Golden Falls Detail, Victoria, Australia

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A long and continuously uphill hike in the rain through a rainforest led to this intensely colored waterfall. Being on the side of a steep, muddy, and slippery hill there were only three places I could stand and set up a tripod. All were closer to the waterfall than I wanted to be, two were quite precarious, and I thought the third offered a less than optimal view. I got very muddy composing photographs from the two precarious spots, but was not happy with them. I stayed there for quite a while, sitting in the rain and wondering what else I might try, finally realizing that the relatively small area in front of me contained every trait that made the bigger waterfall special.