were greeted by heavy rain and white-out conditions. We waited and waited. Moments after we decided to give up and depart, the cloud and rain eased for half-an-hour, affording the opportunity to capture a spectacular scene with dramatic light. The raw images were grey and hazy, but with the wonders of the electronic darkroom, the magic of the scene was brought into existence. For most of the year Govetts Leap Brook is a trickle, but it was a raging thunder during the build-up of the extreme rainfall event. Notice the lesser waterfalls plummeting from the Lycon Plateau in the distance. The following day the national park service closed most of the park as the volumes of water and risk of landslides escalated. Gail Mitchell recently posted a beautiful realistic portrait of the same scene.
Canon EOS 50D, ISO 200, 14 mm f/2.4 Lens at f/2.4, 1/125 sec, 2-part panorama. Wet lens frequently wiped with a clean, dry handkerchief.
Govetts Leap Falls, Mar 2021
Leaping Water at Govetts Leap (Govetts Leap Brook in flood during the maelstrom)
We arrived at Govetts Leap lookout for a dawn magic hour photo-shoot but were greeted by heavy rain and white-out conditions. We waited and waited. Moments after we decided to give up and depart, the cloud and rain eased for half-an-hour, affording the opportunity to capture a spectacular scene with dramatic light. The raw images were grey and hazy, but with the wonders of the electronic darkroom, the magic of the scene was brought into existence. For most of the year Govetts Leap Brook is a trickle, but it was a raging thunder during the build-up of the extreme rainfall event. Notice the lesser waterfalls plummeting from the Lycon Plateau in the distance. The following day the national park service closed most of the park as the volumes of water and risk of landslides escalated. Gail Mitchell recently posted a beautiful realistic portrait of the same scene.
Canon EOS 50D, ISO 200, 14 mm f/2.4 Lens at f/2.4, 1/125 sec, 2-part panorama. Wet lens frequently wiped with a clean, dry handkerchief.