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Comments on: "Photo Friday" (83)
Wonderful colors! Simply beautiful, Elena
Gorgeous! I’d love to have a large copy of this on a wall in my home.
Thanks Sheri!
hard to say why I like this so much. perhaps the blurred colors of hte background. in fact on thinking about it, I would probably like the background even without the foreground leaves.
Thanks ever so much:)
That’s so surreal. It’s like the branches are the gate into a portal into another world…maybe that fairyland you live so near to? 🙂
Oh, I like that idea Shree! Thank you:)
You’re welcome! 😀
The calm and vibrancy are such a stunning combination Elena!
Thanks Patti!
It’s a lovely photograph. Beautifully capturing the energy and stillness at the same time in mother nature.
Thanks very much Otto.
Very beautiful picture, dear Elena. Chromatic background is a delicate fancy. I like very much.
Thank you for sharing.
Have a wonderful day, dear Elena. Hugs, Stefania 🙂
Thanks Stefania, you two:)
This is really lovely! I love the colors!
Thank you!
You’re welcome!
Here’s an award for you!!!
http://encausticart.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/sisterhood-award/
Much appreciated Erica.
Gorgeous Elena!
Thank you!
Lovely. Did you use Photoshop on the background?
Nope, just a long lens. Thank you Jill!
Elegant – first word I thought of. Not sure how you capture a scene like this, but it’s very effective.
Absolutely perfect in its own nature, Aquileana 😉
Thank you!
Just a long lens Mary. Thank you.
marvellous, magical photo. bravo
Thanks so much!
The painterly execution is magnificent. Beautiful ….
So painterly! love!
Thanks much Robin!
Love the cheerful greens and yellows in this photo!
Thanks Jess!
Thanks much Scilla!
The background looks a painting!
Got lucky Nuno, thank you!
awesome 🙂
Thanks Joshi
Love!
Thank you!
Vibrant green! Love that.
Thank you!
Stunning in it’s simplicity…
Thanks Jen
Simple but beautiful. The contrast between the leaves and the background is particularly effective.
Thank you Louis
Such a fresh and interesting take! Lovely.
Much appreciate Richard!
A feast for the eyes leading us to a peaceful weekend. 🙂
Lets hope. Thank you Marina:)
Love it! Is that a river in the background?
Just a stream. Thanks much Fillandra!
Lovely work Elena.
Thank you K C!
Oooh… I love it: great, painterly background, Elena! 🙂
Thank you Stefano!
Beautiful!! It could be a painting or a photo
Thanks very much!
Such a fresh photo 🙂 This would make a lovely painting as well I think. Fantastic background.
Be my guest Allyson:) Thank you!
Magical. Looks like somewhere you’d expect to see a fairy fly through … ever so quickly that you would always wonder 🙂
They do! This is a veritable fairy highway;)
Love the bright colours leading down to those shadowy forms Elena …
They look like pastel crayon stick strokes .
They do! No additional work there though) Thanks Poppy.
Lovely… looks like a painting.
Thanks very much.
Breath-taking, Elena!
Thank you Juli!
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Excellent use of color composition, gathered out of natural light!
Thanks Sound Art!
Looks almost in the middle of summer isn’t it ?
or your country doesn’t have typical four seasons ?
Oh yes, this is certainly fall, but color is still all around. Where I live we do enjoy four distinct seasons.
Yha that’s right, you posted the snow land-scape before.
Still. I guess you are somewhere in New Jersey, = more than
15 degree south. England is equivalent of north of Newfoundland !
Wow!!!! Really beautiful colours and light!!!! Love it!
Thank you!
What a beauty! Still some vibrant autumn colour where you are. I bet there are some magical creatures under the surface. Is this a long(ish) exposure?
Hi Karen! Yes, still some color (under which many little beings are watching us;) Just a long lens here.
I love this! It almost looks like the background was added in photoshop….I love when real images look “fake”. It just shows how lovely nature can be.
So true Eon. Thanks!
WOW! So beautiful, so beautiful. Thank you dear Elena, have a nice weekend, love, nia
You too Nia. Thank you!
Oh, I really like how you backlit that one leaf! Very nice composition!