Waterfalls - QLD & NSW

[Jonas]

A selection of pictures taken during recent trips into the mountains around the NSW/QLD border. The Minyon Falls shots required a 3.5hr round trip hike, lugging an aluminium 190 Manfrotto tripod.

For the Mount Tamborine photos, I learned my lesson and specifically chose waterfalls less than a 1km walk from the car park

PP and composition advice much appreciated.

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Minyon Falls creek, Nightcap National Park, NSW

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Minyon Falls, Nightcap National Park, NSW

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Cedar Creek waterfall, Mount Tamborine, QLD

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Cedar Creek waterfall, Mount Tamborine, QLD

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Curtis Falls, Mount Tamborine, QLD

[the foto fanatic]

Very nice - although they are all variations on a theme, I do like them.

My fave is #2, mainly because of the colour. I like the composition too, although a trifle too structured.

I least like the last one, because the image is too cluttered with fallen branches, and the colour is a little too monochromatic by comparison with the others.

#1 is quite good too, but the flowing water at the bottom of the frame draws the eye out of the image.

A series well presented.

[Trieu]

Love the first 3 pics, makes me want to head there myself

[Big Red]

love pic three ... will have to head up there soon.
Having been to curtis falls i know how bad the light is in there so you have done well on that pic.

[Gordon]

...Having been to curtis falls i know how bad the light is in there so you have done well on that pic.

That last one looks like a scene calling out for a polariser to reduce the harsh reflection highlights on the leaves, you would get much more saturated colours... and require longer exposures, which can be a good thing for this type of scene.

Gordon

[marcotrov]

Terrific location and lovely images. You need to just take a little care to not blow out highlights in the water and some leaves. Last is a little too busy and I'd be tempted to crop a little(that messy section of rocks in bottomleft corner) from the left hand edge turnng it into an almost 6x6 scaling.
cheers
marco

[Jonas]

Thanks all for the tips and kind words. Curtis Falls was a tricky location as there were lots of fallen palm tree branches in the creeks and streams there.

I didn't feel right wading in there and cleaning the bush up just for my photos.

Gordon, I was using a CPL for the last image (as I did for all the images, I don't have an ND filter), but in hindsight I probably didn't have it at full strength.

[Laurie]

great varity of scenes there.. and different views, angels etc. great color and exposure.