Late July on the Kettle River

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• uleko (22602)
• [2008-07-16 5:53]

Hello Bob,
What a wonderful autumnal view of your wilderness in beautiful colours! It looks very peaceful!
Aren't we lucky to be blessed with memories when we get old - without them life would be very strange! It's always with a mixture of happiness and sadness that we look at our lives in restrospect. Your accident was tragic and was obviously a turning point in your life. I admire you for the energy you still have moving about with your camera always ready!
TFS and kind regards, Ulla

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• PaulH (10178)
• [2008-07-16 5:59]

It's a lovely scene Bob, i think anyone would have stopped here to capture it too. I know i would. The trees look almost Autumnal in colour for July.
I don't think the wilderness has slipped away from you. Maybe so in a physical sense, but it will always exist deep inside you, which is more than most can claim.
Paul

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• mayuresh (916)
• [2008-07-16 6:27]

Hello Bob,
What a beautiful landscape!wonderful reflection and marvellous colours,nice composition,
well done,
tfs

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• Evelynn (12330)
• [2008-07-16 8:31]

Thank goodness for the pictures! Computers and digital cameras make them even better... so much better than 4x6" film snapshots. One can almost pretend to be back there again. I can play my slideshows on my 36" HD TV and it really is wonderful. We look at one of our past slideshows almost every day...the next best thing to being there.

I like the composition of your nice photo. It really draws one in. I'm a real sucker for reflections. I love them.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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• jaycee (14113)
• [2008-07-16 8:47]

Hi Bob,

What wonderful images and memories you have and we are so lucky that you share them with us. Your back might have been broken but your amazing spirit was left intact. A beautiful scene and a very beautiful poem. The colors, reflections and composition of this landscape are all superb.

Jane

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• Argus (22209)
• [2008-07-16 12:12]

A fine scene with autumnal colours even though it was taken in high summer. An old very fine image taken with a sensor of just 1.5 megapix. The symbolism can be imagined: a fine autumnal scene shot at the height of summer. A tragic accident when you were still in your prime that has given your life an autumnal tint: but that has its beauty too Bob!
Thanks for sharing this,
Ivan

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• Gert-Paassen (4387)
• [2008-07-16 12:50]

Hi Bob,

peacefully inmage from a nice landscape in Autumn colors.
Nice memorie note and poem!

Gert

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• Jamesp (13840)
• [2008-07-16 13:01]

Hi Bob

A beautiful image - wonderful dof with superb, muted colours - a really peaceful image.

James

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• pekkavalo1 (3207)
• [2008-07-16 14:09]

Hi,
On the road now with slow connection. Just marking up the best ones this time.
TFS
Pekka

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• CeltickRanger (6497)
• [2008-07-16 18:11]

hello Bob

wonderful landscape scene, with fine POV & DOF,
beautiful colours and reflection on the water,
i love the contrast between the aspen tree and pine tree colours, TFS

Asbed

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• marhowie (34457)
• [2008-07-16 19:13]

Hi Bob,
I found it interesting that you were using one of your first digital cameras five years ago..That's my story :)
And Mary Oliver sure puts a twist on things, very fitting prose to go along with your fine post.
Well done,
Howard

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• tuslaw (1609)
• [2008-07-16 19:42]

Beautiful scene Bob,
Another perfectly composed shot, looks very serene and peaceful. Lovely colours at this time of the year. You sure have a wonderful treasure chest of memories and photos to share with us!! TFS
Ron

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-07-16 22:10]

Hello Bob

A lovely and peaceful scene.
The placid water casts lovely reflections.
Excellent sharpness and focus.
Lovely lighting and colours.
TFS

Rob

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• tkp1165 (2515)
• [2008-07-16 23:23]

Hi Bob
Wonderful scene,great colors and an awesome reflection in that very larg mirror. Great job,Bob
TFS
Tom

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• Matt-Bird (1924)
• [2008-07-17 0:56]

Hi Bob,
Well captured scene with the reflection of the trees in the river. A beautiful peaceful photo.
regards
Matt.

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• horia (12200)
• [2008-07-17 0:56]

Hi Bob

Splendid capture here with such a simple and small camera! Just goes to show that you don't need something ultra expensive to capture something beautiful :)
Lovely colors everywhere and the composition is also awesome, with the river leading the way into the BG. The reflections are nice, too.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• haraprasan (12231)
• [2008-07-17 3:12]

Namastay Bob,
A nice capture of this beautiful landscape. Very well composed with lovely details and colors. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Sincerely
HP

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• lousat (9197)
• [2008-07-17 4:09]

Hi Bob,this "old" pic is a great beauty,the colors of trees and the reflections are fantastics,i like a lot another time the words in perfect marriage whit the pic,have a nice day and thanks for your work always great,Luciano

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• cataclysta (4293)
• [2008-07-17 4:22]

Hello Bob
Lazy place. Another interesting almost autumn picture in your gallery. Thank you for these nice image from your archives and for great poem in the note
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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• MMM (6754)
• [2008-07-17 5:53]

Hi Bod
Beautiful landscape.Excellent POV and DOF.Very sharp image.I love the colors and reflextion in the water.
TFS Michel

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• goldyrs (4416)
• [2008-07-17 6:07]

Everything does die, Bob!but there also this saying that life comes one full circle!I wonder if that include all life!
Superb shot and prose!
Goldy

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• anel (7858)
• [2008-07-17 6:07]

hello Bob,
What a magnificent and peaceful place to be. Looks very natural and romantic, a place to stay and to be in harmony with nature. You must be very nostalgic about this past times, I really can understand it. It somehow touches my heart.
Thanks
Anne

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• pankajbajpai (13576)
• [2008-07-17 7:28]

hello dear bob,
very nice landscape shot, you have got the whole variety of images with you and your love for nature reflects in your work, i just loved the natural colors here, the reflections add to the beauty, very well composed shot,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• Alex99 (14369)
• [2008-07-17 9:48]

Hi Bob.
I know any camera at skill hand can produce true masterpiece. This is one from numerous proofs. Great scene, amazing three-dimensional reproduction, delicate and very pleasant colour palette, superb DOF and framing. Your note is so wonderful as a picture. My heartfelt greetings and TFS.
Alexei.

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• Silke (5394)
• [2008-07-17 14:49]

Very fine colours and composition here! I just love the depth of colour in the water - makes you feel the lake is very deep
TFs
silke
p.s. Sorry for my absence! I see I have a LOT of catching up to do before I can post anything new.

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• Janice (17209)
• [2008-07-17 18:39]

Stunning reflections Bob. And what a beautiful scene to have and remember. It looks so calm and peaceful, and the yellow trees bring a golden look to the whole image.
Well captured, you must have missed the area when you left.
Janice

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• EOSF1 (20485)
• [2008-07-18 8:37]

Hello Bob! Another of your fine landscape shot, the reflections are fantastic and the composition is beautiful, it's cool and calm! Well done, thanks!

Mario

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• Silvio2006 (22581)
• [2008-07-18 14:30]

Hi Bob, fascinating landscape with fantastic reflections, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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• jeanpaul (13841)
• [2008-07-18 17:14]

Bonjour Bob
Belle prise de vue avec ce superbe paysage, Félicitations pour l'expositions et les belles couleurs.L'effet de miroir est très réussi.
Merci et au revoir...JP

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• ramthakur (24125)
• [2008-07-19 0:35]

"Emotions recollected in tranquillity" -- I think Wordsworth said something to that effect vis-a-vis his relationship with nature, Bob.

I love this beautiful image you took five years ago. Besides being a sharp and colors-rich image, it conveys much more than just the beauty of nature.
Thanks for sharing this lovely picture and warm regards.
Ram

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• parthasarathi (1093)
• [2008-07-20 3:06]

No BOB. These are not a diary. I beleave you have every power to touch them - "Tell me, what is it you plan to do-
with your one wild and precious life?"

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• janhendrik (2374)
• [2008-07-29 2:34]

Great landscape, well done Bob.

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• jpinkham (580)
• [2008-08-06 4:39]

A fine landscape here, Bob. I like the rich, yet muted color, the symmetry in the water, the background slope for added dimension. You take advantage of the lighting at hand skilfully. That rocky finger reaching out into the water is eye-catching, too.
Warm regards,
Jim

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• pierrefonds (3352)
• [2008-08-06 6:34]

Hi Bob,

The reflections in the water are assets to the composition. The point of view takes is toward the curve of the river and to the trees in the background. The cloudy sky is filtering the light giving a good contrast between the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre