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.

I hope you enjoyed this sampling of power craft competitors; the next post will contain the paddle powered competitors.

A few hours in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee.

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Andrew McInnes Photography

On the first day that the National Parks were reopened to the citizens who own them, I drove to the Smoky Mountains to have a few hours in Cades Cove – a truly remarkable location, and a visit I highly recommend.

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I feel so very fortunate to see a family of American Black Bears up close and personal – sort of.

Peek-a-boo 🙂

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Canon 7D with Canon 100-400MM f/4.5-5.6L lens. f5.6 for 1/400 second at ISO 800 (handheld).
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Mama bear ascends. Such amazing claws/claw strength!

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Canon 7D with Canon 100-400MM f/4.5-5.6L lens. f5.6 for 1/400 second at ISO 800 (handheld).
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Unlike the assorted yahoo’s who observed the scene with me, I did not approach and stand under the tree!

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Canon 7D with Canon 100-400MM f/4.5-5.6L lens. f5.6 for 1/125 second at ISO 1000 (handheld).
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The fog was very thick when I first arrived. This scene/habitat is very similar to that where I observed the bears.

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Canon 5D Mark III with Canon 24-105MM f/4L lens. f22 for 1/5 second at ISO 200.
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Morning light flashes the prairie through the fog.

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Canon 5D Mark III with Canon 24-105MM f/4L lens. f22 for 1/8 second at ISO 200.
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This is not a monochrome/black-and-white treatment. Rather, the fog and rain and mist altered the light to what you see here.

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Canon 7D with Canon 100-400MM f/4.5-5.6L lens. f22 for 1/13 second at ISO 500.
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The lovely winding road that leads to Cades Cove follows a stream for a good portion, and this lone tunnel is always intriguing to me. I stopped to take this image on my way out – the fall leaves are beginning to turn on a show right now!

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Canon 5D Mark III with Canon 24-105MM f/4L lens. f22 for 6 seconds at ISO 800.
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These images are a mere sampling of the wondrous place that is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For more of my images of the park, swing over to some of my earlier/archived posts:

https://2amphotography.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/a-bloody-cold-shoot-in-the-mountains/
https://2amphotography.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/serenity-in-the-great-smoky-mountains-national-park/

Cheers,

Andrew

Southern Forests Region – Australia’s South West

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Andrew McInnes Photography

A scenic 36 hours spent in and around magnificent karri, marri and tingle forests (including the “Valley of the Giants”), undulating terrain sliced by numerous rivers and streams, fertile orchards and vineyards, all edged by dramatic cliffs, estuaries, and beaches along the Southern Ocean – welcome to the Southern Forests Region of Australia’s South West.

Here are three images from Fernhook Falls on the Deep River.

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Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens.
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Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens.
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Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens.
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Among the forest under-story these “flowers” really “Popped”.

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Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens.
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Color and lushness were pleasant surprises far below the forest canopy.

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Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens.
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An early morning bath in renewing rain and nourishing light greet the forest, including a youngish Karri tree.

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Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens.
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This walkway allowed for magical, if wobbly views of Beedalup Falls near Pemberton.

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Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens.
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Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens.
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A grand old Tingle Tree (a so-called Giant Tingle Tree) in the Walpole Wilderness Area. This tree has a circumference of almost 25 meters and is thought to be the oldest living eucalypt in the world. The heartwood has been ravaged by numerous fires yet the tree survives because the “living and growing parts” (xylem and phloem) and located just under the bark.

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Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens.
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An exposed portion of roots from the Giant Tingle Tree – resilience and form.

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Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens.
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Nearby, a fern seeks the light after establishing itself in the decaying hulk of an old tingle tree – decomposition and succession at work!

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Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens.
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When stirred up by pulses in river flow, Saponin – a leachate type product from plants breaking down in the water – causes a frothy, often cappuccino-like surface in Circular Pool. The pool’s name refers not to the shape – rather, it is for the currents and resultant eddies (circular flow) which create a myriad of patterns such as this, ephemeral as this pattern is as it is continually morphing.

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Canon 30D with Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens.
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The Cascades section of Lefroy Brook also contains serene little embayments where the water is calm, such as this little spot.

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Segue (of sorts)…

This is a Spotted Pardalote, a tiny and at this time of year very industrious “little colorful job.” I was enthralled for a considerable time as I enjoyed several of these birds gathering their nesting material alongside the Warren River, near Pemberton.

Dawn and fog caress the Warren River and surrounding forest – near Pemberton.

The coast, an innate yearning for most Australians. A rainy dawn at Nornalup Inlet, near Walpole, where estuary becomes ocean.

My final two photo-blogs from this trip to Western Australia will be images from Fremantle and the Margaret River Region. I hope you enjoy my existing photo’s and will visit the new posts when they occur.

“Photo’s from a balloon.” Avon Valley, Western Australia.

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Andrew McInnes Photography

On the first morning of our 10 day trip around parts of Western Australia we enjoyed a glorious and serene sunrise hot air balloon flight above the Avon Valley, near Perth. I highly recommend the experience wherever you are. Windward Balloon Adventures was the company who provided this aeronautic experience and we were very satisfied. http://www.ballooning.net.au/

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Dawn inflation of “Rainbow Drifter”.
Canon 30D with Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. f5.6 for 1/80 second, ISO 800.
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Sunrise over the Avon Valley as seen from the “Rainbow Drifter” balloon.
Canon 30D with Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. f8 for 1/8000 second, ISO 400.
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Hot air rising – it was -3 degrees Celsius (26.6 F) and this heat was welcomed!

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Burning on the “Rainbow Drifter.”
Canon 30D with Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. f8 for 1/1000 second, ISO 400.
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Descending over dwelling.
Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens. f8 for 1/2000 second, ISO 400.
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Deflating the 30,000 cubic feet capacity of the balloon.

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Deflation after touchdown.
Canon 7D with Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens. f8 for 1/1600 second, ISO 400.
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