(This is a continuation of Shade at the waterfall part 1. Please be patient as it may take some time to load)



So we were happy with the photos we had taken on top of the waterfall... but we wanted
more - we wanted to take photos *in* the waterfall. But new railings make access
difficult. Climbing down from the top looks suicidal. So we started going down on the
boardwalk, and I looked intently.

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I spotted an area where I think it should be possible for me to climb over and go down,
then help her down too. There is also a dry spot where we can leave our gear. We do so.
We now have a better spot to shoot... but we are too far away from the fall itself, and it's
so much prettier. So... we took a fateful decision. I put on rubber boots, and we
started hiking *up the creek*

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Shade is short, barefoot at this point and can use all her limbs on the assent. She
could also wade in hip deep water. I on the other hand had to stay upright (protect
the camera!) and my boots end below the knee. There is lots of moss on the rocks, there
is rushing water, branches, unstable stones... but I managed. After about 15 minutes
of perhaps one of the more challenging hike in my life, we reached the fall, where I
had a moment of inspiration and told her to take a lotus position and proceeded to take
what I think are reasonably brilliant photos. :D

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I think that Shade really got in the moment - there was an "energy" so to speak about
the setting and what we were doing, it was really quite something

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She then decided to get in the waterfall itself, which is apparently quite the feeling.
The pool in front of it is a good 3-4 feet deep, and looks like a great place to take
a dip! It's perhaps why they had to put a fence up

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As a photographer, I really had a hard time in choosing a proper framing - on one hand,
I really want to show Shade in all her glory, but at the same time the scenery itself
is just breathtaking. As a result, I constantly zoomed in and out. I'm pretty happy
with the images though :)

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Tourists were still walking by asking questions and such - I hope we didn't ruin too many
photo opportunities for those who wanted to take photos of the fall, but I'm not overly
concerned. At one point, feeling cocky I shouted at some "don't try this at home!"
Most of the time though I was too focused on shooting (and no not falling) that I
completely zoned them out

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We eventually came down from the fall and took a few more photos - Shade had fun exploring
the environment.

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But after a bit of that, we had to stop - light starting to go, hunger and just being a bit
exhausted from all of it. Our shot lasted about 2 hours, and I took about 300 photos
in total. The Dickson Falls turned out to be a challenging but very rewarding location
to shoot from. It definitely was a thrilling experience and Shade was awesome to work with,
both as a model and in general - she's a great person on top of being a devoted fetishist.
So that's it for now!

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P.S. Latex and corset from Polymorphe, hood from Rubber 55, and her very cool boot I will
have to enquire! Shot with my trusty Cannon 350D