1003_1421 Mystic Beach Waterfall
From total stillness - yesterday's shot - to lacy, hazy water tumbling and spraying down a cliff face, the west coast water series continues...
Mystic Beach was among my favourite places on southern Vancouver Island. You have to hike in, through an emerald green temperate rain forest, and then you reach a crescent beach of sand and gravel, with sandstone cliffs and a waterfall at one end and a sea cave at the other. Lots of cool stuff in the middle, too. I especially liked going there in winter, when it was usually devoid of people.
Much of this waterfall exists as fine spray, rendered almost invisible here by my slow shutter. You can see where some of that water is hitting, near the bottom right of the frame. At high tide, the water of Juan de Fuca Strait will come right up to the base of the cliff, and this spot won't be accessible. With the sea at our backs we kept that in mind, so as not to get stranded.
Photographed along the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2010 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
1003_1421 Mystic Beach Waterfall
From total stillness - yesterday's shot - to lacy, hazy water tumbling and spraying down a cliff face, the west coast water series continues...
Mystic Beach was among my favourite places on southern Vancouver Island. You have to hike in, through an emerald green temperate rain forest, and then you reach a crescent beach of sand and gravel, with sandstone cliffs and a waterfall at one end and a sea cave at the other. Lots of cool stuff in the middle, too. I especially liked going there in winter, when it was usually devoid of people.
Much of this waterfall exists as fine spray, rendered almost invisible here by my slow shutter. You can see where some of that water is hitting, near the bottom right of the frame. At high tide, the water of Juan de Fuca Strait will come right up to the base of the cliff, and this spot won't be accessible. With the sea at our backs we kept that in mind, so as not to get stranded.
Photographed along the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2010 James R. Page - all rights reserved.