iancoxleigh

I agree with Ray, this is indeed lovely. I love the softness of the image and the faint movement of the cloud helps that along nicely.

Interestingly, the soft green grass-covered hill and the exposed light-coloured rocks give this an almost English air.

You know, there are some image you just feel like you could walk right into -- this is one of them. Except, that I don't really want to walk -- I want to lay down on that slope and watch the clouds drift by all day.

This really has a wonderful Eden-like quality. Your title is certainly apt.

Wow, Mark, wow. Great colours all over this! The mustard-yellow flowers and the pink clouds are a nice combination and the tree couldn't be a nicer subject.

This so peaceful and rejuvenating an image! I love it.

A moment of calm one lovely morning in Banff. All comments welcome.

Thanks.

Mike, Mehmet and Fred, thank you each for your comments.

Everything Annie already said (except I like the strong light).

Beautiful colours too -- the blues really play off of the red-brown hair nicely.

I love how utterly metallic this appears. Also, the water seems so tactile -- it looks as thick as honey here.

Amazing!

Thank you all.

Pnina, Bettie, I had considered this for B&W when I took it. But, as you both noted, that blue really off-sets the yellow stamens and warm ivory-white of the petals doesn't it?

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Piotr, I agree. I wouldn't mind a less 50/50 image with some more of the gorge below. But, I couldn't get any more of the gorge without chunks of distracting foreground entering the frame and I like this as is too much to crop away any of the sky.

I really like this one. Such whimsy!

You know, I nearly missed the girl on the right and then when I suddenly saw her I was startled for a moment.

Such fun, AND then also such a lovely B&W with really nice spread of tones -- clean and crisp looking.

Really nice image, Ray. I like the low perspective and I even like the tree. Heck, who wants to look at the shack? The tree is the star!

I do love the gradient in the sky and I think the toning is a treat here.

Left to me own devices, I'd probably dodge up the foreground blooms and burn in the foreground shadows for a touch more contrast in that area. But, that would be making this my image and not yours and I don't think even I can convince myself it would be an actual improvement (rather than simply an aesthetic difference).

There is such a sense of swirling movement here that is very nice. Everything seems to be in motion.

I think the strong shadows of the trunk are probably what 'make' the image.

Nice composition with the foreground rocks. But, I find the sky colours a little OTT -- especially the pinks.

I think the gorge is as pretty as the falls.

All comments welcome. Thanks in advance.

Thanks all.