rushing past the colors

Christopher  Ewing

rushing past the colors

thanks to a friend of mine, i realized i havent added one of my all time favorite shots i have shot to date
i shot this in oct of 2006 after a serious but freaky wind storm, packing winds up to 106mph in the great smoky mountains
we were very lucky to have any colors around after that wind storm
this was shot using a kodak easyshare 6490, way before my guardian angel of photography marianne venegoni (photoeyes) put that canon XT into my hands,
that kodak and i, had to come to an agreement before it ended up learning how to swim or fly, or smashed up against a wall!!
i finally got that camera off the auto settings and learnt the manual settings, i played around with it, experimented and experimented, learning what i could and couldnt do with it (it sucks for shooting wildlife!) but..on this particular day, guess it and i..just..got along
i still look at this shot after i printed it, and go..wow..damn I took that !! lol
hope everyone enjoys, if anyone is interested in a something larger then a card..please contact me

its completely humbling when you have someone contact you and tell you , your work inspired them to be creative. this is the very first time in my life ive had someone approach me asking if they could give me their writing.
id like to thank loramae for this beautiful poem.

Rushing Past The Colors…

Laid on the floor of the world at our feet,
The beauties all of Heaven can afford…
Cast from the hand of the Great Almighty,
Creator of all things loved and adored…
Colors and hues unmistakable in beauty,
Gently caressing the days of our life…
Teasing and pleasing scents of perfection,
Waft through the air in most perfect delight…
Time in minutes and seconds build days…
such blessings live before the naked eye.
But for a moment stop and be so sure…
Your not rushing past the colors of life.

I tried to copyright this poem to Loramae
the copyright sign wouldnt work!
If anyone is interested in a card with this sentiment on it, please let me know, I have a friend who is a master with stuff like this and i can ask her to create the template for me.
Loramae..thank you from the bottom of my heart, and i am so glad this work inspired that beautiful writing.

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rushing past the colors by Christopher  Ewing
rushing past the colors by Christopher  Ewing
  • hilarydougill

    hilarydougill

    Absolutely beautiful action shot, fantastic imagery, gorgeous colours and so very clear and sharp. Well done you and your Kodak easy-share.

  • Dave Warren

    Dave Warren

    Beautiful!

  • Julie Langford

    Julie Langfordcommunity host

    This is stunning Christopher – Wha ta lovely shot to come back into the bubble to see – Awesome

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson

    its great nature shot i started my didgital images with a kodak easy share too.

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    wow ! the water is incredibly well captured – love the differences across the water – that perfect little waterfall, the rushing flow, the quieter bits, the little trickles! beautifu!l and the bend just takes you in and around the lovely foliage! great work as you were obviously doing something right ! would love to know your settings for this ….:)
    thanks chris!

  • Christopher E... replied

    maggie, the stats on this are….SS at 1/8th, apt at F5.6 , exposure bias/compenstation -0.07, and if i remember correctly my ISO was at 80 (didnt shoot higher ISOs at the time

  • whisperingruth

    whisperingruth

    You know I love nature scenes Chris and you have done such a beautiful job with this…....the balance is wonderful and I love the curve in the stream…......stunning artistry Chris!

  • Linda  Syms

    Linda Syms

    Beautiful colours, great composition Christopher.

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Excellent capture. The water is brilliant, as are the colours ..

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    definately spring ! lovely water so soft !

  • Angi Baker

    Angi Baker

    WOW! This is a stunning shot, very beautiful Christopher (FAV. for sure)

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    thanks chris !

  • micmac

    micmac

    This is so beautiful ,wild and soft ,fantastic exposure .

  • Jacqueline Baker

    Jacqueline Baker

    wonderful nature shot with beautiful colors and love the river too!

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    awesome shot

  • ZuzanaD

    ZuzanaD

    stunning work, beautiful!

  • Anthony Pierce

    Anthony Pierce

    Outstanding work bud!

  • bertspix

    bertspix

    just beautiful, Chris….greetings, Bert

  • Donna Sherwood

    Donna Sherwood

    Lovely image. Golly I love fall.

  • christiane

    christiane

    The rushing water has been captured so wonderfully, like paint on a canvas

  • Christopher E... replied

    thanks very much christian, i attempted to see if i could get thomas kinkaid (the painter of light) to check it out, but i got involved with the Wrong Rep! .thanks very much

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...

    thanks very much everyone for your comments and checking this out

  • adgray

    adgray

    This is stunning and Loramae has done a brilliant poetical addition to it.
    I love the contrast of the leaves and the water. I love autumn and I would camp by here happily for the rest of my life if I could! [I guess I’m a secret hermit! lol]
    Why don’t you photographers offer jigsaws of your work? Push RB to investigate the possibilities! This would be a challenge and a half as a 5000 piece one! Can you imagine all those leaves and that same water!
    Fantastic capture! Bravo mate ! :o)

  • jlynn

    jlynn

    This is such a beatufiul image I can’t believe you forgot about it:) Perfect:)

  • Al Bourassa

    Al Bourassa

    Beautiful work, both of you!

  • Lisa G. Putman

    Lisa G. Putman

    So gorgeous, Christopher! I’m glad you remembered to add this. Very inspirational work of art. Loramae’s poem is very inspirational as well.

  • Jellybean720

    Jellybean720

    Fantastic shot.. Just BEAUTIFUL… Picture perfect… :))

  • Kelly  J

    Kelly J

    Superb!! Those trees are stunning!

  • Glenn-Patrick Ferguson

    Glenn-Patrick ...

    Great water shot-one of my favorite subjects.I too suffered through a dx6490.It sits here on my desk collecting dust.

  • adgray

    adgray

    What was that?
    The gentle rustle
    of the leaves as the mountain breeze sweeps by

    No something else
    The continuous rushing
    of the water smoothing over rocks

    No no the other thing
    The call of the hawk
    and his winged friends as they settle in their nests?

    No
    … the silence of peace

    That is my interpretation … hope you like :o)

  • Michele Duncan IPA

    Michele Duncan...

    Chris another stunning capture of nature with the crisp focus and detail!

  • lianne

    lianne

    this is simply beautiful Christopher – that easy share did far better in your hands than in mine – lol Stunning shot, incredible composition, the energy and flow of it – brilliant color. I think the purist in you can put eidtors out of business – what could one possibly do to improve on a capture like this?? Just superb!

  • lianne

    lianne

    *editors – I need one myself apparently. And lorimae – that is one of the loveliest poems I’ve read in a very long time!

  • budrfli

    budrfli

    mmm, fantastic shot, I can SEE how it inspired LoraMae, and I cans ee the words with it! Fantastic “marriage”...lol don’t let that word scare you Chris!

  • Denzil

    Denzil

    Great work Chris and LoraMae – beautiful iamge and wonderful poem :)

  • barnsis

    barnsis

    Stunning water action shot. Good one, Love it.

  • kcranmer

    kcranmer

    Fantastic comp Christopher, love the feel of solitude!

  • Keeli

    Keeli

    Another fantastic shot of our beautiful Smokies! Awesome power in this image!

  • aphoto4you

    aphoto4you

    i like the description to already perfect composition image/...there is nothing worst but seeing image NO TITLE and no description…RB should force that when uploading that u cant save the image unless has a title and description….sometime i dont even know what i am looking at…specialy if it is out of focus or completely destroyed in PS…lol…I respect your work giving the great intro….nice scene and view…awsome image…

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Beautiful place and very nice photo!

  • Robin D. Overacre

    Robin D. Overacre

    oldie but goodie. beautiful. I like how the creek runs up and around the photo.

  • Wazi

    Wazi

    Beautiful capture, well done

  • Judi Taylor

    Judi Taylor

    Stunning. The water looks so inviting. I am glad your camera and you got along! I have only a digital and you are right about wildlife … and birds!

    Loramae is fantastic ... I am glad she connected with this beautiful scene. You can hear the water flowing….

  • Torfinn Johannessen

    Torfinn Johann...

    Great shot Chris! Wonderful colours, composition, and exposure.

  • Molly  Kinsey

    Molly Kinsey

    Great composition. The eye just follows around the bend. Water is perfect!

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    Awesome composition Chris; love that water motion…perfect exposure, nice curve, color and lighting!

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    What gorgeous beauty- incredible capture

  • amarica

    amarica

    This is a real beauty Christopher. You were right to add it.

  • Iani

    Iani

    Amazing perspective

  • Matt Richardson

    Matt Richardson

    nice shot. very peaceful

  • Angel Perry

    Angel Perry

    I can see why its a favorite! Well done!

  • marchello

    marchello

    love this..its marvelous…nice colors and great effect on the water flow…beautiful

  • Paul Gana

    Paul Gana

    I really like this scene, nice colors and nice composition, love that stream leading one through the scene

  • Steven  Sandner

    Steven Sandner

    Beautiful, original work! love it!

  • Carol Lirette

    Carol Lirette

    excellent shot!!

  • Wanda Raines

    Wanda Raines

    The autumn trees and the soft imagery of the water action are beautiful. Nicely captured.

  • Periwinkle

    Periwinkle

    Beautiful woodland capture. Love the gentle stream. the poem is amazing and touching.

  • Lynn Bawden

    Lynn Bawden

    Chris…Beings I lived in the mountains most of my adult life, I favor scenes like this. You have done a great job on this one. I can hear the water moving over the rocks. A very peaceful scene…Lynn

  • Carol & Kev Haberle

    Carol & Kev Ha...

    Simply beautiful image, lovely colours, great detail and clarity, beautifully captured!

  • Gary Strader

    Gary Strader

    I too have this Kodak, and ever so often I will bring it out and shoot with it… Chris, it is the photographer, much more than the camera.

    Some of my very best photos came with my Kodak. I however shoot with the Nikon, most of the time.

  • Anthony Davey

    Anthony Davey

    Nice work Chris, great composition, i noticed from your profile that you don’t use photoshop, i reckon you should just to get a bit more saturation and a finer colour balance, you will be surprised how a picture “pops” when the colour balance is spot on. I’m being instructively critical only because I want you to try it and experiment with the results,, I myself try not to use photoshop too much because I too am a purist, but Photoshop does allow you to make a pic more like how you saw it in your minds eye and can help overcome some of the shortcomings of our equipment.

  • GaryGlass

    GaryGlass

    a lovely image Chris, very nicely done

  • Lisa Hewitt

    Lisa Hewitt

    Wow…...love it! The water, the color on the trees, the lighting….fabulous, Chris!

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    Beautiful shot, gorgous water capture!

  • Ginger  Barritt

    Ginger Barritt

    Truly stunning shot…

  • Chris Clark

    Chris Clark

    brilliantly captured Congratulations on RB Homepage Feature

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Congrats on the homepage feature, beautiful shot :-))

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    AMAZING to see this up there on the home page today chris – this is thoroughly well deserved recognition of your awesome work!! a lovely image and well done indeed
    huge cheers from scotland
    and big dinghy grins
    :)))))

  • George Swann

    George Swann

    Beautiful Image…great composition, and such vibrant colours..there is so much energy in this Image..well done and well deserved Christopher!!

  • Agnes McGuinness

    Agnes McGuinness

    This is really beautiful. Congratulations on your home page feature. Agnes xx

  • Linda Mathews

    Linda Mathews

    Congrats on the home page feature!! I knew the photo as soon as I saw it.

  • jacobea

    jacobea

    Beautiful place, with lovely colours.

  • Bonnie T.  Barry

    Bonnie T. Barry

    Congratulations on the Home Page Feature, Chris. A commendable achievement!

  • ThomasRBiggs

    ThomasRBiggs

    Congrats on the front page Chris!!!

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Christopher, congratulations on the homepage feature of this beautiful image!

  • loramae

    loramae

    Homepage Feature!!! WhooHoo!!! I am delighted for you Chris…take a bow :O)

  • Stephen  Van Tuyl

    Stephen Van Tuyl

    Excellent shot Christopher. Congratulations on the front page feature!

  • dc witmer

    dc witmer

    way to go Chris! excellent shot

  • Jokus

    Jokus

    Congrats Christopher with the home page feature!!! So wonderful, so super for you!!!
    Happy Weekend, Jokus ;-)

  • adgray

    adgray

    Bravo Christopher for the Home page feature
    I always love this piece
    Chookas! xXx

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