JuliaKHarwood

waterfalls in rain at uluru 100 x 75cm

This is a rare photo, we were privileged to be one of the 1% of people that ever get to see Uluru in the rain. I love the awesome presence of the rock and the v...
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This is a rare photo, we were privileged to be one of the 1% of people that ever get to see Uluru in the rain. I love the awesome presence of the rock and the vibrant colours.
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FinePix S200EXR

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 10/1000

upload_date

Jun, 2012

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3790

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+57

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Animals

Indeed amazing to have seen water coming down from Uluru! Lucky you, excellent shot!

Hello :) such amazing place, i take to my favorite
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This truly is an amazing shot. The rain cascading down is awesome, lucky you to be there to capture it. (Uluru is so magical, and one of my favourite places) :0)

The blue and orange are beautiful together x

nice

NICE WORK, AWESOME !!!!!

Fantastic! So Lucky! Great Capture!

Beautiful capture! Welcome to VB.

Nicely done

Gorgeous!

Awesome! Beautiful Capture! Such Rich Color And Composition! Voted!

this is stunning, welcome to VB julia

Fabulous image! Love it!

VERY NICE CAPTURE

Just wow !!!

this place is wonderful...nice shot

awesome:) voted

congrats

amazing!!

PRO

A fascinating photograph. The water courses are amazing in themselves.

omg sweet shot boy u sure were lucky nice catch

wow, outsanding shot! congrats :D

Gorgeous! Congrats!

great shot, congrats on your feature

Congratulations... Beautiful image!!!

Outstanding capture and colors, congrats on your feature!

Fantastic shot~ congratulations! :)

Fantastic! Right place, right time! Congratulations on your feature.

Stunning!!!!

fantastic picture...so beautiful!

This is the first time lve seen Ularu from this angle...its awesome!

nice

amazing!!

Very nice!congrats!

Nice

awesome capture ! congrats !

outstanding

Platinum

Super capture. Congrats. - Jake

:) Congratulations on Your Feature!!

awesome

This is truly amazing! Congratulations!

awesome shot!!! Congrats on your feature!!

Gorgeous.

Platinum

Wow..so amazing and beautiful. Congratulations!

Briliant and Interesting picture!

Wonderful shot, congrats!

Platinum

Fantastic capture!! Congrats on feature!

Congrats!

Gorgeous, the colours are beautiful

This is an amazing photo!

wow, what a treat..thanks for sharing !!

great shot

Beautiful shot!

Awesome! Great capture, congratulations on your feature!

Great!

Wonderful colors and I love the perspective. Congratulations!

perfect

very nice,congrats

Your cup runith over.

That is so cool!

Yes you were lucky this is a awesome photo.

Beautiful shot!

Great shot!

Wow, nice capture!!!Love the falls!!

Great Shot!

Fabulous shot - love the colours.

Beautiful! Great composition and perspective! Congrats on the feature!

That's so cool!!!!

What a cool place! Great photo.

Well captured...I hope to see this myself oneday!

A stunning shot! Wow! Congrats!!

Stunning! Amazing POV, Colors and Tones. Congrats on the feature.

wow amzing shot :D where was this shot taken? itz beautiful

Thankyou all for your great comments. This is one of my favourites. Glad you like it too.

Ultimate

Awesome! Congrats!

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wow, Congrats........

that was so amazing. good job

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very nice , congratulation.

Beautiful!

Absolutely wonderful shot.

Outstanding!

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Behind The Lens

Location

Uluru, which is in the very centre of Australia in the Northern Territory. When you visit Uluru you stay at the nearby village of Yallara. We had heard they were expecting rain but it hadn't arrived so we started to head off caravan in tow, when it began to rain, so I made poor hubby turn around and take me back. Only 1% of visitors ever get to see rain on the rock.

Time

It was almost midday, which is normally not a good time, but this was one of those exceptions to the rule. I took it on the 22nd August.

Lighting

As we approached the rock you could barely see it, it was covered in white from the rain and mist and the sky was the same white, which was amazing to see, but not what I was after. I always carry a photography cape with me that goes over me, my camera and the tripod, so we drove to where I knew there was a waterfall and set up and got some great shots. I then started to walk back to the car and the sun broke through the clouds and the rain had stopped, I turned and looked back at the rock and this was what I saw. That little bit of light on the wet rock and the wet ground and trees really brought the colour and texture to life, so I set up my tripod and got shooting. ten minutes later the waterfalls had all dried up.

Equipment

Fuji S200EXR, this is a bridge camera. I use these as I have osteoarthritis and so have a limit to what I can carry. I have a manfoto tripod which I was using and I had my cape. The settings I used were ISO100, focal lenth 35mm, f5.6 and 1/100.

Inspiration

Uluru is an aboriginal sacred site and it has a real sense of presence and peace about it. I wanted to try to capture the essence of that. To me the rock speaks of strength and stability and yet at the same time it is nurturing for the soul and the spirit. The waterfalls that were nurturing the plants in the desert around it really spoke to me of the refreshment my spirit received when we were there. Not many people get to see the rock like this so I wanted to capture it both for myself and for others. I have sold this image a lot, people who have been to the rock and understand the sense of sacredness that you get when you are there, recognise it in this image and want to have it for themselves so they can stay in touch with that amazing feeling. I personally have it on a large canvas in my lounge and just looking at it gives you a feeling of peace and tranquility.

Editing

I always shoot in RAW so I did a white balance adjustment and adjusted the contrast with a levels adjustment. I selected the sky and opened up the shadows and brought down the highlights to maximize the detail there. I entered this in a competition where you had to submit the RAW file as well so they could check that there was minimal post processing and I won the competition. I was so excited and pleased.

In my camera bag

I now have a fuji hs50EXR and I carry a spare point and shoot that shoots RAW, my filters, polarizing, ND and UV filters, reflectors, my tripod, my cape, a ring flash, an off camera speedlight flash, spare SD cards and spare batteries. I also now have a thinktank belt that I wear and their bags which attach to the belt and come with their own rain jackets. I also carry a mini first aid kit, matches, snacks, water and money. (Always be prepared)

Feedback

Be prepared to spend the time there and watch the weather forcast, be prepared to be spontaneous if it start to rain. Spend time walking around the rock to get a feel for the place and scout out locations before the rain starts. Be there in June/July/August. The rock is a sacred site so make sure that you are not photographing in prohibited areas, they are all marked and you can also ask at the information centre.

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