The Enchanted Forest

This is brilliant, Debs!

Excellent, and magical shot! Great composition, and lightning. Your b/w shots are fantastic. Well done!

I’m not often lost for words…..............

wow that was quick – thank you so much – forgot to mention used a diffusor for the softness – not just bad focusing LOL!!

The children will remember those moment with you. They are indeed magic. So is your work

Hey – just had a thought – How would it look if you coloured the handbag red, leaving everything else monochrome?

Kids give us the greatest perspective on life dont they? They manage to make us see the ordinary as extraordinary!

Well captured Deborah!

Beauty is usual with your works Deborah

Wow, this is a great one. I like to see how the trees create a gate. The light parts are magic indeed, as if it are x-rays of twigs and leaves. This image does very pleasant things with my mind. The motion of your daughters hand is very symbolic, looks like sowing. Also you have been playing fabulously with the light and the dark.

Oh, we enter here in a magical world!

Amazing work!!!, excellent art!!!.

This is a very beautiful portrait, great work

stunning …pulls you right in

as always wonderful image!!!!!!

Wonderful imagery here, Deborah. I particularly like the little girl’s hand leading us into the light and the secret garden beyond.

Like the mood so much..I agree with Adela…Excellent Again my friend!

Beautiful Deborah. Man you have yourself quite the little models that these pictures tell stories.
I love it

you are so amazingly talented!! Love the world you create in your pictures

Great image, love the idea and the description. Sounds and looks lovely.

Did you find any elves Deb?

Gorgeous shot, Deborah!

just beautiful!!!

Thanks everyone for your comments – always appreciated. Yes Boz i did find some elves and they are kindly doing the cleaning for me so i can be on RB haha!!!!!!!!

It certainly looks magical,Deborah,lovely image!!

My favourite, great portfolio now too…wonderful…

Deborah, this is absolutely awe inspiring! I just love what you have done here – fantastic work!

Stunning image, i like the fairy tale feeling in the picture..

WOW Deb, stunning my friend great composition and love the title – you are evolving arn’t you!! lol =)

Excellent This is truly amazing.

This is beautiful!! I love it.

Wow – you have an amazing portfolio

Stunning!

This image reminds me of a book I read when I was a child, I wish I could remember the name, will try to google it….found it, Mandy by Julie Edwards….
Sorry, I’ve digressed….into a memory that you’ve conjured for me with this image.

I love it….

You captured this beautifully Deb…a perfect moment in a perfect setting!

thanks everyone really appreciate the comments – thanks Ange

yet another masterpiece …...............

It is the secret garden… love all of the effects. What wonderful trees. You have such great material around you. Your daughter is so natural and playful. it all works so well.

It does look enchanted…
love the way you use the dark and light in such dramatic way for all the portraits too btw

Gorgeous shot, Deborah

Beautiful!

Another great shot Deborah! This is a wonderful series you are building. I love the high contrasts of light and dark. I look forward to seeing more.

Wow Deborah. This is amazing. So mystical and so touching with the way her arm is out. Really well done!! I think that this is now my favorite out of all your wonderful images.

WOW beautiful

Perfect scene with the little model!!!

I just love your black and white work excellent

Very nice Deb. Such a fantasy-like scene. Looks all that much better in B&W. Well done

If you were not so far i would borrow an elf or two for my cleaning ha ha …Just the most wonderful enchanted forest i’ve ever seen Deborah the light is stunning and had a smile when i saw Fleur with her little purse,so cute

I don’t know how you do what you do, Deb, but keep doing it! You just keep giving us these beautiful photos!

It indeed looks enchanted, what a beautiful photo…

Your portfolio is getting very impressive indeed now Deb.

Anothert classic to add to its many pages

Deborah. This is very enchanted. I love the burning on the edge and the amazing shadows and highlights. Very soft and mystical. Wonderfully done.

Absolutely stunning – your children will have such a beautiful legacy

Very warming and magical image. Beautiful.

another image that is just magical. you are inspiring. :)

thanks everyone for your amazing response – means a lotx

This is art love it Deborah …superb

beautifully done Deborah

soft, warm and enchanting…!

Is that young Jess Aarons I see through those trees? Great picture!

Magic exists in photos like this.

Absolutely beautiful Deb. Pure magic

Fantastic shot, Deb…it really captures the spirit of childhood imagination

This is truly great, Deb. I love the description, too. I love how the center is lit so it appears almost to be a secret door – really great!!!

Beautiful, magical – like an illustration.

Wonderful work, Deborah.
It speaks to me.

Your images are so wonderful Deborah – juts love how you can make them look so magical!

Beautiful!!

Beautiful b/w shot, excellent work

enchanted is the PERFECT word for this..wonderful work Deb, pure magic!

Wow! The title fits perfectly!

This is wonderous!

stunning work deb…

Incredible work Deborah! Love the title and the mood…..well done!

A great shot! Have you compared the full shot with the “thumbnail” , its tight cropping is also very effective.

Surreal and magical.

pure magic….love this shot!

it is better to make them to canvas art

VERY COOL…

Fab

Wonderfull !!!

I wonder what magic place is beyond those trees…........??!!

Beautiful Deb – another magical photo. I hope you are seriously considering sharing your amazing talent with others – there is a huge market out there for you to take advantage of.
Go for it!

How aptly named. A wonderful image. The B&W is great.

You have captured the magic of childhood with this one, beautiful image

another beauty …love your work

gorgeous little girl and an awesome photograph

beautiful looks like its a page out of a storybook.

Alice in Wonderland,Deborah.

Wonderfull

this is really great

This is beautiful Deborah – Magic!
Lisa x

just magical

The contrast in this makes it feel mysterious and almost ominous! Great storytelling in an image.

Beautifully composed and framed.

This is beautiful and yes, Magic!

The small child looks as though she has pulled apart the trees to reveal that magical light. Luv It!

Great composition and light. Well done!

Love your style Deborah

YAY you made the home page!!! congrats 8)

Wonderful image!
The curve of the tree roots takes the viewer to the girl while the highlighted gap beckons for discovery.
A fine work!

One of your pictures that I’m in awe of.

There’s not much I can add to what everyone else has said, except that we all need a bit of magic in this world. This picture reminds us to keep it in our hearts as adults too. Inspiring.

You just keep rolling out these amazing high quality images… stunning. I’d love to know how these opportunities come about and how it is that you “see” the image before you press the shutter… Does your camera just go everywhere?

Children add their own “quality” to photos don’t you think?

I’m sorry, this just looks a little scary to me. Like this child is welcoming me into the light…

very nice shot!

I truely love this photograph!!! man…you’re such an excellent photogrpaher!!!

great image! lovely contrasts

Deborah, you have such an amazing talent and you really inspire me. I am always waiting to see your next picture.

beautiful !

absolutely beatiful

i aspire to take photos half as amazing as this someday

You create the most lovely portraits. Congratulations on another fabulous shot.

Brillant !

I really like this, after reading your description, I like it even more.

Beautiful light, so soft… Great BW

This is really unsettling, the hair in front of the eyes and the hand reaching out creates a sense of mystery

Beautiful shot. Lovely monchrome tones and a great composition. The little girl adds a wonderful balance.

A beauttiful location Debs. Where is it? The b&w sets it apart:)

this is brilliant work!

magnificant

what an enchanted photograph…and teh stripes are a cute contrast :D

wonderful composition,magical discribes it well

Hi Deb, just to let you know I got the card version of this today and it really is enchanting, beautiful work

This is lovely! Love the lighting through the trees!

This is an amazing picture…..You are such a wonderful photographer! I love the black and white!!! Nice work!

Your work moves me. I feel as if I’ve been here in a dream. The light between the trees is like a portal calling you in.

Wonderful image. It is like a secret garden & looks quite magical!

You master the use of tones + lighting + exposure.
I’m constantly blown away by your work!

Truly magical – love the light coming through the portal created by the trees. Beautiful and very inspiring work!

Thanks for your comment – much appreciated!

stunning bnw job!

So atmospheric, The perspective makes you feel as though you’re going to take off through the canopy. No better way to describe it. Uplifting.

this is fantastic

Gorgeous work, Deborah, love her stripy shirt here, makes the shot for me.

Breathtakingly beautiful

Like a dream!!!

Superb work!

Beautifull image! Very eclectic and powerfull!

This is beautiful

I just love your images. You’re the mast at BW images that’s for sure. Great photo of a child wondering in the enchanted forest. I remember those days.

angelic photo you want to be there too with the child being a child again your self , i also love the photo of your self it looks so 1880ish real serious and thoughtful all the photo,s are delightful and well done

Came across and had a look at your work ! Really lovely and unique style you have.Contrasts of light and shadow are amazing. You capture real atmosphere and magic in your shots. well done!

This looks like a vision straight out of a dream … so beautiful and magical. I love how the massive tree trunks are dark and mystical with the light shining through them and onto the child’s hair … Gosh, this is gorgeous, Deborah. I love your style.

just absolutely gorgeous!!

another amazing image

Deborah: Even in B&W, you captured the state of wonderment no child oradults should ever out grow. This brought a tear to a mountain man,...

This is so awesome Deb, magical and mystical. Excellent mono work as always and lighting is superb.

Another Beautiful work of Art…. Deborah!!! :-)

This has a wonderful storybook feel.

This image reminds me of a book entitled “The Jaberwoky”.

Fantastic! his is prfect in every way!

Awesome work. I love the composition.

A lovely enchanted image.

Great piece of work . Brilliant image.

Very moving BW. Great post production!!

Takes me back in time….

this is absolutely fantastic.. brilliant work

this is amazing. what a thing to capture great job :)

This is fabulous, love it

Really and outstanding BW image..love the tones and light…

stunning, any chance of some tips !!!!!!

There really is enchantment here!

delightful

enchanting image. You have some wonderful work here! :o)

Lovely image! well done.

this is very magical ! wonderful shot

Wonderful, imaginative, creative, excellent. I like it – can you guess?!

Believe as a child believes, it makes life so much more interesting.

Beautiful enchanted forest, love the composition and the light is fantastic!

Another enchanting (and enchanted) scene.There’s a rare poetry here and a great imagination at work. Beautiful!

This image has the wow factor. It is absolutely stunning. Creativity at its best. Great job

amazing shot, love it!

This has the awwwwweee factor!.

Great tones here – love the stripes on the jumper

amazing photograph – very well processed – you have managed to capture the awe and wonder of childhood and fairyland so aptly in this photograph – almost expecting a fairy to pop out from between the trees with gossamer wings and stardust :)

awe-full!

stunning. maginficient masterpiece.

awesome shot…..looove it! xoxo

classic, do you have a colour version of this one?

there is something so pure about your work :D it’s beautiful Deborah

Excellent!

Amazing, this is perfect

Beautiful…! ! I love a well done b/w and your gallery is full of them…:)

I like the composition because it leaves you to imagine whats beyond those trees
nice job

a story telling image

Beautiful shot. You do have a lot of very beautiful black and whites. Do you do much post processing. I noticed you commented you used a difusser. I gather that was on camera.

reminds me of “Don’t look now” I have a series on Pan’s Kingdom, but I like “The enchanted forest” title very much

Gorgeous and magical shot and I love the lighting!

magical work,glad you wrote in your journal it brought me over to see you.

Superb !

beautifully captured well done

so beautiful .. such magic.

perfect!!!

Love your images, the whole stream is so inspiring!

“A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.” ~Ansel Adams

So many great images! Beautiful work!

This is beautiful! Magic!

beautiful shot!
love it in b&w

This photo simply amazes me.
Its so simple,
Yet Im not sure if this is what you were going for,
But I see something behind it, like in inner meaning, different for each person.
Good work (:

This is perfect, the gesture, the stripes, and the Way In… love this one…you couldn’t keep me out of the forest growing up.

i can’t even put into words the feeling i get when i view this.
It’s so so beautiful deborah. ;-) xox

Well composed and evokes an emotional response Deborah!

wonderfully lit, perfectly executed!

magical. enchanting and extraordinarily beautiful!!!

fantastic shot ,

A stunning image – so mystical! Beautiful :) I just saw your name appear on Stuarts journal – so thought i would stop by :) k

More magic! wow ( :

you are a master of light. there is a real sense of inside and out here. the space within the trees is almost like being inside a house looking through an open door to the outside. excellent tones. bravo.

Stellar image!!
A fairyland for sure…...you take me back to all sorts of good memories….
When being a child was full of wonder!!
Superb Deborah!!

beautiful!!!

Fabulous work Deb! x

Beautiful does not begin to describe this – love everything about it
- an instant fav for me :o)

Amazing work!

enchanting indeed… great composition also & the balance between the dark & light ~ wow!!

fantastic work

well done

Beautiful image

another gem of yours, love it , the light is gorgeous and composition is very eyecatching

enchanting indeed! We could all take a lesson from our children in finding the magic in the world :))