Woodhouse Falls ...

A close look at the Karkloof Falls reveals that there are actually two falls making up the view, the upper cascades being known as the Woodhouse Falls. Named after a local farmer William Woodhouse it is said that his ghost still haunts this Midlands area, for the unfortunate William was thrown from his horse fording the stream above the falls in the 1880’s. The horse survived, but William’s body was discovered in the pool below the falls, as local lore would have it - exactly where an apparition of the deceased farmer had told his wife it would be found on the night he died. To get to the Woodhouse Falls proceed along the dirt road beyond the picnic sites to the left of the Karkloof Falls outlook site. The views you will get of the stream and the gorge below certainly justify the few extra minutes it will take you after having come this far, just beware of vehicles coming back in the opposite direction for there are not many parts of the track where two vehicles may pass and most certainly one of you will need to do some careful long distance reversing to reach one of the few such areas. Fortunately the road is not usually very busy.

There are not too many vantage points to photograph the Woodhouse Falls, and you’ll find that most images available resemble any other. I’ve resorted to using a couple of digital filters here to achieve a vintage photograph effect – something I usually try to avoid, but I thought it might honour William’s ghost. Here is the original. How would you differentiate your version?