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Jumpups Waterfall New Caledonia
Nouvelle Calédonie

On my 74th birthday Freddy and I decided to trek to the waterfall on the Carenage River, Grande Terre, New Caledonia. The mission was to create a sphere image in the pool at the base of the waterfall - above and below the water - right where the waterfall thunders into the clear pool. In addition, I really wanted to photograph jumpups but had no idea if my trusty little GoPro Hero3 camera rig would be able to capture them because jumpups are small, transparent, and move really fast.

Most people never notice jumpups but they abound in rapids and waterfalls. They are perfectly easy to see, but we tend to be so mesmerized by a massive waterfall or a dramatic scene of wild rapids that the tiny jumpups are not properly admired.

Jumpups leap up out of rapidly moving water, sometimes soaring over a meter into the air. They really pop out of a waterfall - sometimes right at the top, sometimes in the middle of the cascade - and can land several meters away from the base of the falls. They are amazing to watch and I can't imagine how or why they form.

But WOW, the little GoPros exceeded my every expectation, not only time-freezing the jumpups into delightful jewels but also revealing a whole array of embryonic jumpups forming amazing crystaline water sculptures at the base of the waterfall.

Some of the jumpups are perfect little spheres but others are somehow rumpled into mulberry shapes. Enjoy their display and next time you go to see a waterfall be sure to allow the jumpups to bring you some joy.

Copyright: Richard Chesher
Type: Spherical
Resolution: 11906x5953
Taken: 19/04/2014
Chargée: 23/04/2014
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Tags: waterfall; cascade; river; jumpup; water; fish; new caledonia; carenage; twin falls; gopro; hero3
More About Nouvelle Calédonie

Une Nation du Pacifique Sud, la plus proche de l'Australie et de la Nouvelle Zélande. Une chaîne de hautes montagnes, d'impressionnantes cascades et de nombreuses rivières avec une flore et une faune variée et souvent unique au monde - C'est le paradis de la randonnée pédestre ou équestre ainsi que de l'excursion en véhicule tout-terrain.Le plus grand lagon du monde, peuplé d'une faune tropicale endémique particulièrement riche, avec des récifs et des populations de poissons rares et protégées. Des centaines d'épaves sous-marines, des îlots, de nombreuses plages de sable blanc. La population calédonienne est issue d'un large brassage culturel : Mélanésiens, Européens, Polynésiens, Vietnamiens, Chinois, Japonais, et la langue et culture française. La Nouvelle-Calédonie est dotée de très bonnes infrastructures médicales et sociales. Une infrastructure touristique qui offre un large éventail de types d'hébergement allant de l'hôtel 5 étoiles au camping aménagé en passant par l'accueil en milieu tribal, les chambres d'hôtes, les refuges et l'auberge de jeunesse.


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