Just paddling
Paddling through the pristine water at West Island, Cocos Islands.
A place where simplicity rules..no 5 star resorts, no marina, no traffic. Incredibly refreshing!
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Helene Kippert, 7 months ago
Pristine is the word alright – this is gorgeous Louise! :o)
Louise Cooke, 7 months ago
Thanks heaps Helene :)
Daniel J. McCa..., 7 months ago
Excellent colors and composition. Very nice capture.
Vansk, 7 months ago
that slow clean ripple rolling in says it all…
Phil Thomson IPA, 7 months ago
Louise, I echo Helene’s comment too. Wonderful composure, colours and lighting. A real tropical paradise with such a relaxing atmosphere about the image.
Louise Cooke, 7 months ago
cheers Phil, Vansk and Daniel..thanks for your kind words :)
Henk Stolk, 7 months ago
The composition is truly wonderful
Mark German, 7 months ago
Looks like a postcard, Louise
Barbara Sparhawk, 7 months ago
What a shot! beautiful tropical wilderness, heaven. What a place you live in. And to be in such gorgeous solitude, Robinson Crusoe with camera.
alistair mcbride, 7 months ago
The water looks beautiful! great shot Louise
Louise Cooke, 7 months ago
Thank you Henk, Mark, Barbara and Alistair – really appreciated :)
Deborah Parkin, 7 months ago
Sheer perfection Louise – this looks such a beautiful place and your image really does it justice, it is so perfectly composed and clean. I love the way the clouds balance out the composition as they meet the trees and the water gently laps the sands – it all comes together so wonderfully.
Andrew Bosman, 7 months ago
Postcard perfect!
Elana Halvorson, 7 months ago
Such a beautifull clear shot Louise and really well composed.
brianjarvis, 7 months ago
LUCKY LADY…....nice shot.
Martin Mullen, 7 months ago
Like the way the water comes in towards you – over your toes!
Beautiful ! – could do with some of that now – looking out the window at a grey forlorn windy sky.
Louise Cooke, 7 months ago
thank you Deb, Elana, Andrew, Brian and Martin…cheers to you!
Karen Cougan, 7 months ago
Was wondering when they were coming the Island shots…...............I wanna be in that aqua part out there with my snokel on….......................xkc
micmac, 7 months ago
Wow !You should see the place here ,40 cm of snow already,your image is a dream,beutiful seescape.
Antanas, 7 months ago
Beautiful work! Well done!
anton, 7 months ago
Beautiful Louise! You sure have an eye for a picture. But be careful Louise, paddling with all those reef sharks around.
billyboy, 7 months ago
The reason why there are no 5 star hotels is that this is actually a 10 star hotel, based on the assumption that a 5 star hotel makes you feel like a king. In this place I would feel like the emperor of the planet. There would be no need for sex or guitar playing or any other stimulus… to be on this beech, on the day you took this picture would be the ultimate mental and physical orgasm and everything else in the world would have to wait for me to come back down to reality. Thank you for finding this place for me and for writing me that gorgeous bubblemail that prompted me to get off my butt and visit your awesome portfolio. Now does this adequately describe what a diamond I think your are?
J.K. York, 7 months ago
refreshing indeed! paradise captured. awesome shot. insanely beautiful.
Louise Cooke, 7 months ago
Thank you all for your encouraging words..really appreciated :)
Anton…yes, there were a few littlies cruising a bit further out!
Billyboy…you’ve done it again! Highly entertaining and thought provoking comment…thank you!
Geri Bragg, 7 months ago
gorgeous shot, looks awesome framed.
Greeneye, 7 months ago
You’ve done it again Loup, can’t wait to see some more of this paradise!!
Mel Brackstone, 7 months ago
Ooo….I could stay here forever! Beautiful beautiful shot.
Louise Cooke, 7 months ago
Thank you Geri, Greeneye and Mel..glad you like it :)
DawsonImages, 7 months ago
Nice image from paradise, nice line to your comp
Robert Mullner, 7 months ago
mmmm, so nice…I want to be there….
Rob.
Rany Lutz, 7 months ago
Postcard shot, Louise. Perfect for a Magazine Ad.
JackieQ, 7 months ago
It takes me back…......how can sea water be so clear
richiedean, 7 months ago
Beautiful image Louise.
mrslowney, 7 months ago
LOVE THIS!
mikepaulhamus, 6 months ago
Great shot, as stated very simple, I want to be there right now !
thank you
coffeebean, 6 months ago
This wonderful tropical paradise has been capture very well, it’s beautiful and very inviting
Tony Middleton, 6 months ago
absolutely gorgeous Louise ! mmm…I’d love to spend some time at this location… :)
Stephen Colquitt, 6 months ago
WHITE! – What took you to the Cocos Louise? I have always wanted to go since a friend came back raving about the place. Looks wonderful.
Louise Cooke, 6 months ago
Thank you all for commenting – glad you’re sharing a bit of Cocos with me!
Louise Cooke in reply to Stephen Colquitt’s comment, 6 months ago
Hi Stephen, thanks for your kind words! Not surprised your friend came back raving :)
I’ve wanted to go there since I was a kid..my aunty and uncle lived there for a year in the early 70s..my aunty painted beautiful landscapes there and so Cocos was embedded in my child’s mind as this far away magical paradise. It lived up to all my expectations when I finally visited some 30 odd years later!
Stephen Colquitt in reply to Louise Cooke’s comment, 6 months ago
Its always great when you live out and realise your childhood dreams. I had a similar thing with Patagonia after reading about it in a book as a kid.
Jeremy Harrington, 4 months ago
this is a fantastic shot Louise, such a perfect scene
jaffa, 4 months ago
how clean and clear is that, i’d be afraid of making the place look untidy, beautiful pic.
David Sandercoe, 3 months ago
I’d love to do one of my sand sculptures on this beach. Will you photo for me?....
............beautiful…...........
helene ruiz, 3 months ago
wish there were beaches like this in ny….beautiful
Louise Cooke in reply to David Sandercoe’s comment, 3 months ago
lol, yes David! Such a beach deserves one of your beautiful sculptures, but the tides stretch a long way in Cocos, so it could be a short life for your art!
Karin Taylor, 3 months ago
what a beautiful place….
BethBernier, 3 months ago
I’d give just about anything to be able to photograph this myself…you have done it perfectly …just perfectly!!!
djlampkins, 2 months ago
I love this… nice use of the extra beach in the foreground to draw you in to the photo…
Zaldy Infante, about 1 month ago
impressive work