A Peaceful Start to the Day! [Contest Finalists July 2013]
Uploaded: July 28, 2013 12:34:26
Early morning serenity is hard to beat!
I came across this scene on the Myall River at Hawks Nest around half an hour after sunrise
Captured at 1/80th f11.0 and ISO-250.
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/80 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 250, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 45.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90
Jeff Robinson July 28, 2013
Excellent view, reflections and early day capture! #1538068Robert R. Goodman July 28, 2013
Hi John,Beautiful reflection my friend.Best time of day to be out and about.Excellent capture!!! #10783934Joy Rector July 28, 2013
what a beautiful scene, love it #10783981Gord MacEachern July 28, 2013
Picture perfect my friend, love it!!!!Ermanno Radice July 28, 2013
Wonderful scene, marvelous reflections and composition! #10784008Terry Cervi July 28, 2013
What beautiful reflections, John! Very peaceful looking! #10784013Marijana Fajgl July 28, 2013
I just love this one, John! Fantastic reflections and such a beautiful scene! #10784033Barbara Mason July 28, 2013
Beautiful composition and reflections, not a ripple or distraction to spoil the moment John #10784054Martha R. Mazon July 28, 2013
What a tranquil, beautifully framed image, John! I love that glassy water. #10784065Monnie Ryan July 28, 2013
Wow! Postcard perfect, John! #10784112Tammy M. Anderson July 28, 2013
Wonderful capture. Love the comp. and reflection. #10784177Jack Ryan July 28, 2013
Super comp and clarity...love the reflections...beautiful shot. #10784180Nancy L. Green July 28, 2013
Simply GORGEOUS John, this is SO well composed and BEAUTIFULLY captured!!! <>< #10784205Colette M. Metcalf July 28, 2013
This is so beautiful, John!! Wonderful capture and reflections! #10784298Stan Kwasniowski July 28, 2013
John, beautiful #10784369Barbara Waldoch July 29, 2013
So beautiful, John! #10784607Avril Young July 29, 2013
stunning, wonderful reflections..Beautiful John.. #10784629Tiia Vissak July 29, 2013
great tones, reflections & pov! #10784955JO ANN CLEVELAND July 29, 2013
Now that is gorgeous John, love it! Your morning walks certainly render some beauties!jo ann c. #10785115
Emile Abbott July 29, 2013
WOW JOHN, what an awesome scene and reflections. Going to be a wonderful day. #10785259John Connolly July 29, 2013
Thank your for all your kind comments, they are appreciated! #10785297Linda A. Braddock July 29, 2013
Gorgeous, John! Love the reflection! #10785556Katherine Kuhn July 29, 2013
Beautiful composition & wonderful reflections, John! #10785718Kirsten Kiki Kjaer July 30, 2013
Beautiful doesn't even begin to describe it, John. #10786100John Connolly July 30, 2013
Thanks a lot Linda, Katherine and Kiki! #10788049Wm Nosal July 30, 2013
Beautiful John! #10788569John Connolly July 31, 2013
Thanks Wm! #10789953Ermanno Radice August 29, 2013
Many congratulations on your wonderful finalist! #10824090Barbara Mason August 29, 2013
Congratulations on your Finalist - thrilled to revisit this one John !! #10824176MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 29, 2013
AhhhhCongratulations Johnny!!! #10824263
David Phalen August 29, 2013
BIG Congrats on a beautiful Finalists!! #10824277Barbara Waldoch August 29, 2013
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist, John! #10824482Carol L. Fowler August 29, 2013
Gorgeous Finalist! Somehow I missed it before! #10824527Ujjwal Mukherjee August 29, 2013
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist,John!! #10824929Nadia Paul August 30, 2013
Gorgeous morning scene John - congrats on your finalist! #10825057Martha R. Mazon August 30, 2013
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, John! #10825298Nancy L. Green August 30, 2013
CONGRATULATIONS John on this WONDERFUL POTD!!! <>< #10825341Phyllis A. Houghton August 30, 2013
Congratulations, John! Loving the detail in the foreground, trees and all. The clarity and colors are wonderful too! #10825470Tammy Espino August 30, 2013
John, congrats on your lovely finalist!! :) #10825684Emile Abbott August 30, 2013
Congrats on fantastic finalist. #10825722Claudia Kuhn August 30, 2013
Beautiful reflection and scene John, congratulations! #10826076Phillip R. Connolly August 30, 2013
Congratulations, John on an excellent finalist. There are a lot of great opportunities around the Myall! Well done!Phil #10826101
Robert R. Goodman August 30, 2013
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist my friend!!!! #10826291Laura E. Swan August 30, 2013
Brother John, I know I have said it before and will say it again but you take the most beautiful images of your wonderful walks. No surprise this went to Finalist! Wonderful and congratulations!!-Little Sister Swanee
(SEE YOU ON THE CLUB TOMORROW! TWO BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEKEND!) #10826349
Thomas E. Hinds August 30, 2013
Congratulations, John, on this very pretty Finalist! #10826717Stan Kwasniowski August 30, 2013
John, congratulations #10826913JO ANN CLEVELAND August 31, 2013
What a fabulous finalist John!
jo ann c. #10827574
Patrick Rouzes August 31, 2013
Congrast on this spectacular finalist, John. WTG.Marijana Fajgl August 31, 2013
Glad to see this one again, John! Big congratulations! #10827930Graham Robards August 31, 2013
Just beautiful and peaceful John, hearty congratulations! ~Pat and Graham #10828258Katherine Kuhn September 01, 2013
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, John! Just gorgeous! #10829084John Connolly September 02, 2013
Thank you all for your good wishes and kind commets, they are appreciated! #10830639Wm Nosal September 03, 2013
Congratulations John! #10831801Keith L. Clayton September 04, 2013
Many congrats, John - This is a beautiful image and very well composed!! #10832685Kirsten Kiki Kjaer September 08, 2013
Hi John. I'm sorry I haven't been here earlier. Work is so buzy that it doesn't leave me much free time.Lydia Williams September 08, 2013
Fantastic image, John...Well done...love it...Congratulations!!! #10837469Daniel Ruf September 14, 2013
Congrats on this beauty. #10843991isabel C. Zepeda September 20, 2013
JohnCongratulations on this beautiful finalist,sorry im so late,i just been out for a cople of months
ysa... #10849700
John Connolly September 21, 2013
Many thanks Wm, Keith, Kiki, Lydia, Daniel and Ysa for you kind comments! #10850445Kate Jackson September 28, 2013
A really beautiful and peaceful scene John! Well worthy of a Finalist! #10854700Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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