Daybreak During The Floods [Contest Finalists May 2009]
Uploaded: May 29, 2009 00:24:05
Looking north from Lake Cathie Lakemouth towards the areas of eastern NSW devestated again over the last week by floods.
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Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 29, 2009
OHMY!!! This is a real wall-hanger!!! How beautiful, Brett. Straight into favs. #1134122Maria Warren May 29, 2009
WOOOOOOW this is so going into my favorites wow all I can say is wow awesome job I love it #7574742Paul E. Earl May 29, 2009
Very beautiful, Brett! It looks like more rain next week. #7574765Renee Doyle May 29, 2009
Awesome light, comp and capture Brett!!! Hope you stay dry ... we have rain again!! #7574770Laura E. Swan May 29, 2009
ALSO INTO FAVORITES, Brett. So sorry about the horrible rain and foods!We all care. These can be scary times!
-Laura #7574779
Kerry Hill May 29, 2009
Very beautiful capture, Brett!! The colours are wonderful!! #7574804Pat Gamwell May 29, 2009
Stunning shot, Brett! Stay safe! #7574809Stefania Barbier May 29, 2009
oh my... superb beauty .... winner in my book :) #7574843Lynne Morris May 29, 2009
Wow this is fantastic Brett, great pov and colours. #7574900Tiia Vissak May 29, 2009
a wonderful capture! #7574955Carolyn J. Connolly May 29, 2009
WINNER, Brett!!! This is absolutely OUTSTANDING!! :o)According to the weather forecast there's apparently not supposed to a lot of rain in this present system. Check out this page:
http://weather.smh.com.au/local.jsp?lt=aploc&lc=2635 #7574974
Brett Dolsen May 29, 2009
Thankyou everyone for the great comments.I have only ever seen a couple of larger rocks exposed here in over fifteen years but with the big swells and amounts of water leaving the lake the beach is well and truly scoured.Brett #7575019Douglas Pignet May 29, 2009
Simply a beautiful capture here Brett,Doug #7575098Michelle Alton May 29, 2009
Devastating, yes...but you've shown the enigmatic beauty of tragedy. #7575104Tammy M. Anderson May 29, 2009
This is gorgeous, Brett. Love the colours and composition. #7575195Chua Wee Boo May 29, 2009
A WINNER & simply GORGEOUS,Brett!!! #7575239Jennifer L. Alder May 29, 2009
Yep, I agree. Breathtakingly beauitful. A winner, Brett. Congrats :) #7575285Aimee S. McMaster May 29, 2009
...a wonder Brett....what a beauty....well done...Aimee #7575298Dominick M. Dimacale May 29, 2009
Lovely scenic image and presentation, Brett.Dominick #7575324
Gord MacEachern May 29, 2009
Fantastic!! #7575362MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 29, 2009
There must be Some Symbolism in This Beautiful ImageLike The Phoenix Rising #7575398
Lynn M. Whitt May 29, 2009
Gorgeous sunrise Brett.... #7575917Renata Gusciora May 29, 2009
Amazing image,looks dramatic,fantastic pov and skt,Brett! #7576121Donna Rowley May 29, 2009
Cracking shot! This has winner written all over it. Def in my favourites! #7576969John Connolly May 29, 2009
A very graphic image of last weeks storm Brett! Your color and detail are outstanding in this marvelous capture!#7577358
ROLAN NARMAN May 29, 2009
Gorgeous composition, colors and details Brett! Excellent image! #7577624Thomas E. Hinds May 29, 2009
Beautiful light, color, and dof, Brett! #7577661Lana Arcemont May 29, 2009
Wonderful Light!Avril Young May 29, 2009
wow!! stunning capture, we sure will see this one again. It is so full of drama!Robert K. Bemus May 29, 2009
Beautiful sunrise capture, Brett!! #7578137Ujjwal Mukherjee May 29, 2009
Wonderful light,composition and capture!! #7578190Randy D. Dinkins May 30, 2009
Great shot! Beautiful light and comp. Sorry to hear about your water woes. #7578493Manuel Barrera May 30, 2009
This is magnificent. #7578610a2o akmal aini othman May 30, 2009
Gorgeous! what a wonderful capture of sunrise Brett! #7578849Phillip R. Connolly May 30, 2009
A beautiful capture during the violent weather conditions experienced, Brett!! Excellent!!Phil #7580324
Cindy Bendush May 30, 2009
Wow - so sorry to hear about the floods Brett! You've caught a spectacular and colorful scene here! #7580720Toni Riggs June 02, 2009
Beautiful capture! #7587524Marisol Pastor June 02, 2009
This is so dramatic Brett! The light and tones are great. #7589790A P June 03, 2009
AWESOME!!!! #7594300Tiia Vissak June 19, 2009
Congratulations! #7648699Lynne Morris June 19, 2009
Huge Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Brett. #7649540Stefania Barbier June 19, 2009
huge congrats Brett! #7649690A P June 19, 2009
Congratulations Brett on an Outstanding Finalist Best of luck in the next round #7649926
Renee Doyle June 19, 2009
Big congrats to you Brett on this wonderful finalist!! WTG! #7650032Jeana Clark June 19, 2009
~J~ #7650462
Dianna Murphy June 19, 2009
Congratulations on your fine entry/finalist. #7650514Patrick Rouzes June 19, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist, Brett!!! #7650893Margaret R. Barry June 19, 2009
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Brett! #7651192Thomas E. Hinds June 19, 2009
A wonderful finalist, Brett! #7651277ROLAN NARMAN June 19, 2009
Huge congrats on your fantastic finalist, Brett! #7651387Randy D. Dinkins June 19, 2009
Well deserved, Brett. Congrats. #7651485Teresa Burnett June 19, 2009
YAYYYYYY!!!!!! Huge congrats Brett!! Best of luck in the next round!! #7651627Pat Gamwell June 19, 2009
Big congrats on this wonderful finalist! #7652275Raymond Pauly June 19, 2009
HUGE congratulations to you, Brett! Awesome finalist! #7652305Kerry Hill June 19, 2009
Huge congratulations to you Brett!! Very well deserved!! #7652650Avril Young June 19, 2009
congratulations on this awesome finalist...sure we will see this one again...really stunning! #7652736Jennifer L. Alder June 19, 2009
:) congrats!! #7652943Eugenio Diaz June 19, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this AMAZING finalist, Well done. #7653076Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 19, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist! Amazing Brett! #7653398Ujjwal Mukherjee June 20, 2009
Congratulations on your fabulous finalist,Brett!! #7653733Robert K. Bemus June 20, 2009
Congratulations on this well deserved Finalist, Brett-- best of luck in the next round!!! #7653791Mary K. Robison June 20, 2009
Such beauty in the midst of Nature's fury, Brett!Nadya Johnson June 20, 2009
Brett, this is magnificent! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #7654043Manuel Barrera June 20, 2009
Congratulations, Brett, well deserved #7654162Douglas Pignet June 20, 2009
Congrats #7654224Jeff Robinson June 20, 2009
Congrats Brett on your excellent Finalist! Jeff #7654725Brett Dolsen June 20, 2009
Thanks everyone great to have a finalist amongst so many wonderfull images that deserve recognition.Brett #7654772Max Aureli June 20, 2009
Congratulations Brett!!! Fantastic scenery my friend!!! #7655247Michelle Alton June 20, 2009
A great FINALIST Brett. My congratulations to you! #7655594M.Christine Duncan June 20, 2009
Wonderful light Brett!!! Congrats!!! #7655917Patti Coblentz June 20, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist image, Brett!Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 20, 2009
I'm so glad to see this BEAUUUUTIFUL image again, Brett. Huge congrats. #7656828Bojan Bencic June 20, 2009
Congratulations, Brett. #7657301Debra R. Harder June 20, 2009
WOW, Brett! This is really STUNNING! Congratulations on your beautiful finalist! Deb #7657824John Connolly June 20, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist award Brett! I hope you are starting to feel a bit better now and starting to kick the flu off! #7658188Brett Dolsen June 20, 2009
Thanks everyone and the flu has hit hard this morning!!We need some sunshine here at the moment in what has been a long wet period this year. #7658215Usman M. Bajwa June 20, 2009
Wonderful landscape image, Brett. CONGRATS on the Finalist Award!!Usman. #7659410
Laurence Saliba June 21, 2009
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist!!! #7659657Beverley Scott June 21, 2009
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Brett! Have also been hit bad by the flu so haven't been active the last few days so have only just seen this. Bev #7659907Mike D. Perez June 21, 2009
Congrats on the beautiful Finalist, Brett! Great light. #7661326Evy Johansen June 21, 2009
Big congratulations on this awesome finalist, Brett!! Good luck!! #7662628Barbara Waldoch June 22, 2009
Congratulations on this gorgeous Finalist, Brett! #7663311Tommy E. Burgess June 22, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful and well deserved finalist Brett!!! #7668035Troy Gallagher June 26, 2009
Awesome capture Brett, a well deserved congrats.Troy #7679215
Carol Teal July 15, 2009
Amazing how you took this devastating natural disaster and made it so beautiful! Congrats on your finalist Brett! #7740548Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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