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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
Wow, such conditions!
The light on the trees is wonderful, and that water is really cool.
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Great colors there. The flowing water is beautifully captured, and the rocks are a nice touch. This makes me miss summer.
I'm slightly disturbed by the dark tree on the left. It could be better if it was in the center or somewhere 2/3 left/right. Additionally, I think this would have been more interesting if you had focused on some of the rocks and used a selective focus.
What ISO speed did you use, if I may ask? Any post-processing done here? I'm just wondering, because there's a fair amount of sharpness, could've settled for less. Not a big problem, though. Overally, I like this a lot. It really popped up in the Waterscapes subsection.
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Thanks for the comment, and especially for the critique
I agree with the tree, i should've spent more time with the composition. As for the iso, i used the lowest on my camera (200) to have as little noise as possible since this was using a slow shutter speed. And as for post processing, yes i did sharpen in PS and boosted saturation.
Thanks again, glad you like it
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I have to agree with missy-g man that green colour is a such a rich and deep green.. love it.. try using an umbrella next time dunno it might help from getitng water on ur lens. which lens did you use?
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that is a fantastic photo...well done. i
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What a sight for sore eyes...literally. Green is the most soothing colour in the spectrum, and I could just gaze at this forever
Absolutely gorgeous. You've captured the channel in its entire green glory but there's an added feeling of the fantastical...
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gaaaaah!
what a fantastic shot! It's so green....beaut focus and I like the composition with the tree to the left
Glad you got some shots in spite of the conditions...hope the camera dried out
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Wow!!
Is it real ??or u edit this photo
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But who says we cannot have fireworks going on and on?
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Thank you 
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o i c !!
Really amazing !!
hope to see more works of this kind!!
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But who say we cannot have fireworks going on and on ?
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very nice.
nice and green 
good exposure on the water..
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great greens in this, excellent photo. I love the tree in the foreground.
The water looks very smooth
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Very nice. Excellent time of irradiation and these colours.
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This is an absolutely stunning shot! I grew up in an area with lush vegetation just like that - makes me a little home sick. Don't miss the 100% humidity and 40C temps though.
Great shot in difficlut circumstances.
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great job u've done!
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Wow!! This Is so awesome.Great shot! I love the rich green color!
Missy
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looks great. frankly green is not my fav colour, but this scenery just makes it look good. +fav from me!
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