First Light in the Lew Valley, a photo from Devon, England

Photographer's Note

With a fairly heavy dew still on the grass and the sun just rising over a mist laden valley the efforts of an early start were soon compensated...

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timecapturer (30300) 2012-06-20 3:43

Hi Les
a beautifully composed and elegantly tranquil image. Full of atmosphere and stunning colurful elements. Enchanting and artistic. Love it!

Regards - Brian.

GiovanniG (1619) 2012-06-20 3:47

Wow Leslie,
Wonderful pastoral picture that is well framed with superb color and clarity. Bravo!
GiovanniG

SnapRJW (18712) 2012-06-20 4:43

Hello Leslie - An enchanted landscape which surely is the scene for a fairy-tale. I love the composition with the deep green framing provided by the leaves and lead-in lines created by the fences. The sunlit grasses look to be covered with dew, attractive textures. And then ... that incredible sunrise appearing over the misty valley. A feast for my eyes. Excellent! Warm regards Rosemary

janraiski (340) 2012-06-20 4:44

Hello Leslie,

wonderful, beauty of impressionistic paintings.

I'v already viewed your photo several times during the last half-hour :-)

Jan

bema (25936) 2012-06-20 4:48

Hi Leslie,

wow! what a beautiful capture here.. looks like a painting, fabulos colors and depth! a real magical moment!

thanks for sharing this moody one!

have a nice afternoon, cheers Bernd

annjackman (13183) 2012-06-20 4:48

Hello Leslie,
I get the impression that you get up early in the morning! Love the atmosphere of this - magical! I was interested in Rosemary's note as my immediate thought on viewing your image was that it looked like a picture from a child's fairy story book.
An evocative image - very well done.
Kind Regards, Ann

jhm (122410) 2012-06-20 5:05

Hello Leslie,

Exactly or we see a little bit frozen grass in the meadow.
What a lovely background with these fantastic colors..
Excellent perspective and depth image.
Sharpness and clarity are of high quality.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Bluejeans (64227) 2012-06-20 5:16

Ola Leslie ,
Linda foto com o nascer do dia no horizonte , o céu tem umas cores lindas em tons de laranja , bom primeiro plano em tonalidades de verde , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

CanmoreKevin (2111) 2012-06-20 6:37

Leslie,
Beautiful colour and light. Very nicely composed with the post taking a prominent spot.
Kevin

mjw364 (3662) 2012-06-20 7:22

Good use of the trees to frame the iamge with the leading lines of the fences on left and right taking your eye through to the colourful sky. Those colours seem otherworldly! Well done.

Mike

cornejo (18020) 2012-06-20 10:43

Hi Les, great shot of this beautiful and interesting composition from the enchanting landscape at dawn, very well composed and performed with clarity, depth, good light and wonderful colors. Excellent and lovely job very well done, congratulations friend of mine. Tfs.
Good afternoon and happy week.
Best regards.
Angel.

brianmcc (5536) 2012-06-20 11:21

hi leslie,
this is a stunning picture, like something out of a fairy story. the mood and atmosphere is quite 'other worldly'. beautiful colours and an amazing light coming from the sky. the mist adds much to the scene.
regards,
brian

dta (51378) 2012-06-20 11:48

Hello Leslie ;
A magical mistly mood and a fabulous light , for this superb composition . It would have been better with two or three little pickets instead of the lonely big one in the FG . But this was like that .
Regards

mesutilgim (67940) 2012-06-20 11:55

Hello Leslie,
It's not just a photographic work, but at the same time a real artwork with perfect pov and perfect ligth management.
Nice framing.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

alpi1500 (1376) 2012-06-20 13:37

Hi
Excelent colors and nice composition.Have a nice day.

npecanhuk (53889) 2012-06-20 17:37

Hello Leslie!
What a magnificent painting-like photograph!
Superb photo job!
Colors, chosen pov and composition are highlights here!
That (wonderful) sky, that (welcome) fog, those fences and all the vegetal elements were so harmoniously placed in the frame! I love it all!
TFS - congrats,
Best regards and greetings from Brazil,
Neyvan

ayferaldanmaz (938) 2012-06-20 23:51

hi les,
great, really great!! just like hand painted.. i looked a long time, magical. no words to say, my compliments..
cheers,
ayfer

maria-v1981 (10403) 2012-06-21 12:52

Hello Leslie,
It is stunning place for colours and very atmospheric shot. You have captured with wonderful clarity,saturation and composition.
Warm regards,
Maria

PecoBud (3778) 2012-06-22 13:13

Is it me or have you just reached perfection here with this photo? I am amazed and transformed into a magical place called the "First Light in the Lew Valley", simply a gorgeous beautiful photo Leslie!!

Stunning colors and light management and the clarity is masterful. Your POV is so artistic and captivating that I got goose bumps after viewing this, and plan on viewing it numerous times today while with friends, they have to see this!!

Excellent framing and within the photo itself is framed with natural elements, OUTSTANDING!!

BRAVO Leslie!!

TFS..........Your Friend from California......Buddy

Royaldevon (17791) 2012-06-22 14:23

Hello Leslie,

This is beautiful.
It reminds me so much of pictures you could buy many years ago, that were a collage of different materials, placed in such a way as to produce a wonderful 3D effect.
I like how you have used the natural vegetation as borders and the f/g fence post to produce a strong sense of depth. The light is enchanting, in fact the whole scene is like something from a fairy book, as the golden sun begins to dispel the early morning mists.

Have a good w/e,
Bev :-)

Sonata11 (28289) 2012-06-22 16:47

Hello Leslie,
this composition is very beautiful and very elegant with fabulously management of light, colors, sharpness, super clarity, fantastic POV and DOF as well. Wonderfully executed and show the special atmosphere in this image. Perfectly well done.
All the best,
Barbara

LOOOK13 (19022) 2012-06-25 8:47

Salut Leslie.
Fantastic shot!!!!!
Best regards.

adores (28196) 2012-06-28 18:01

Hi Leslei!
Another great morning shot! What a great atmosphere!The dew covering the grass makes all the difference here and I really like that sunrise in the horizon and the mist covering the valley. Nice foreground, with the fence and the bushes. The light is just perfect! Really worth to get up early:))!

i9l2y1m8a8t3 (4435) 2012-07-12 7:04

Hi Les!

Excellent work! I really loved what you did here. It's as if I;m peeping through a natural frame! Love your composition and your PP. The warm colors at the BG is very attractive which complements the green tones of the whole image.

TFS,
best regards,
Matt

COSTANTINO (42744) 2013-02-19 1:46

Hello
I visited your gallery today and I chose
this shot perfectly executed,in my opinion
it is a first shot quality,well framed
with excellent lighting,I liked the sun
just rising over a mist laden valley
regards
have a nice evening
Costantino