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Published: 2005-02-16 11:01:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 6911; Favourites: 287; Downloads: 1531
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Description
Emerald CurrentMossman Gorge, Daintree National Rainforest Park, Tropical Queensland
Mossman Gorge really is an amazing and peaceful place - what you see here is what it looks like in real life. The river tumbles its way over and around large granite boulders that line the gorge, and crystal clear waters reflect the surrounding tropical rainforest, producing the intense saturation of colours in the water
Shooting here proved to be extremely difficult, as the conditions were pretty extreme - the rain kept hitting the lens and camera, humidity was about at 70% which kept fogging up the lens, it was close to 40 degrees celcius (104 Fahrenheit) and the lighting conditions changed every few minutes with the fast moving rain clouds exposing and hiding the sun. But i managed to get quite a few good shots. This is one of them.
Tools
Nikon D70 | Nikkor 18-70mm | ISO 200 | F/25 | 13/10 sec | 31mm | Polariser
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Comments: 127
Beautiful location, beautiful composition, beautiful shot!
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Great shot and a great swim if anyone is wanting to know!
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very beautiful...love the color...looks very peaceful & calm...
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This is nice as well. Only thing that bothers me is the biggest rock is right there in the middle. Otherwise, looks great
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beautiful shot. looking at the rest of your gallery i can see you put thought into what you are doing. very nice.
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I wish I had such scenery around to me hide out in and take photographs off. You do water so well. The green is stunning. I wish I was there.
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Thanks 
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Oh God! It's an explosion of green!
Nice photo, looks wonderous.
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Beautiful colours, details and I really like that flowing water. You nailed this one! 
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Im new to this website and ive seen a lot of great pictures but this has got to be my FAVORITE picture..i love the green...its great...
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this is an azmazing shot. i like it very much. the colours are great in depth and beauty. wow wow wow
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To reiterate what everyone else has said... what an amazing photo! I've never seen water look like that. At first glance I thought it was just moss because it has such a furry quality somehow. The colour is just stunning. It seems your hard work battling the elements payed off.
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Very nice shot! Sounds like a very frustrating location for taking photos. I can relate to that, but I've never been in conditions quite like those! Did you have any filters on the lens?
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Omgosh..the first time I looked at this I thought that It was a painting O.o...wow...it just looks so not real, yet it is!!! I love it!! 
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you ve got a knack at blowing me away ..
what did you to do it in ps, if i may ask?
and pls come have a look at my recent stuff, i actually got a new camera and started to learn to use it in the last month. 
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Thanks! I just sharpened/levels saturation boost. I'll have a look at your new stuff
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to make that a bit clearer .. i mean in the last month i actually started doing manual shots, i more often use the manual control now, rather than any presets at all. but i still dont really know what im doing .. ima look up ISO speed right now .. im not sure exactly how that works..
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i'm so sick of winter .... i wish i were there....
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Fog on lense?! 
I have to ask my friend, I just have to. How long of a shutter do you have here?
It dosen't seem to be much, but I think that this is best.
The long shutter would have really ruined the photo I think, because the lack of a long exposure makes for a very calm and serene feel in the water, dont' you think?
Great vivid colours too, the green colours are just wonderful !
Gosh ! 
Why do you have such lovely work!?
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Thank you so much for your comment!
I used a shutter speed of 1.3 seconds in this shot
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fantastic vivid greens donald. besides the smoothing silky green water catching my eye. i really enjoyed the contrast between the water and the rocks that are peeking up above it. my eyes really stepped right on with the rocks through the image. youve also achieved some great sharpness and detail. great shot donald.
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