On New Year's Day, we drove over to the Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park for a picnic. It is one of the local sites for glowworms, so as we awaited dark, I practiced with some new filters I picked up in the US. Perhaps not the best of conditions, with blowing spray from the falls, and hordes of tourists, and screaming children; this spot must be a highlight in some guidebook, as the masses arrive in busloads--jostling, yabbering, and snapping away with flashes. Interesting fun to try to change lots of camera settings by feel. The glowworms are affected by light (they turn off their lights and stop feeding), so flashlights are frowned upon.
One of a small "army" of green tree-frogs along the trail. (If they were a group of toads, they would be called a "knot"). They make a noise like "Brawk-Brawk-Brawk" and are fun to see hanging in the trees above the water.
The falls lit from above, after dark. The small light spots on the cave roof are clusters of glow worms.
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