A Walk in the Blue Mountains

Featured Photographer - Susan Brown FRPS

If you go down to the woods you maybe pleasantly surprised, as Susan Brown found out in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.

Reflected Falls

It was a challenging walk, slippery in the rain and the fog made the dense forest seem eerily quiet. An occasional rustling amongst the leaves would startle me; maybe snakes? The strange sounds of the Australian birds were haunting; the Kookaburra laughing at my occasional anxieties.

“It was raining, and the fog was dense in places – PERFECT!”

The Falls are beautiful, tantalising with occasional views of waterfalls between the trees, the plant life large and lush and then occasional clearings where on a ‘good’ day you can the see the iconic Three Sisters. For me this day was a good day as I couldn’t see the Three Sisters because of dense fog, but I could feel they were there and had glimpses as patches of fog cleared momentarily.

Hidden Waterfall

On returning to the car my hair was dripping round my face, my wet trousers clinging to my legs, I had hardly been aware of the conditions such was my involvement with the environment. For me this day was an example of photographing feelings, I hope looking at these images you can hear, feel and sense what it was like to be there, at the end of the day, Landscape photography is all about communication.

“I hope looking at these images you can hear, feel and sense what it was like to be there, at the end of the day, Landscape photography is all about communication.”

Many thanks to Len Metcalf for taking me out on this memorable walk.

Blowing Tree Fern and Waterfall

Minimalism and Negative Space

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