Temporary waterfall, a photo from Fiordland, South Island

Photographer's Note

Finally made it to Milford Sound today (last attempt 10 years ago a snow avalanche blocked the road). This time it rained all day so we didn't see features such as the iconic Mitre Peak. Milford has 3 permanent waterfalls - today there were hundreds of extra as water poured down the sides of the fiord - an incredible sight. They disappear again 1 hour after the rain stops. This was one of the temporary waterfalls.
Conditions were dark so I had to shoot using ISO 800 and sometimes at 1600 to get speeds to counter the boat movement.

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sarvesh (545) 2011-01-29 22:38

Being a nature lover and nature photographer I like this. TFS.

corjan3 (1877) 2011-01-29 23:26

Hello Ian,
Very beautiful and rather unique picture of a temporary waterfall. I like the slant of the water which adds to the sense of movement. Well done.
Neels

SteveH (6155) 2011-01-31 1:51

Hi Ian, Great scene, and the composition was good too, with the water snaking down the frame. I think it may have been better if you'd tilted the scene counter clockwise a bit, as it looks a bit crooked - hard to avoid shooting from a boat, but easily fixed in photoshop. On my monitor the colours look odd too. Perhaps a bit too much magenta? cheers, Steve

drt100 (1122) 2011-02-06 12:29

The waterfall looks like a Chinese landscape painting from years ago. Very nice positioning and placement as you have caught this falls at it peak. Amaster painter would have loved to replicate this scene. Thanks