One of my favourite photography subjects is the waterfall. There is something mesmerising about watching seemingly endless water dropping over cliffs and crashing into deep pools below.
Waterfalls can look magical at any time of the year, even though each season brings its own colours and atmosphere. They can look particularly beautiful in golden hour light, with dappled light gently reflecting in the water. But they can equally be successfully photographed on cloudy days, for a more ethereal look.
These showers of water are often found in clusters, or near to cascades and other ares of interest. This often presents photographers with many possibilities for capturing a variety of images in a relatively small area.
Waterfalls can be found in a variety of sizes, but even small, short falls can make for interesting compositions and result in beautiful images. It also often doesn’t matter how much water is flowing over the top of the falls, as even small amounts can result in ethereal images with the use of ND filters.
Probably my favourite aspect about photographing waterfalls is that it presents a ‘silver lining’ to a day of heavy rain. Whenever I’m kept inside by torrential rain, I just like to think “never mind, the waterfalls will be more dramatic later on”, and they are!
View photographs of some of my favourite cascades in my waterfall gallery.