White Cart Water , Waterfoot , Glasgow

This spot is normally a dark jumbled mess of debris but it seemed slightly more inviting this morning. A touch of early light and a bit of a shape in the swirlpool made it worth a shot.

SMC Pentax 24mm/3.5 @f/11

I have been pleasantly surprised by the interest in a couple of colour abstracts I have posted recently. So I have decided to post a small series of 5. (This is number 3 of 5)

The effect is achieved through post processing, although selection of the base image is critically important. I have chosen to apply a high degree of ''radial blur'' to simple images with multiple bold colours. The selection of blur parameters also significantly affects outcomes. Inevitably, I add or subtract an eclectic mix of other ingredients such as contrast and saturation. ;-)

So you try lots of options and discard many failures. But then there are some where the planets align!

Although I reside in Australia, all of the images I've chosen for these colour abstracts were shot by me in South American countries renowned for their use of bold, bright colours.

This uber-cool view is commonly seen and an obvious choice for this location. A little too wide for my wide angle lens; an extra mm or two would have been nice as 12mm wasn't enough.

I had a bit of a trade-off to make here. I would have liked to show the violent nature of the falls themselves with all of that water churning over the brink, but at the same time, get the swirlie pool of water below. In the end I went for the swirlie pool using a 64x (6-stop) ND filter.

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I came across this fall with my Dad after a long walk through the river desperately trying not to let our wellies fill with water. This little fall is hidden from sight unless you walk about a mile or so up or down river.

This is the first year I have shot waterfalls so the novelty of swirling pools of leaves and foam still hasn't worn off yet! :-)

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A couple of new images taken during a sunrise visit to Newcastle Ocean Baths and Beach this morning.

A 2.9m swell and 1.5m seas made for an interesting morning, while scouting one of my favoured locations around these parts a couple of large rogue waves poured a massive amount of water over the rocks I potentially could have been standing on - it pays to scout the scene and location well before starting off and setting up!!

I was accompanied again by fellow flickr tog Paul Hollins.

This is a view from beside the Canoe Pool at Newcastle Beach looking south towards the Bogey Hole and Redhead in the distance. Taken an hour after we arrived and the tide had dropped a little.

giving some context to the previous photo.

vernal pool in woods, Quail Hollow State Park, Ohio.

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So i have reached the end of my france photos, and by popular demand the frame has gone! :D

This is a handheld HDR [-2..0..+2] i did of a very shinny building in Manchester, UK. I used "Stuck In Customs" amazing HDR Tutorial to achieve my overall effect. I highly recommend you check it out!

I have used a symmetry flip in the photo to make each side of the building the same. The idea was inspired by Guido Musch. You should check out his photostream he has some great work.

Please leave a comment. I will take any constructive criticism.

Taken a few days ago after work at South Bar Beach in what was tricky conditions - between showers and heaps of sea spray!!!

Rough seas and onshore winds helped to create nice drama, but was a pain in the butt trying to keep the filter clean!!!

Here I managed to capture a couple of whirlpools being created by the surging swell washing into the foreground rockpools....

Hope you like this one - check it out Large on Black for best views!!!

Have a look too at my other images if time allows......

Thanks again for viewing - have a great week and day!!!

The River Callan at Tassagh (near Keady County Armagh). Beech leaves add a nice touch of colour to the river bank. Bubbles swirl just below the waterfall giving a hint of movement. Hard to see this without the long exposure. ISO pegged at 100 and camera on the tripod with the 10-22mm lens. F22.0 to get as long an exposure as possible (no filters used). Early morning shot just after 8am so light only starting to increase.

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Good Friday and we went for a damn good shoot on the South Lawson waterfall loop to get amongst some creek and forest action.

Although there has not been a lot of rain around lately, there was more than enough to give us a decent subject to shoot.

Good to meet up with Jaime Black after hearing a lot about him through Edwin, who also came along for the trip.

I am always on the lookout for swirling pools and water motion, so whn I came across this, I got pretty excited... ENJOY...

This morning I made the trip out to the Mothar Mountain rock pools with the local camera club.

I'm not that happy with the rock detail in this image, but I'm stoked with how the swirls turned out & thats why I posted it.

Was a great morning out shooting wet rocks & the like, I also shot a few fungi which I may post later.

I hope everyone got out with their cameras on the weekend, can't wait to see all your shots.

Canon 50D & 10-22 @ 22mm

90sec@ f29..lol, ISO100 & CPL.

On another note I've been selected as a Featured Photographer on the Photographers Coice~Hall of Fame group here on flickr, I'm stoked to have been selected here as there is some amazing photogs in there.

Blackwater Falls State Park, WV

An autumn swirlpool at the feet of Elakala #1. A popular waterfall with so many photographers, every Flickr photostream needs at least one image from this wonderful place...or more :)

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The view up the Afon Nedd Fechan towards Sgwd Ddwli Isaf. The stream spreads out over the bedrock and this pool caught my attention.

Portrait version of the view up the Afon Nedd Fechan towards Swgd Ddwli Isaf. The stream spreads out over the bedrock and this pool caught my attention.

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Looking out across the Moray Firth towards the Cromarty Souters from Nairn Beach.

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The elegant Ambassador Resort Motor Hotel is located 5 minutes west of Minneapolis at the cloverleaf of Highway 12 and 100. It is truly Minnesota's "Island in the Sun." For fun and relaxation in all weather the year 'round — the Kings Courtyard with its National prize winning Swimming Pool, Finnish Saunas, Sun Lamp Solarium, Shuffleboard, Putting Green, Ping-Pong and Therapeutic Swirlpool. For your dining pleasure — the richly decorated Kashmiri Room, Shalimar Cocktail Lounge, Mandalay Piano Bar and Camino Coffee House. For complete rest — 200 charming Italian Provincial guest rooms. For banquets and conventions — the famous Hall of Kings. Free courtesy bus to downtown.

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Shot out at Silver Falls Sate Park. My friend, Jon Ingram, who was mildly obsessed with finding the perfect swirl pool, was shooting this comp and graciously let me take my own shot of it. Thanks Jon!

Taken in The Yorkshire Dales, UK

Taken at sunrise at the southern end of Newcastle Beach. 3 stop ND filter used.

At Hraunfossar/Barnafoss

Shot on Agfa/Maco (Rollei?) Digibase CR200, cross processed in Unicolor C41 chems. Shot with the Nikon FM2N, outfitted with a Lensbaby Composer lens (double glass optic).

Upper Falls

Sharon Creek

Richard H. Durrell Gorge Trail

Sharon Woods, Sharonville, Ohio

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For a near perfect end to a perfect 4 day Christmas weekend Jason and I decided to do the short hike to the Upper Falls on Sharon Creek. The original plan was to scramble down inside the gorge and photograph the falls from below, but my shoes didn't seem up to the task of stable snow walking so we opted for the hillside shots. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Like a huge eye in the rock.

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You know we arrived at Prince Rupert - the BC ferry to Vancouver Isle would be "Stand by" 'til? so we drove to Prince George, will go to Seattle & 2 days with friends, leave car at Grand Junction, Col, Manhattan, KN then home.

P.S. Will bring home car in Oct. full of elk!

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Long exposure shot of a swirl pool on Church cove beach, Cornwall.

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Cokin ND4 Grad

2.5 Second exposure @ f11

Canon 7D & Canon 17-40mm L

Swirling blue glass by Doris John, with ceramics and sterling silver.

Little matching earrings included.

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It must have taken a frightening amount of water to make this pool as it is so high above the present day water level. Either that or this is an ancient pool.

At the swimplex in Waterloo, Ontario. Behind it is the enormous hot tub "swirlpool" that's the size of a large backyard pool! May 2006.

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For this card I tried several of Jennifer McGuire's Thinking Inking ideas, so much fun! TFL!

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HA PS507 Kraft Folded Notecards

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Ranger Sticky-back Canvas

Color Box Frost White Ink

Ranger Bundled Sage Distress Ink

Ranger Tea Dye Distress Ink

VersaMarker Watermark Pen

Snowflake Embossing Tinsel by PSX Design

HA B4246 Stitched Lollipop Snowflake

HA CH117 Assorted Crystal Gemstones

HA CH212 Foliage Mixed Accents

May Arts Burlap String

A composite of two images merged and cropped in Photoshop. One long exposure, 2 second, to capture the water swril, and the other to freeze the surrounding environment.

Hareshaw Burn

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A deep little swirlpool between the main waterholes

Swirling blue glass by Doris John, with ceramics and sterling silver.

Little matching earrings included.

For this one it was really close that I took a swim, camera and all.

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I've not been on-line all that much lately, crazy-busy, but still finding exquisite, amazing work by all you fabulously talented people... thank you for these little bits of beauty, they become a perfect oasis in the middle of a frantic day!

1. a slight water obsession, 2. blue water-art2, 3. Fishies face same way, 4. Hot Dog Thief, 5. Untitled, 6. Bougainvillea, 7. Sweet, 8. Zen landing pad, 9. Papaver orientale / ?????????, 10. Akebia, a mighty but teensy flower., 11. Hues of Green on Spring St., 12. blossfeldt spring, 13. Untitled, 14. Untitled, 15. new day, 16. Untitled, 17. Edo 03, 18. Swirlpool, 19. Untitled, 20. Glow, 21. Untitled, 22. Sale American comics, 23. lá em baixo, 24. mediterraneo, 25. Venice Canal, 26. Image from my dinning room, 27. Poppy,LC-A, 28. Abalone, 29. blossoms, 30. bedlam, pandemonium and hell rolled into one..., 31. Happy ... Fall?!, 32. deborah, 33. Untitled, 34. romeinse brug, 35. Fresh Plowed Field, 36. sea-gaze