Moongirl
A shot taken just before the moon set. The girl is a rural child waiting for the school bus.
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candy
I love this picture. The color is very neat
Deon de Waal
Thanks Candy
RonniLeigh
Wow what a beautiful picture very outstanding. My daughter would love to have it. I’ll be back in the near future for this one. :)
Thank you for your comment on my monkey picture. :) As you know it’s nice to hear and very appreciated.
Deon de Waal
Thanks for the positive comment. Yeah, it is nice to get some appreciation…..
:)
Vansk
lonely, peaceful and illuminating…
Deon de Waal
Thanks Vansk
Halcyon007
Very powerful shot – very eiree feel to it as well Deon
Deon de Waal
Thanks Stuart. The eerie feel was not intended, but it does seem to have happened.
Helene Kippert
Beautiful shot.
Antoine Dagobert
great composition…best regards
dehk
this is very great, lovely colors!
Deon de Waal
Thanks AD ,dehk and helene.
Bluetiger
The sky is beautiful and the image has such a lonely feel to it!
Deon de Waal
It is quite lonely as it was taken in a very rural area.
Thanks B
Adela Hriscu
It looks somehow from another world:)
Lisa Roberts
Great image – I almost expect a UFO to come over the hill from behind her!
Lisa x
Deon de Waal
There was oneLisa. But it was too quick for me to capture….
hehehehe
Deon de Waal
Its rural Africa Adela….it is almost like another world.
:)
Deri Dority
Just stunning.
Susan Zohn
I love this shot. The colors and the girl…the moon. It is all fantastic!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Derid and Susan
booboo
Excellent shot, very powerful, love the subdued colours and composition.
Deon de Waal
Thanks boo
Appreciated
velveteagle
This is a very nice view.. well taken
Deon de Waal
thanks velveteagle
5* INDUSTRIA
Cool image – great treatment.
Deon de Waal
Thanks 5Star
Neil Boucher
Nicely seen and captured Deon
Deon de Waal
Thanks Neil
Robert Elliott
Wonderful image!!!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Robert
ozczecho
Mate, awesome…I am just waiting for ET to make an appearance…great colour and silhouette of the little girl..
Kerry McFarland
this is stunning, Deon. Really great work.
Deon de Waal
Thanks oz
ET was unavailable for this shoot. He had another engagement.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Kerry.
Glad it caught your eye
Torfinn Johann...
A stunning shot! Well done, and thanks for your encouraging comments.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Torfinn and my pleasure
Chris Clark
what a stunning shot Deon. The right place and the right time
Deon de Waal
THat I was Ranger.
Thanks for the compliment
Joan Smart
What a wonderful shot!!! good job
Deon de Waal
Thanks joan
Christine Beswick
That’s terrific Deon, a superb image.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Christine.
Kind comment.
KevinH
wow love the colours!
Deon de Waal
They were a bit of a fluke really…..
Thanks Kevin
Barbara Gordon
This is a great picture – you have a really good eye!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Barbara. Most kind comment.
Sean Farragher
well captured
Fred Frank
Very good image Deon. The colors are great and the mood powerful. Well done.
Marcia Luly
beautiful image…lovely colours and composition!
Deon de Waal
than ks lulybelle
Deon de Waal
THanks Fred and Sean.
The Mood is actually enhanced my saving the final product in low res. hehehehe It was a mistake.
GODD
LOVELY!
Biswajit Pandey
Beautiful, very artistic!!!.
Deon de Waal
Thanks to you both
Graeme Pettit ...
Love the colours and the solitary and lonely figure on the skyline – very effective Deon.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Graeme most appreciated
Adam Devine
beautiful colours, and a lot of emotion. I love it!
Alexandra Donn...
A beautiful image – your work is lovely :)
Deon de Waal
Thanks Adam
Deon de Waal
Thanks Colourmehappy
Most appreciated
Antanas
Great work! Perfect atmosphere!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Antanas
Heather Loster
this is amazing! ihhave never seen colors like that with the moon!
Deon de Waal
Thanks candid
THis was taken about twenty minutes after sunrise….
alistair mcbride
Great image Deon,like the grainy look gives it a surreal feel to it.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Alistair.
misschristina95
This looks cool. A school girl out for a midnight stroll??? Makes my imagination run wild. ;) Thanks for sharing. Great work.
Deon de Waal
Hehehe
misschristina…...sorry to dissapoint, but this was just after sunrise and she was waiting for the school bus.
But thats an intersting imagination you have there.
Louise Cooke
love the soft graduation of colour in the sky and the tiny girl in the enormous landscape…a wonderful sense of space!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Louise. Very kind comments. Glad you like it.
justjulie
looks like such a lonely wait…... great colour and well spotted
Deon de Waal
Thanks Julie
Aspire2
Mysterious and compelling.
Great work!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Aspire
studiofascino
cool image,like it
tonilouise
Another stunner Deon. Love the processing youve done..
Bryan Villamin
Great image mate!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Bryan
Deon de Waal
Thanks studio and toni
Very kind comments
Lindsay Blamey
Sensational Image – has a wonderful mood. Magical!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Lindsay
Mel Brackstone
Wow Deon, this is fabulous!!!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Mel
concha
beautiful!
Rich Gale
nice work with great lighting and composition very well done.
Rich.
Deon de Waal
Thanks concha
THanks Rich
Kathleen Struckle
Very beautiful. Love this.
Deon de Waal
Thanks KAthleen
Nicole Pearce
Wonderful shot.
Deon de Waal
THanks Nicole
Ellen
What a beautiful colors, very nice photo! (Thanks for your comments!)
Deon de Waal
THanks Ellen
shawhouse
wow, very cool. nice work.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Shawhouse
N Chester
Great colours. I like the softness of this image
Deon de Waal
Thanks chessterr
Jen Cannella
Stunning Capture!
Deon de Waal
Thanks niffer
Christopher E...
this is great, simple yet tells a story, great angle catching her w/ the moon behind her
Deon de Waal
Thanks Christopher.
I Appreciate your comments.
BonitoPhotography
I love the colors. Wonderful Work!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Bonito
Karen Cougan
LOve Love Love this
xkc
Deon de Waal
THanks KAren
Emma Anderson
Lovely colours in this image.
Deon de Waal
Thaks alterego
Stephanie Johnson
I love the colours too – I like the way the colours graduate from blues to pinks, and the lighting on the ground. Beautiful shot!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Stephanie
gothgirl
thanks for your comments about my boats. I love the graded colours of this one and the balance of the girl and moon is just perfect.
gothgirl
Karen Crozier
This is beautiful. I love photos of the moon, and this is great
Karen66
Deon de Waal
THanks GG and Karen
moonstone
Great picture
Deon de Waal
Thanks moonstne
SylviaHardy
That has some amazing impact! Beautifully executed image Deon, well done!
Deon de Waal
THanks Sylvia
Arcangelina
Hi Deon,
Absolutely a true Magical Shot. I have a line in one of my poems “Into the moonlight she walks.” I Love the moonlight.
Deon de Waal
Thanks arcangelina
Nick Wormald
mate this is a great shot! well done
Deon de Waal
Thanks Nick
Claire McAdams
Wow! wonderful colors!
Deon de Waal
THanks Claire
Jessica Tremp
stunning image
Deon de Waal
Thanks Jessica
micmac
Stunning colors ,love that small silhouette
Deon de Waal
THanks micmac
Martie Venter
Hi Deon – great to meet another South African here! (I’m in Bloem).
This is beautiful – love the graduating shades of blue and lavender, and the lone figure really adds a sense of scale and gives it symbolic meaning.
Deon de Waal
Thanks mjs
katphoto
wow – she’s looks so tiny in the scale of things
missalyshachri...
thanks for your comment deon:)
this pictures great! excellent work with the colors
Lou Green
love the colours and the atmosphere – very effective
Deon de Waal
Thanks Missaly and Lou
Deborah Bowness
Stunning image! Has a very errie desolate feel to it.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Deborah
Steve Bulford
Nice work!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Steve
Paul Tait
so simple – gorgeous!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Paul
CowGirlZen
an image that leaves the viewer to ponder…
kristian94
this, is cool!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Zen and Kristian
CALMAC
hey that is really cool love the sky;)
Deon de Waal
Thanks Calum
Olga
just awesome! Great coloring.
Heather Powell
this is absolutly gorgeous
catchlightsa
This is simply awesome Deon. The strange thing is, it is the imperfections that make it so beautiful – the vignetting, the noise, the dark foreground, they all combine to make a surreal, breathtaking piece of artwork, well done!
Deon de Waal
Thanks catch
Deon de Waal
Thanks catch
Deon de Waal
Thanks Heather and Olga
budrfli
cool!
Margot Kiesskalt
That’s a powerful image – I just gazed and gazed at it. The solitary figure looks so dwarfed by her environment. Well done!
Julie Langford
Beautiful Deon, so serene and peaceful looking – A wonderful addition to Happy Haven
Zigga
Lovely image. Very powerful.
StressieCat
Tell me this is the African sky… and i may just cry! Awesome work!
Deon de Waal
Thanks guys. Kind comments
gavolo
gorgeous shot Deon
Kalena Hill
Wow! this is absolutely stunnning!
Claire McAdams
This is so cool! great colors, i love how the light just radiates from the center
Deon de Waal
THanks guys
bobbymcleod
another nice shot deon!
checkma8
wow nice image
Sharon Bishop
Simplicity at its best.
kcranmer
This is very pleasing to the eyes…excellent image!
Kelly J
This is really unusual, great shot, the colours are quite surreal.
AtaAlishahi
beautiful, well done :)
Dave Aarons
wow, excellent shot
Deon de Waal
THanks to all of you
barnsis
This is stunning, the way you have combined the dark, light and color is amazing, Great subject also.
Deon de Waal replied
THans very much for your appreciation
BlaizerB
excellent shot deon the composition and colour are all great. was this taken in or near to george? the full moon really makes the shot. lekker. cheers
Deon de Waal replied
Hi B
THanks for the comment.
It was taken in the Transkei near to Mazeppa Bay at about 6.30 in the am….
Cheers
Deon
Gaurav Dhup
Stunning!
robjbez
Great shot! lovely colours and composition.
Macky
Very dramatic, it’s a winner Deon, well done!!
faizee
awesome shot
Deon de Waal replied
Thanks Faizee
Paulette x
Superb shot
Deon de Waal replied
thanks paulette
jase8812
Fantastic !
Deon de Waal replied
thanks jase
SueAnne
This is beautiful and very well done
Deon de Waal replied
thanks SueAnne
Joanne Bradley
Brilliant capture! The colors, the girl in the distance and the composition all are excellent and make a very lovely image!
Deon de Waal replied
thanks joanne…was just by chance that driving along the road i spotted her…..she was about 60 meters away…. :)
Elana Bailey
Absolutely love this one. Nicely captured.
Deon de Waal replied
thanks Elana
Glen Allen
Great image.
Deon de Waal replied
thanks Glenn
Steve Chapple
So simple, so clean and so powerful!
Deon de Waal replied
thanks Stephen…appreciated
Amandalynn Jones
This is wonderful Deon, what a great image.
Deon de Waal replied
thanks Amanda
Robin Brown
Tempted to say fabulous simple shot but the simple reference ignores the tricky lighting. The composition is simple & effective but that’s the only simple bit. Gives a feeling of lonelyness. Works very well Deon.
Deon de Waal replied
THanks for that Robin…..there was a bit of help from the old friend Mr P. Shop on this one tho’..... :)
Joey Visser
lovely! nice comp!
Deon de Waal replied
Thaks Joey
rosedew
Powerful image
Deon de Waal replied
Thanks Rose
Globalphotos
Such a wonderful image :)
Deon de Waal
Thanks Global
Gideon Swart
many photographers say the middle of the frame is no go.you prove them wrong with a brilliant picture.well done deon.
Deon de Waal replied
Wow..thanks for that mw…...most appreciated.
Ellen
Very beautiful…...
Deon de Waal replied
Thanks Ellen
Shifty
Brilliant Shot!
Deon de Waal replied
Thanks Michael…very kind
GeorgieH 24 days ago
Lovely muted light and colours.