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Somersby Falls Top Tier – Fairy Glen

I have taken a fair few waterfall images in my time. They usually end up oh-so-green, and with dense green fern foliage, plenty of bright water highlights, and dark shadows and rocks to offset it all. So I decided to try something very different in post-processing, and went for a high key approach.

Where am I? – well, you guess – or alternatively look at the title. I guess it doesn’t really matter as it’s now unworldly. I decided to give it a go like this as there was a little colour still in the sky as I arrived very, very, late in the day. Thus it brightened the scene considerably. In addition I gave a few tweaks to ensure the water looked as delicate as I could get it, by carefully holding back the highlights.

Landscape photo tip – you can only get light like this well after sundown. Other wise the sky will blow out completely.

I was so pleased with the outcome here – a lovely change.

EXIF:- Canon EOS5D Mk III ~ Canon 16-35mm at 16mm ~ 2s  ~ F8 ~ ISO 100