Bourkes Luck Potholes, South Africa

Our first day of discovery in the Graskop/Blyde River Canyon area turned out to be wet, wet and wetter. Here are a couple taken at Bourkes Luck Potholes, a wonderful spot, where the main river was swollen with muddy red water. I think the rain improved saturation of the rocks and leaves but made it difficult to get a spot free shot. You are always looking down though, which helped.

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I was last there when I was 6. Fantastic spot. Nice shots.

Neil, the wavy texture reminds me of some of the rock formations here in the U.S. (slot canyons, North Coyote Buttes). They also look like they've been carved out with a HUGE drill bit! Thanks again for including the larger images. The textures and colors can't be appreciated as much with the smaller images. The rain definitely helped on some of the rocks, giving them a lacquered/polished look. Who needs a great sky when you can shoot downward and get incredible images.

What were your settings?

J T wrote in post #2361180
Who needs a great sky when you can shoot downward and get incredible images.

Very true!
Nice one Neil, good capture of strange formations.

Oh yes, sorry! 5D, 24-105, f16, 1sec, ISO 50, CPL, the pathetic tripod and mirror lockup.

I think you are right Neil,the clarity,details and colours look superb,what a place mate,wow,a trip there would do me good,just like a kid in a sweety store.LOL

The sad thing was that we missed a few waterfalls, mainly down to time but also the weather when we left Kruger National Park was as bad as our first day in the Blyde River Canyon. It was a tight schedule and seeing Kruger was the main object, but a shame to miss some great falls on the way.

I forgot to mention that at the potholes we managed to arrive between coach tours, so had the place practically to ourselves. The rest of the time it is a mass of foreign tourists.

VERY BEAUTIFUL PLACE ~GREAT SHOTS

Great shots !

They're beautiful Neil. Just a short statement doesn't do justice to the colour saturation or composition that these photos deserve, but while I've being impressed by your other SA shots, these are my favourites so far.

2nd for me Neil, you have given it room to breath. Nice.

They are great ... and give me a new meaning for "potholes". Here in the USA, a pothole is a hole in a road caused by hot summers and cold, snowy, and icy winters. I like your potholes better. *S*

Miniflash wrote in post #2361814
VERY BEAUTIFUL PLACE ~GREAT SHOTS

koekeloer wrote in post #2362370
Great shots !

Thankyou.

rudgej wrote in post #2362415
They're beautiful Neil. Just a short statement doesn't do justice to the colour saturation or composition that these photos deserve, but while I've being impressed by your other SA shots, these are my favourites so far.

Cheers John, it was a difficult day, glad you like them.

Lesmac wrote in post #2362691
2nd for me Neil, you have given it room to breath. Nice.

Thanks Les, I am of similar opinion. Unfortunately due to the weather the many chances to take detail shots of the rocks formations with the 70-300 were all but impossible, very frustrating; I stuck with the 24-105 as the hood also helped against stray drops of rain.

D. Craig Flory wrote in post #2362708
They are great ... and give me a new meaning for "potholes". Here in the USA, a pothole is a hole in a road caused by hot summers and cold, snowy, and icy winters. I like your potholes better. *S*

In England a pothole is any deep hole in rock, incuding now roads (slang), but up north the potholes in the roads are of similar depth to those pictured here

Wow! What a display of interesting rock formation and rich earthy tones Neil, very enjoyable to look at.