The Blue Mountains, NSW.

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Andrew McInnes Photography

Rain caresses the skirts of Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains – near Blackheath, NSW, plus a portion of the floral diversity at the beautiful Campbell Rhododendron Gardens in Blackheath, NSW.

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Weather – an East Coast Low and a low pressure trough approaching Australia’s eastern seaboard.

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Andrew McInnes Photography

A very powerful weather system is impacting a considerable portion of the east coast of Australia this weekend. Here is the Bureau of Meteorology link and the ABC link.

Here are three images: the first is an aerial image (drone) at Scarborough showing clear weather conditions before the system began to directly impact this section of the Illawarra Coast, and the remaining two images from Bald Hill show the first wave of weather making its way to the coast.

Here’s to hoping the farmers and graziers get good rain where needed.

Empress Falls in the Blue Mountains, NSW.

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Andrew McInnes Photography

Empress Falls is a stunning waterfall near the town of Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia. The Valley of the Waters Creek pours over fern-fringed ledges as Empress Falls, a 30 metre fall into a cold deep pool.

The hike in and out from The Conservation Hut is slightly vigorous (about 30 minutes hike each way), yet absolutely worth it if you are hesitant, especially if you like waterfalls.

This image shows the final section of descent to the bottom of the waterfall.

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On the lower section of the bushwalk there are numerous seeps and soaks, especially if there has been recent rains.

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Abseiling (rappelling) is very popular and the Blue Mountains Adventure Company can provide the experience for you.

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A little further downstream of Empress Falls are a series of smaller, but no less beautiful waterfalls such as the following image of Sylvia Falls.

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Cheers.

Avon Descent, 2014 – Paddle craft competitors

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Andrew McInnes Photography

With good winter rains, the 2014 Avon Descent was a lot of fun to observe. This photo-blog presents some of my images of various paddle craft competitors.

Day 1:

Day 2:
A thick durable fog and rather chilly conditions greeted the competitors…

Hope you enjoyed this post.

Avon Descent, 2014 – Power craft competitors

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Andrew McInnes Photography

With good winter rains, the 2014 Avon Descent was a lot of fun to observe. This photo-blog presents some of my images of various power craft competitors.