That rare moment known as sunrise...

I never get up in time to see the sun. It's rather silly. But when camping in a swag on a hard rocky ground, you are kind of eager to get up as soon as possible.

In this case, I was roused out of the swag from my husband, urging me to take a photo of the sunrise. You couldn't see much from our campsite, but the colours were pretty fantastic. So I went with silhouettes.

Thanks to my husband once again for waking the morning zombie for the sunrise.

Back to the Handrail

Last time I took photos here, I ended up with a canvas on my wall.

I didn't set out to recreate that photo. But my husband and parents decided to go further down the gorge. It didn't look camera safe (we had not dry bag in this gorge...not that it did us any good down Joffreys!) so I stayed on the rocks. And took photos.

Hancock Gorge - #6

This is the last one from Hancock I promise!

But, I did save my favourite till last.

This baby is three photos taken with my wide angle stitched together for a panorama. The top is a little dark, and I have not yet mastered HDR photography, but I do love the lines, the water and the colours in this photo. It has everything you like, and the darkness at the top gives it a nice frame, or space for something to be written.

All in all, I call it a successful trip down Hancock Gorge.

Hancock Gorge - #5

Panoramas.

I wanted to take the wide angle down the gorges and take some panoramas. I got two in the end, that I was pretty happy with.

The first is below. It has a couple of muppets in it, but hopefully that gives you an idea of where we were, how we traversed the rocks and water to the views, and the kind of terrain I was taking photos in!

Also, this one is particularly cool because I had an accidental whirlpool! Cyclone Gorge!

Hancock Gorge - #4

So there are going to be a few more of these than I realised.

I did spend a good deal of time with the water in Hancock gorge, given that we missed it last time!

It's great when you discover little gems. Both of these photos were taken as part of would be panoramas, but the final product of them individually was enough! Loving the wide angle lens down the gorges!

PS How cool is the whirlpool???

Hancock Gorge - #3 (Kermits Pool)

One of the most popular spots at Karijini - Kermits Pool. Green pool, in a narrow gorge, fed by a waterfall. Paradise!

I love the colours in this shot. They have been played with a little, but only to bring out the pool's natural beauty.

The other thing I love, even though it's over-exposed, is the flash of orange and red flowing into the pool from the other side from further down the gorge. It adds a depth of colour. This shot was taken as part of a set of three with my wide angle, but when stitched together they were not as appealing! This one does just nicely I think.

Hancock Gorge - #2

Karijini is the kind of place where you can spend half an hour taking a photo, then take two steps down the gorge only to find another angle, another viewpoint, another perfect spot.

So of course, before heading down the spider walk in Hancock Gorge, I looked back at the little waterfall, and realised, oh my gosh that's just as stunning, if not more!

A key feature of Karijini is the flat rocks. I love how the water cascades over them. In this photo I love how the gorge is reflected on the cascade but made blurry by the movement.

It was very difficult to get the colours right in this shot, as the water is supposed to be a beautiful turquoise but I think the water was still settling from some recent rain.

If only there weren't spots on my lens!

Hancock Gorge - #1

We went to Hancock Gorge last time, but didn't get great photos because we went at the wrong time of day. This time, I made sure I was down that gorge in the morning, before the sun got there, and before the backpackers and grey nomads alike.

There are numerous shots of Hancock, so there will be numerous posts.

The only thing that was annoying is that I knew we were being followed by a bunch of loud backpackers. So I had to be quick. As quick as I was, they still managed to photo bomb a few of my shots! Over the next few posts, see if you can spot the backpacker...

But this one is nice and clean...I stopped to take it despite the oncoming loudness because I had not seen this section in shadow before. Seize the opportunity!

Hello Karijini...we meet again

That's right. We went to photography paradise. Karijini National Park - not the only place you can break your neck while taking photos, but in this part of the country, the odds do increase dramatically.

It's just stunning. Every time I visit, it blows me away. So this visit, I tried to take a few photos that we missed last time.

Sometimes I feel bad about making people wait for me to take photos. But not this trip and not here. How can you complain about waiting in a place like this?

So, let's kick it off with a nice little cascade from Dales Gorge, where we went the first day. I missed these cascades the first time around, and we were in the gorge just before the sun went down so the light was even. How could I resist?

I don't want to speak too soon. But I think this is a favourite. I was pleasantly surprised to come across this baby while editing.