Kylie and I went to Melbourne’s Big Day Out in 2010 (The Decemberists! Mastodon! The Mars Volta! Muse!) and afterwards did the Great Ocean Road. Yeah, we saw (and flew over in a helicopter) the Twelve Apostles, but we also got to a few of the waterfalls in the Otway Ranges.
Thing is, the light was terrible the entire trip. (Note to self: blame the light.) I didn’t get one single great photograph. So here are a few of the better ones.
There’s no magic formula to make extreme contrast disappear. Better photographers than me could make more of these opportunities, but I was at a loss. Rule number 1: get the light right. To achieve that, stay in the area long enough to visit the fall in a variety of conditions.
I’ve seen some great photographs of these waterfalls, especially Triplett Falls, and hopefully I’ll get back there some day.
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