The Grotto

Yes, it's a bat.

45 foot waterfall

wish i was here.

I want to be there right now!!

I wish i was here :)

Nobody can see Us here... :-)

Hey Look at me...

The little minnows bite!

I see no such bat. :/

Iam

If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new tricks!

This is Hamilton Pool, one of the best kept secrets in Austin. The preserve’s pool and grotto were formed when the dome of an underground river collapsed thousands of years ago. There is a ring of 45-foot waterfalls all around the rim. Flow was light this day, but you can still see a few streams of water coming down.

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pmarella says:

A fantastic and striking image!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Raggs56 says:

Wonderful!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Automatt says:

wow, this is amazing hdr work.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Gale Franey says:

Just amazing, almost surrealistic!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

sudoku says:

sheer genius! :)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

l8sunrise [deleted] says:

WOW!!!! I wish we had that here!!! This is absolutely gorgeous!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

l8sunrise [deleted] says:

OMG!!! BATS!!!! They don't bite??? RABIES!!!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

_Marcel_ says:

wow - what an amazing place!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Road Blog says:

fanatstic! this is like looking thru a cave and finding a happy secret outside...
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Stuart's Photos says:

Wow! What a little 'Garden of eden'
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Christiaan L says:

beautiful! Paradise unveiled :) Everyone please stand still for 2 seconds!! :P
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

bsmith4815 says:

wow, great place!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Carmen Lario says:

Buen trabajo y bonito lugar!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

KaroliK says:

Very nice!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

SlackLeaf says:

fantastic, I want to live there
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Kris Kros says:

So beautiful, Trey.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

dustdevildiver (meeting myself coming and going) says:

Beautiful, I love Hamilton Pool, I could spend all day there, just sitting and relaxing!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

pericoterrades says:

Es una preciosidad, parece que este en 3D
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

si3illa says:

Fantastic place, wonderful shot. How could you apply HDR to moving subject?...
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Lawrence Whittemore says:

wow, i would love to go there!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Kiki J says:

wooooowwwwww
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

shrike1964 says:

Fantastic picture, Trey. Great job!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

MonicaSmoot says:

What a beautiful place! I must go there. I can't believe I've lived in Austin for 15 years, known about this place for 15 years, and have never been there. Of course, I didn't have a good camera until 6 months ago. I think it's time to go. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Lee Nachtigal says:

This photo almost appears to MOVE.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Chele In LA says:

oh lord I love this so much..................
I keep trying to use the tutorial the results are less then this by far...............
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

wildpianist says:

wow! that's a fave!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Christiaan L says:

Great tutorial, thanks a lot! And great HDR result!!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

susan_r4 says:

Beautiful Trey!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

mike matthews says:

Looks very cool!!!!!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

snake5 [deleted] says:

paradise now! - great
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Garrinn says:

What ? Is this real................... I bet Brook Shields is swimming there somwhere : )
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Hazelbrae says:

Are you kidding me? What kind of life do you have that leads you to such places - consistently?
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

l8sunrise [deleted] says:

Hahaha!!! I agree with Hazelbrae! What the heck do you do??? You get to go to all of these great places!!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

BriWit says:

What a cool place, great capture
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

rectangles [deleted] says:

congrats for being xplores number 25
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

' Toshio ' says:

Amazing!!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

ombrastarr says:

Holy mother of pearl, this is breathtakingly beautiful!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

/\ltus says:

(man, just got finger cramp scrolling to the bottom of the comments here ;-)

I'll say it was well kept. Never knew it existed! Nicely shot!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

IrenaS says:

Magical! Really nice HDR work. It really adds to the atmosphere.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

niimo says:

This is incredible!! Would I love to go to this place sometime!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Flawed Emmy [deleted] says:

That is about the coolest freaking thing I've ever seen! I am down here in San Antonio.... I'll have to take my kiddos one of these days!

Emmy
The World Through My Eyes
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Lety says:

Nice composition. Great picture!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

borealnz says:

Fabulous looking place. Wonderful!

The World Through My Eyes
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

fotoJENica a/k/a Jenny Romney says:

This is paradise! Amazingly beautiful!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

aremac says:

Beautiful place, excellent picture (1-2-3 nature)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Fotopath says:

Man, this is insane. This reminds me somehow of a Hieronymus Bosch painting (the fountain of youth)...

(1-2-3 nature)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Hapalibashi says:

Amazing shot and amazing place
1-2-3 Nature
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

CORpicX [deleted] says:

This is better than most. I just cant describe how amazingly AWESEOME this is! Just perfect. THe composition is just amazing! The colors, and everything. just perfect man.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Rahul Sadagopan says:

Your HDR images are out of the world Trey. I'm loving everyone of them.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Matthew Clark Photography & Design says:

WOW! I want to go there!! man..such an awesome place!

*Pay It Forward*
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Scott Ingram Photography says:

Very cool man, looks like an awesome place.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Universo Pamp says:

A perfect place for a legend!

Pay It Forward
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Jonnyfez says:

Another great HDR, especially when you see the original on the tutorial.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Stuck in Customs says:

Thanks all for the continued nice comments. Here is another picture from up underneath some of the waterfalls.

Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

!architect4! says:

agreed, this is a very cool place.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Maria Dalva says:

Wonderful place! Wondeful shot!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

MamaLola* says:

I can not believe this place is real. It look's like a dream....a wonderful dream!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Z0rk says:

Insanely beautiful place!

The World Through My Eyes
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

peter.ca says:

great ! *fav*
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

threethirtythree says:

Awesome! I so badly want to go! Good shot!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Bucket2005 says:

That is a pretty spectacular place. I definatly will have to find a time to go :)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

`Vorfas says:

Wow!!
Perfect!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

wans2pics says:

I would love for you to add this pic to

www.flickr.com/groups/whatittakes/

Great Job!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

h a n g i n g p i x e l s [deleted] says:

wow...awesome!!!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Phil-KI says:

Wow is this place real??
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

wanderlustr says:

Hamilton Pool is great. Have you gone down the path to the Pedernles River? Please consider joining my new Swimming Holes group.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

ladder_711 says:

This is why I want to visit Austin!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Wait What. says:

i dont even know what to say! but WOW!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

hypergenesb says:

I really enjoyed bumping into this photo. Brought back some great memories. My family used to go camping at Blue Hole (in WImberly) a lot. Hamilton Pool was another of our favorite destinations.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

birthmarkleg says:

is that real?wow
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

asmundur says:

I hope you don't mind that I featured this image in my HDR blog.

High Dynamic Range Images
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

buncabo says:

Beatiful Place,Great Shot!
I wish the people were'nt in it. I think they are distracting
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

faiththebrooker [deleted] says:

that's a masterpiece
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

AsianTulip says:

The colours are blinding!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

ladder_711 says:

A Big Fave
Please add this to www.flickr.com/groups/bigfave
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

the_dusche says:

??????photoshop?????-->because of the colours...
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

leanngildan says:

If visiting the Austin area... "the grotto" looks like a must see, and photograph... What time of year was this taken?
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

* Sylvia Smiles * says:

this is insanely beautiful.....wow!!!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

mikaSupaliga [deleted] says:

garden eden?!?!?
wonderful!!!!!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

cyraqs says:

I like it
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

~Mina~ says:

beautifull! just wondering... have you play around with colors? because it looks more like an oil paintin! but very beautifull!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

raspberrycremebrulee says:

Wow! It almost looks like a painting; it's incredible!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

brynmeillion - JAN says:

Just seen the before and after shot and your other shots - you are an artist. Congratulations. Diolch
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

ronmarshall074 says:

Would love to see your skillz in a new group!

Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Vinyl'z [deleted] says:

Bonito :3
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Spruced Images says:

lovely, just lovely!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Earlette says:

Just beautiful. I wish I was there right now. Great tutorial also.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

tombay says:

It doesn't get any cooler than that! awesome!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Ivanilluuu says:

Great shot, fantastic manipulation and wonderful place. Where is Austin ?
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Stuck in Customs says:

Thanks - this is about 30 mins west of Austin.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

amyrtw says:

Austin, TX, U.S.A., ah, home.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

oroooo says:

ah, i miss hamilton pool... thanks for the great shot!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

FrActAL FreNetiCs says:

That is rad.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Pedro Félix says:

Fantastic!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

:ozkan says:

Great shot!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

bodo011 says:

absolutely amazing work and also a dream place
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

spierson82 says:

Amazing photo.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Planta 80 says:

joder que alucinante no???
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Mono Moar says:

Stunning! Incredible place
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

swatzo says:

One of the first HDR shots I had ever seen..Led me to explore the technique and to Flickr..Thanx! Steve
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

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The Grotto

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