Leura Cascades - Serenity, Blue Mountains, NSW

Kim Roper

Leura Cascades - Serenity, Blue Mountains, NSW

Taken at the beautiful Leura Cascades in the Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia

Canon 5D
Tripod+Shutter Release Cable
Polarising filter
1.6s @ f/4
100 ISO

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Leura Cascades - Serenity, Blue Mountains, NSW by Kim Roper
Leura Cascades - Serenity, Blue Mountains, NSW by Kim Roper
  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    Stunning Kim

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Brilliant shot!

  • Andrew Brown

    Andrew Brown

    Absolutely beautiful shot Kim.

  • Mark Williamson

    Mark Williamson

    Seems so silky, sumptuous shot.

  • tonilouise

    tonilouise

    Love it Kim. Beautiful image

  • Rob Brooks

    Rob Brooks

    Beautiful contrasts, the water looks like silk curtains draped on the rocks!!

  • Andrew Bosman

    Andrew Bosman

    Well captured Kim, great shot.

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    Beautiful comp,a stunner!!

  • Leeo

    Leeo

    Absolutely Beautiful Kim! Nice to see you on the Bubble ; )

  • mugshot

    mugshot

    Great shot

  • Samantha Van Stralendorff

    Samantha Van S...

    this is beautiful.

    you know, I think yr icon would make a great tshirt.

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Fabulous shot, Kim, love the beautiful waterfall with its soft motion blur

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments, its a pleasure to be here :-)

  • Chris  Willis

    Chris Willis

    Hi Kim….so beautiful, peaceful and yet full of energy. Keep them coming…you have a real talent. Bye the way, from your comment I assume that you’re new to RB?I only joined a week ago, but have gained so much from the responses from the RB community. Enjoy the experience.

  • margo

    margo

    Welcome to RB, Kim. This is a beautiful image of Leura Cascades – so clean and refreshing. Good to see the water flowing freely again.

  • Peter Marin

    Peter Marin

    You are soooo good at capturing these dreamy waterfalls, I love all your work it’s very inspiring indeed. Top shelf work Kim

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Chris – Thank you very much for your wonderful supportive words :-)

    Margo – this was taken just after all the storms we had at begining of July, it was great to see the water running as you say!

    Peter – Thank you for your wonderful comments, coming from you, that is high praise indeed :-)))

  • KathyT

    KathyT

    Hi Kim, glad to see you on RB.
    This is beautiful. Love the way you’ve captured the movement of the water and great exposure control.

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner

    Just lovely. Love the foliage across the top.

  • StacyLee

    StacyLee

    At first I thought it was a B&W image.. then I saw the leaves at the top and it was a nice surprise :)

  • Moth

    Moth

    This is simply one of the best waterfall images i’ve seen. Your work is wonderful.

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thanks for visiting and the welcome – Kathy, Holly, Stacy and Steve. IT was a wet miserable day, that created the ideal opportunity to photograph these falls :-)

  • Lachlan Kent

    Lachlan Kent

    You’ve got some awesome images in your portfolio Kim… especially love how you treat waterfalls!

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Breathtaking shot. Absolutely beautiful. Love it

  • Catalin Soare

    Catalin Soare

    Excellent !!!

  • michelleduerden

    michelleduerden

    Beautiful shot Kim. I am a member of PD & am sure I have seen your work on there, are you a member?

  • robertvr

    robertvr

    Great composition and I love the softness of the water.

  • michelleduerden

    michelleduerden

    Hi Kim,
    perhaps it was a shot using the long exposure & was similar. Look at so many photos, my eyes are perhaps deceiving me! Site is Photographers Direct. Just had a quick look, but none as beautiful as yours!

  • Mugsy

    Mugsy

    This is so beautiful!

  • Robert Elliott

    Robert Elliott

    Simply a beautiful image kim

  • Antoine Dagobert

    Antoine Dagobert

    Excellent photograph..simply beauty! Salute

  • freebornman

    freebornman

    Wonderful shot Kim!!

  • Torfinn Johannessen

    Torfinn Johann...

    A excellent exposure. Fantastic colours, and composition.

  • Naomi Frost

    Naomi Frost

    A wonderful composition, Kim. I love these long exposure shots.

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thanks Michelle for clarifying and for your lovely comment :-D
    Thank you for your kind words; Mugsy, Robert, Antoine, Freebornman, Torfin and Naomi :-D

  • Carlo Cesar Rodillas

    Carlo Cesar Ro...

    Very cool shot and great color too!

  • Cathleen Tarawhiti

    Cathleen Taraw...

    Wow, I love it!

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    fantastic image!!!!!!!!!

  • Walter Quirtmair

    Walter Quirtmair

    Lovely classic, wll done!

  • anthonytsteel

    anthonytsteel

    Love this! So Alive,Exellent!!

  • Joel  Haldane

    Joel Haldane

    Fantastic photo Kim.

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thanks for stoppping to look and comment, always appreciated: Carlo, Cathleen, Heather, Anthony & Joel :-D

  • davidmilne

    davidmilne

    Superb image,great exposure of a water gem.

  • TonyLegg

    TonyLegg

    Excellent !!! work !!, thanks for the comments .. tony

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin

    this is stunning – the way the water falls so gently is wonderful – just a beautiful image

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke

    Pure magic Kim…wonderful work – so soft and serene!

  • Damiend

    Damiend

    Silky smooth, brilliant, well done!!!

  • HelenBanham

    HelenBanham

    Absolutely stunning!!

  • AdamDonnelly

    AdamDonnelly

    I love this Kim. I can almost feel the spray & hear the splash. Perfect exposure. It must have been a nice still day to get those leaves so sharp.

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thanks for stopping by: David, Tony Deborah, Louise, Damien, Helen & Adam! IT was a grey overcase, wet day, so perfect for this type of image!

  • Nick Hartigan

    Nick Hartigan

    amazing picture kim and i love the effect you have created
    great shot well done

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    fantastic shot

  • Dennis Gay

    Dennis Gay

    G’day Kim,

    It looks like I join the queue to heap praise upon this silky smooth, very well composed and exposed waterfall kiddo.

    GB
    Dennis

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thanks for your lovely comments: Nick, Sean, Dennis, :-D

  • Adrian Donoghue

    Adrian Donoghue

    Knock out shot. Kim

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thanks Adrian :-D

  • Per E. Gunnarsen

    Per E. Gunnarsen

    Suuperb shot Kim!

  • Marina Alexander

    Marina Alexander

    Beautiful exposure, nice work!

  • Liam Murphy

    Liam Murphy

    Its beautiful, there’s so many great places to shoot on that walk I think I might have to go again soon. I love your work.

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    this definitely has the wow effect,beautiful image

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thanks for all your wonderful comments: Per Einar, Marina, Liam & Gary; Laim, make sure it is an overcast day!

  • banditart

    banditart

    gee i like the way you do this its sublime

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...

    Beautiful!! wow!! i love it

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer

    beautiful….love the look of the water.

  • Paul Tait

    Paul Tait

    this is so beautiful Kim. Great work – keep it up!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman

    Stunning shot! Love that water!

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thanks everyone for stopping and commenting, much appreciated!

  • Sue Nueckel

    Sue Nueckel

    Lovely

  • Andy Mueller

    Andy Mueller

    Oh, Kim this is some excellent work here. Love it !!!

  • silverdew

    silverdew

    Beautiful… captures the movement so well! Great job! Seems so calming!

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thanks for your lovely comments: seamist, Andreas & Silverdew :-D

  • Lee Burgess

    Lee Burgess

    Oh so beautiful….

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thanks for looking Lee :-D

  • Marion  Cullen

    Marion Cullen

    Very nice job on the bridal veil, I really like the monotone of the falls with the touch or colour around. Nicely captured.

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    Beautifull done.

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    nice job with the small cascade

  • gladders

    gladders

    Just plain beautiful. Love it!

  • serenity

    serenity

    ABSOLUTELY AMAZING-LOVE IT I WISH I COULD TAKE A SHOT LIKE THAT!!

  • Pooja Pillai

    Pooja Pillai

    Beautiful work! So well composed!

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    Very relaxing to look at Kim.. Great Job..

  • Sheryl Kasper

    Sheryl Kasper

    So gorgeous.

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thank you – all you lovely people for your fantastic comments!

  • DreamSleep

    DreamSleep

    very peaceful and beautiful!!
    very nice image!

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    This is a gorgeous shot, like flowing silk !!

    Last time I was here there was barely a trickle…....... great to see :)

  • Pinhead Industries

    Pinhead Indust...

    i think shots like this are great. would love to know how to create such movement.

    and i just spotted the description of your piece. Need to explore my camera to figure this one out though. thanks

  • greenfrog153

    greenfrog153

    Stunning image Kim.

  • victoriaz

    victoriaz

    great capture

  • Mark Tisdale

    Mark Tisdale

    Oh my just perfect! The exposure time is just right and I love how the eye flows through this. Great work!

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Thanks again everyone for your wonderful comments –
    :-D

  • littlejohn

    littlejohn

    Excellent shot. Great composition and exposure. It all works well.

  • serenity

    serenity

    wonderful shot kim- i aspire to be as good as you one day

  • Grahame Clark

    Grahame Clark

    Kim, this is just beautiful! Great location – congratulations! : )

  • Luci Mahon

    Luci Mahon

    Fantastic capture Kim! : )

  • JK2007

    JK2007

    Awesome Photograph

  • Mischa

    Mischa

    Lovely image. Brilliant work.

  • STEPHEN GEORGIOU

    STEPHEN GEORGIOU

    This is a wonderful Close up of Leura Cascades
    If your interested I have a panoramic photo of the same waterfall feel free to check it out on my spiritofthemaster gallery.

  • MegaPixel

    MegaPixel

    Kim, Amsel Adams would be very proud of you !

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    Absolutely beautiful!!!

  • pinkarmy25

    pinkarmy25

    Congrats on your win!!!! This is stunning:)

  •  Cheri Perry

    Cheri Perry

    This is absolutely beautifull….Great job.

  • BethBernier

    BethBernier

    Big congrats Kim…tis a beauty!!!!

  • PNFdeb

    PNFdeb

    NOW thats a waterfall !! beautiful

  • diffusion

    diffusion

    beautiful!!!!!

  • gaylene

    gaylene

    no wonder it’s called serenity – this packs a punch to the soul though – so very beautiful

  • Al Bourassa

    Al Bourassa

    Gorgeous work!
    Al

  • Kalena Hill

    Kalena Hill

    wow this is an excellent waterfall shot!

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender

    Lovely shot, and very effective.

  • PigleT

    PigleT

    Nice soft water effects.

  • KBSImages

    KBSImages

    Outstanding Work!!!!! Kim

  • Scott Denny

    Scott Denny

    Stunning…directly in favs!

  • Jill Doyle

    Jill Doyle

    Beautiful!

  • Ian Robertson

    Ian Robertson

    a gem!

  • coffeebean

    coffeebean

    A most beautiful photo, outstanding

  • Andy Harris

    Andy Harris

    lovely scene! Great water flow picture!

  • niklens

    niklens

    wonderful photo….!!!!!

  • whitetiger790

    whitetiger790

    Beautiful picture of the waterfall!!!

  • Elenne Boothe

    Elenne Boothe

    Beautiful!!!! Wish i was there. so peaceful.

  • Gordon Stenhouse

    Gordon Stenhouse

    Excellent shot, great exposure

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    this is such a beautiful shot i wish i knew how to get such good results i hope to learn well done 11 out of ten.

  • Ken Mucke

    Ken Mucke

    WOW…Kim this is really a georgous shot….I just love the milky waters…..so peaceful

  • carpenter777

    carpenter777

    gorgeous

  • Jacqueline  Rojo

    Jacqueline Rojo

    Well….as you already know….I love this ;o)) xxx

  • footyman

    footyman

    GREAT shot

  • Paul Gana

    Paul Gana

    very nice,

  • andykazie

    andykazie

    Perfect motion waterfall shot!

  • Catherine Davis

    Catherine Davis

    Gorgeous shot, well done!

  • Carlos Teófilo

    Carlos Teófilo

    Fantastic work.

  • dehk

    dehk

    Thats a stunning waterfall with slow shutter, bravo!

  • Michael Rowley KeepsakesPhotography

    Michael Rowley...

    brilliant take of the falls great great image

  • microshutter

    microshutter

    Love the mood of this image.

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    fantastic composition. love it

  • Kate Adams

    Kate Adams

    Stunning like your techs on this.

  • Steve Broadbent

    Steve Broadbent

    love this.my friend took a picture of the leura cascades. both yours and his pictures are fantastic. have a look at his by searching “jeremy harrington”

  • Serenity Stewart

    Serenity Stewart

    Love this! It truly does explain my name! So peaceful!

  • Tracy King

    Tracy King

    Stunning

  • Gareth Bowell

    Gareth Bowell

    Very very nice photo. Nice one

  • Andrew Murrell

    Andrew Murrell

    nicely done. a great looking falls.

  • Wojciech Dabrowski

    Wojciech Dabro...

    WOW…no need to say more :)

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

    Kim, a lovely capture of the falls!

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    Congratulations for being in the top ten of the waterfall challenge in Canon DSLR . Very well deserved!

  • Adam Scarf

    Adam Scarf

    leura cascades is a really got spot for photography i love it.

  • Kim Roper replied

    Thanks Adam, its a hike to get to but well worth it!

  • JennyMac

    JennyMac

    One of my fav spots… you have captured the falls so beautifully… well done : ))

  • Kim Roper replied

    Thanks for your lovely comment Jenny!
    :-D

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