Water Colours
The upper Swan River, one of the Perth main atractions after heavy rain.
The sun settles behind the hills and its rays reflecting off the hills are creating this pastel water colours.
This is the area where competitors will challenge the Avon and Swan rivers in a variety of paddle and power craft in an exciting two-day time on 1st of August.
Captured with Nikon D300, exposure 1/2 sec at f / 29.
Featured in DSLR Users Only group 13/07/2009
Featured in Color and light group 15/07/2009


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Tara Turner
stunning!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you very much Tara ;)
Elaine Teague
Well shot Jan.
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you very much Elaine ;)
GerryMac
stunning capture my friend!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you very much Gerry, good time for Swan River shots ;))
ralph arce
They look like brushstrokes. Nice one, Jan! :)
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Raphael, It looks like it ;))
Jan Timmons
Very nice smooth pastels, Jan. Good slow shutter speed accentuates the beauty.
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you very much Jan, I was surprised with the colours ;)
Stan Wojtaszek
Very will done, Jan !
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you very much Stan ;)
GerryMac
you are correct Jan I need to try and get a visit in!
Jan Fijolek replied
I took this photo at Cathedral Ave, Brigadoon at the Bells Rapid. There was a lot of people but when you stay after sunset, crowd disappears ;)
GerryMac
thanks for the address Jan I haven’t been at that spot I will check it out :)
Jan Fijolek replied
Definitely worth to visit Gerry ;)
Trish Woodford
Wow Jan, stunning, the water looks like creamy velvet. Love the tones of the water :)
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Trish, one of many photos that evening, it was difficult to choose ;))
rosiczka
pieknie zamrozone…musze koniecznie to pocwiczyc,,,wspanialy efekt)))
Jan Fijolek replied
To nie takie trudne, jak chcesz to Ci przesle instrukcje ;))
Veikko Suikkanen
Fantastic capture Jan!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Veikko, It was great shooting, I had problem choosing one photo for RB (don’t like putting similar images) ;))
rosiczka
no to poslij,,,,czekam,,,dziekuje)))
Jan Fijolek replied
Dobrze, wysle jutro na emaila ;))
dps7777
Very good Jan, it almost looks like a painting, well seen, well done. Dave;-))
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Dave, lucky we have a lot of rain lately ;)
GabrielK
excellent water effect
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Gabriel, fortunately we have wet winter now ;)
Dana Roper
Absolutely wonderful!!!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Dana ;)
Georgie Hart
Beautiful and mellow Jan.
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Georgie ;)
Babbler
piekne !
Jan Fijolek replied
Dziekuje ;)
John Vandeven
Well done Jan….Fantastic work mate.
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you John, right time visit ;)
Antanas
lovely work, well done
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Antanas ;)
Lucindawind
very beautiful .. excellent exposure!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Elaine ;)
Joanne Bradley
Wow, this one is extraordinary! Incredible color, great composition and smooth water motion!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Joanne, with the rain we had lately images like this one are “easy” ;)
Tim Slade
Great spot isn’t it Jan. :) There’s also a nice waterfall to the south-east of the rapids that only really starts flowing in mid winter, though it is a bit of a hike to get to. Anyway, fantastic shot with wonderful motion and colours, well done! :)
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Tim, I think I have been there as well, some distance after bridge to the right. There was also opportunity for some reflections. I am waiting (finger crossed) for any dam to start overflowing ;)
Brian Dodd
Beautiful Capture!!!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Brian ;)
Béla Török
Fantastic image, Jan!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Béla, that thanks to the rain we had latelly ;)
Dragan Petrovic
Perfect!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Dragan, you can take shots like this only when is a water in the rivers. It doesn’t happen very often in Australia ;)
kittyrodehorst
Absolutely gorgeous image, Jan!!! :-)
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you very much Kitty, I like when image comes as expected ;)
Bev Woodman
Beautifully captured and presented.
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you very much Bev ;)
Adri Padmos
Wonderful capture Jan!
Great effect of the long shutter.
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Adri ;)
darrylfowler
nicely done…
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you ;)
Barbara Brown
A beautiful, silky capture!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Barbara, there were right conditions ;)
Bill Robinson
Lovely fluid movement captured here Jan.
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you very much Bill ;)
David Lewins LRPS
Beautiful flow on the water and wonderful composition.
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you David, the sun reflections from surroundings hills were amazing and have also added to the photo ;)
warriorprincess
Love how you’ve captured the golden hues in this. There’s some amazing places up in the hills. Is this in Walyunga Park?
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you. It was at Cathedral Ave, Brigadoon about 1 km after the Bells Rapid.
Michael Callahan
This is excellent work Jan.
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Michael, much appreciated ;)
JennyDean
wonderful Jan!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Jenny, we have to use all water shots opportunities when they come, otherwise you have to wait another year ;))
MarianaEwa
Absolute stunning shot Jan. I love the slow water.
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Mariana, and I think you have more opportunities for “rivers plenty of water” shots then me ;)
MarianaEwa
:))) maybe but Im not as good as you. Not by a long shot :))
Jan Fijolek replied
Who said so? You have beautiful portfolio, make your next target “slow waters” Mariana, it is very awording subject ;)
Inger Margrete...
Great movement of the water and beautiful colors!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Inger ;)
Keith Burgoyne
perfect shot! really effective
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you Keith ;)
Charuhas Images
Excellent work.
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you very much, I like this one as well ;)
Nathaniel Arnold
awesome work, terrific!!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you very much ;)
Eugenio
:)) Absolutely gorgeous image !!
Jan Fijolek replied
Dzieki ;)
van049
WOW!!!!!!!!!! What a beautiful, stunning shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!xxx
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you for a beautiful comments van ;))
Brett Still
The patterns of the water in the foreground are so full of interest.
Jan Fijolek replied
The patterns are created by the slow shutter and sunset reflecting from the surrounding hills ;)
micpowell
Very good, men often lean toward stark, well saturated colours and tones and women the softer muted pastels and watercolors, but it takes a mature eye to see and handle both!
Jan Fijolek replied
Thank you, I had a lot of help from Sun reflections ;)