Cool River in PNG

This is one of my favourite excursions in PNG. There is a torrent of freezing cold fresh water raging out of the mountain side being fed by the 6m rainfall in the area. The cool water is so refreshing and as it meets the 29 degrees salt water a nice little peak is formed for some good body surfing.

The people come down from the highlands and travel for 2 days to meet us.

Once again very humbling.

~ by True North Mark on December 2, 2009.

Posted in Adventures in Paradise Trip 2, New Images, Photo Shoots, True North Adventures
Tags: Australian Landscape Photography, PNG, Seascape Photography, Tranquil Settings, Tropical Paradise, True North

23 Responses to “Cool River in PNG”

Hi Mark,
Just watched Mike’s video, awesome area. The volcano was pretty cool!
Keep up the good work mate.

Tim

islandimages said this on December 3, 2009 at 11:30 am | Reply
- Thanks Tim!
  
  Cheers,
  
  Mark
  
  truenorthmark said this on December 3, 2009 at 12:13 pm | Reply
awesome colour mate, nice scene.

christianfletcher said this on December 3, 2009 at 11:42 am | Reply
- C or P rating?
  
  Cheers,
  
  Mark
  
  truenorthmark said this on December 3, 2009 at 12:15 pm | Reply
Looks very inviting.

Graham Leggate said this on December 3, 2009 at 3:19 pm | Reply
- Extemely refreshing when it is so hot outside Graham!
  
  Cheers,
  
  Mark
  
  truenorthmark said this on December 3, 2009 at 3:26 pm | Reply
Love the water colour in this one mate.

Like to have something like that in the backyard !!!

mervfrench said this on December 3, 2009 at 5:51 pm | Reply
- Thanks Merv…yes it would make a nice edition to a back yard eh!
  
  truenorthmark said this on December 3, 2009 at 5:52 pm | Reply
- Did you check out the Orangutan shot I took today…I am kinda linkin that one eh!
  
  truenorthmark said this on December 3, 2009 at 5:53 pm | Reply
Love the shot…
Did you use any filters for this shot? Also what equipment and setting did you use?
Great Work!!!

Luke said this on December 3, 2009 at 5:53 pm | Reply
- Hi Luke,
  
  Thanks for the comments mate: I used an ND filter to get a shutter speed of about 1.6 seconds from memory Luke. Canon 1Ds MK3 with a 50mm prime at F8 on a Gitzso tripod with a Manfrotto head and about an 8 shot pano stitch with PT Gui.
  
  Cheers,
  
  Mark
  
  truenorthmark said this on December 3, 2009 at 5:57 pm | Reply
  - Thanks for that… Can I also ask where abouts in PNG this is…
    
    Luke said this on December 3, 2009 at 6:07 pm
  - Down South near Tufi Luke.
    
    Cheers,
    
    Mark
    
    truenorthmark said this on December 3, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Really like this Mark.

david bettini said this on December 3, 2009 at 6:00 pm | Reply
very very beautiful!

Stephen Williams said this on December 3, 2009 at 9:36 pm | Reply
- Thanks again Steve!
  
  Cheers,
  
  Mark
  
  truenorthmark said this on December 3, 2009 at 9:37 pm | Reply
Hi Mark,

This is just such a sweet image. I love the white rocks contrasted against those beautiful blues. I could just imagine putting a deckchair in the water and relaxing.

Jamie

Jamie Paterson said this on December 4, 2009 at 8:38 am | Reply
- Yes Jamie but reality was that inbetween shooting this shot and a few others I was saving a couple of the ladies from a rip!
  
  They were ok but the wTer flow out of this river was quite strong and they just couldn’t get across it…so off to the rescue I went!
  
  Cheers,
  
  Mark
  
  truenorthmark said this on December 4, 2009 at 8:44 am | Reply
Can’t beat those tropical spots for vivid colors and sensational landscapes … nice capture to bring back …

spoolphotography said this on December 4, 2009 at 5:23 pm | Reply
Check out the colour of that water! Reminds me of the waterfall on the Roaring Burn on the Milford Track, NZL. The water was so clear that we jump in for a swim, even though it was fed by ice melt and only a few degrees!

Tom P said this on December 5, 2009 at 6:22 am | Reply
- Hey Tom
  
  Thanks fro dropping by mate…nice to hear from a legend from the East!
  
  Cheers,
  
  Mark
  
  truenorthmark said this on December 5, 2009 at 10:27 am | Reply
I like this one Mark – very exotic and refreshing feel to it! It definitely looks like a special place 🙂

Tony Middleton said this on December 5, 2009 at 6:37 am | Reply
- Thanks Ton!
  
  Cheers,
  
  Mark
  
  truenorthmark said this on December 5, 2009 at 8:04 am | Reply