early morning rays
shot this yesterday morning in cades cove, in the great smoky mountains, just as the sun was coming up. this is also my second shot featured on Outdoor Photographer’s Magazine’s website :)
early morning rays belongs to the following groups:
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Annika Strömgren
Wow Chris, I love it, it´s wonderful!!
budrfli
WoW! Fantastic work. Love the softness and the lines with the sun rays!
Christopher E...
thanks very much annika and sandy, i personally loved how those rays came thru, but had to be in just the right position, or the effect was lost
Charlene Aycoc...
This is soo cool Love it
Christopher E...
thanks very much charlene :)
Mel Brackstone
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
Christopher E...
thanks very much mel
dairygirl
wow, thats an amazing shot, brilliant work
Christopher E...
thanks ver much dairygirl :)
Bonnie T. Barry
What a spectacular photo, Chris! A moment like this is so fleeting, but you captured it at precisely the right second, at precisely the right angle, and at precisely the right settings on that camera. You and the good Lord make a great team! Keep ‘em coming!
Christopher E...
thanks so much for your kind words bonnie, and i just hope i can do what god gives me justice, and i do intend on keeping them coming as long as my two eyes can see the beauty..just have to make sure the camera can see it also :) thanks again so much, you’re definitely a breath of fresh air to me
Kevin Price
Geez, you definitely have an eye for great shots. excellent composition.
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Love the softness and colors in this photo. Absolutely LOVE it!!! :-)
Helene Kippert
Brilliant image – love it!
Gary L. Suddath
great job on capturing the momment and on shooting into the sun
carpenter777
gorgeous
Halcyon007
Lovely rays and a great mist combine well
Heather Loster
this is amazing. great eye!
Sherri Hamilton
Chris, this is magnificent!
micmac
OUF!!!! STUNNING
misschristina95
This is so incredible. GREAT WORK!
velveteagle
You did a very nice job on this.. So pretty
Julie Langford
Wow, this one slipped through the net, I have only just seen it, Amazing shot. Perfect.
studiofascino
GREAT CAPTURE!
Jennifer Resemius
Incredible. You see a lot of pictures with sun rays and this is probably one of the best. excellent work.
Joyce Dickens,...
Christopher, another outstanding capture! the rays shining through the tree project a quiet atmosphere, almost eerie, but quite nice. Very good work.
Jim Roche
Very Cool picture. This is really breathtaking!!!!!!
Heather Rivet...
great capture
Deri Dority
Such an amazing shot. You timed this perfectly.
Christine Wilson
fantastic capture well done
Christopher E...
wow!! thanks very much everyone!! just got in from work and fireman training, wasnt expecting all the feedback and views ..wow..im speechless..which says a lot for me! LOL hush! those who know me! lol now..how can i get this on front page? lol seriously!! thanks everyone for commenting and taking the time out to check this out, was definitely a beautiful morning
Louise Cooke
wow, what stunning filtered light – beautifully captured!
ch3rrybl0ss0m
Exactly what Louise said!! Wow!
Roddy Atkinson
Beautiful shot Christopher, maybe inspire me to get up early at the weekends! ......maybe
Pete Chennell
spectacular shot!
Kimberly Palmer
Wow Chris, this is very beautiful!! – What a moment.
janik
Beautifully captured.
Antanas
Great atmosphere.
John Davis
excellent exposure on this shot, great colors
Kim Roper
Stunning ! Love the golden tones and the shadows of the trees through the mist, topped off by the rays of the sun through the trees, very surreal!
StacyLee
What a great capture!
Christopher E...
thanks very much stacy, and everyone else that was so kind to comment on this one
Ellen
Would be nice as a poster! Very beautiful! (Thanks for your comment)
signaturemark
wow!!!! wish I could have seen this with my own eyes….beautiful!
Nicholas Averre
This is gorgeaus.. beautiful capture Christoper!
Wendella Reeves
It’s beautiful
momleeb
This is neat! Love the way you have captured the rays. Great!!
twitchy
Beautiful work of art. to my fav;s
AngelPhotozzz
Hey I joined!!!!! Cool site and a great pic!!!! Great work!
Roslyn Lunetta
wow now this is a fog shot, you should have sent me a link of this one before me having to find it now (sound of stamping foot)...
Christopher E...
lol ros..thanks very much, well looks like you just had to join RB to see it :)
mrmc714
awesome
dinghysailor1
simply wonderful!
GlennRoger
Now this is just fabulous Christopher. You know what they say about the early bird. Well done.
Leeo
Beautiful! I just love those crepuscular rays!
EdgeOfReality
Very beautiful and atmospheric. I love the way that the sun is filtering through the trees, sending shafts of light out.
Jefferson L. M...
Nice capture.
checkma8
nice work ….......
mary08
Stunning outburst of sunrays…........perfect timing !
ragman
amazing capture ~ sun ray burst is fantastic
Geri Bragg
so soft & beautiful. nicely done.
screamqueen
wow, such a stunning shot
Sean Farragher
awesome,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
kcranmer
Wow this is so full of mood, gorgeous capture!
Anthony Pierce
Well, I believe I had favored this at another site, don’t know why I haven’t done so here yet. I will now!
shotzbyjay
Beautiful shot, Chris!
kmargetts
oh wow this is fantastic, i love it !
Keeli
Fantastic capture, great work ;-)
Tim Yuan
Great shot!!
mpaniti
Amazing photo! :)
majo
must have been one amazing morning
golden
NewDawnPhoto
Perfect!
Keegan Wong
Wow. just wow.
Rebecca Ogden
very nice, i like this!!
joak
really nice
Mel Spittall
Wow, gorgeous!
djlampkins
Amazing shot… just beautifully done.
jchanders
Superb shot, and certainly a fav.
I just added you to my watch. I always thought you were on my list already, but when I discovered that you were not, I mended that immediately.
Ken Fortie
Way cool shot!
Anthony Davey
Good one Chris
Alexandros Isaias
It’s so spiritual!
Christine Till...
Hi Chris, I found you because you commented on my work. Thank you so much for your kind words …... I looked over your entire gallery. You’re an incredible artist. “early morning rays” is my favorite. It’s tranquility has the effect of a warm bath for the soul. Amzing work!
Diane Schuster
Beautiful, warm light rays!
rosiczka
great capture!
Kevin Whiting
I think this is one of your finest photographs. It’s so atmospheric.
Fantastic work.
Jan Piller
This is my favorite one of your works – it’s gorgeous!
Barbara Brown
I love sun rays through the fog. Beautiful image.
Jan Timmons
What a beautiful photo, Christopher. Admire the way you composed this, with the sun and rays off-center right. I can understand why Outdoor Photographer’s Magazine would feature this on their website. How long ago? I’ll go look.
Wendy Slee
I love this….so symbolic of how existence seems to me right now…...
I have only seen a sight like this once in my life and it was amazing. Your capture of this is perfect!
DesImages
Absolutely beautiful! I love the tones in this.
Kimberley Davitt
Please add this to the new group
Sun Rays
.....It is exactly what the group was created for