Nearing Nirvana

Well seen, Mark. This is a fantastic composition.

Love this one Mark. Nice work.

Oh I love the serenity conveighed in this one..good job!

wow gorgeous light

beautiful work as always Mark! :)

spectacular Mark!

Stunning! The light here is beautiful,foreground posts add a special something.Well taken!

The balance of the raw elements is so alive in this shot – water – earth – fire – air -

once again – bravo!

This is wonderful Mark… the little blue puddle in the foreground and the big expnse of blue up the top really caught my eye.

Stunning Mark, I love the 3 sections, dark, light, ilummination…the colours are glorious a dazzling fest for the eyes…

LOVE IT..

this is gorgeous

great shot
good composition and stunning colours

The posts really make this shot for me. The whole thing, colours, light everything are great, but it’s the surreal Dali-esque nature of the posts draw me in. The lighting on them is fabulous.

Really unusual shot Mark!

interesting perspective and great deep colours !

Nice place to be…well done mate.

Sweet image Mark. Late arvo sun eh? Beautiful tones here. The graduated sun on the posts was a bonus. Looked great on full screen.

Thanks, all :)
Yeah Mick – was the first thing that hit me when I got out of the car. I saw the posts as a visual contrast to the scene beyond, almost like I had to pause and get this shot.

Shortly aftwerwards, it started to rain.

Wow. this is fantastic! That little blue pool on that velvetty fore ground adds the icing to the cake.

Striking composition, perfect, just perfect.

Simply stunning Mark!

Lovely image Mark! Love the lighting on the reeds and the clouds are beautiful. Looks like a nice place to visit!

Wonderful work Mark and the post processing has yielded incredible results. The “neating” has given this a painted feel, i really dig it! :D

Well done Mark,I like the cloud formation and that tiny blue pool,not sure what treatment you have used here but it works very well gives it that painterly feeling.

Great scene, well treated Mark.

Beautifully dont Mark! Composition, colour saturation… nice job my friend

Mark, I hope you take this comment as appreciation, A top shot, and gives to me, the impression that I am viewing a fantasic oil painting…well done

Love the mood, that brilliant light just before or after rain, giving us hope

Great work

Gorgeous!!!

Another stunning photo from you Mark. Everything is perfect about this.

ahhh…I feel such a sense of relief and calm wash over me looking at this now.

Beautiful! Excellent tonal range Mark!

interesting shapes on the sky, looks great!

intresting composition it seems to work very well.

Mark, I love how this is layered.

Oooh yes, great light. Wonderful colour throughout this photo.

Love the colors and dimensions, and the lighting is awesome Mark.
Simple subject fabulous work.

Well this is just splendid

Thank you all so much for your kind comments :)

I was so looking at this photo yesterday night, that I did not comment it :((
What a “palette” of feelings in colour . Just made for meditation.
Have a very good weekend
Marie

Great colors depth and lines. Wonderful to look at!

Just wow. Sensational!

This is super stunning Mark – just love the repetition, however, even more so, your treatment here is amazing… can’t stop staring at this one! Sensational piece!

Bollards! isn’t that a rude word?

and as for those clouds well they are clearly fake they look like they are water coloured.

And no litter…. clearly not England

Thanks, all :)

Andrew – yes, I had a little pixie pull those clouds into the shot – then she took me for a ride on them, and we had a nice cuppa tea. Oh – and bollocks, to you ;)

bollards – bollocks, i was close :-D

the clouds are beautiful

i thought monkey flew on clouds not pixies

I like Mark, not much more to add, cant even put my finger on why…so wont try

love the vibrant colours here!

Colours are magic, Mark, along with the light and shade!

Love the repetition of the posts, and the lengthening of the shadows, great picture.

guessing this may not have been touched at all. really beautiful

That little puddle bottom (off centre) to the left, just finishes it :) You are truly an inspiring photographer Mark. I hope to be crited by you sometime (pics on their way).

love the diagonal light, and I’m a sucker for repetition…!