Just paddling

Thanks heaps Helene :)

Excellent colors and composition. Very nice capture.

that slow clean ripple rolling in says it all…

Louise, I echo Helene’s comment too. Wonderful composure, colours and lighting. A real tropical paradise with such a relaxing atmosphere about the image.

cheers Phil, Vansk and Daniel..thanks for your kind words :)

The composition is truly wonderful

Looks like a postcard, Louise

What a shot! beautiful tropical wilderness, heaven. What a place you live in. And to be in such gorgeous solitude, Robinson Crusoe with camera.

The water looks beautiful! great shot Louise

Thank you Henk, Mark, Barbara and Alistair – really appreciated :)

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.

Postcard perfect!

Such a beautifull clear shot Louise and really well composed.

LUCKY LADY…....nice shot.

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.

thank you Deb, Elana, Andrew, Brian and Martin…cheers to you!

Was wondering when they were coming the Island shots…...............I wanna be in that aqua part out there with my snokel on….......................xkc

Wow !You should see the place here ,40 cm of snow already,your image is a dream,beutiful seescape.

Beautiful work! Well done!

Beautiful Louise! You sure have an eye for a picture. But be careful Louise, paddling with all those reef sharks around.

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?

refreshing indeed! paradise captured. awesome shot. insanely beautiful.

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!

gorgeous shot, looks awesome framed.

You’ve done it again Loup, can’t wait to see some more of this paradise!!

Ooo….I could stay here forever! Beautiful beautiful shot.

Thank you Geri, Greeneye and Mel..glad you like it :)

Nice image from paradise, nice line to your comp

mmmm, so nice…I want to be there….
Rob.

Postcard shot, Louise. Perfect for a Magazine Ad.

It takes me back…......how can sea water be so clear

Beautiful image Louise.

LOVE THIS!

Great shot, as stated very simple, I want to be there right now !
thank you

This wonderful tropical paradise has been capture very well, it’s beautiful and very inviting

absolutely gorgeous Louise ! mmm…I’d love to spend some time at this location… :)

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.

Thank you all for commenting – glad you’re sharing a bit of Cocos with me!

this is a fantastic shot Louise, such a perfect scene

how clean and clear is that, i’d be afraid of making the place look untidy, beautiful pic.

I’d love to do one of my sand sculptures on this beach. Will you photo for me?....
............beautiful…...........

wish there were beaches like this in ny….beautiful

what a beautiful place….

I’d give just about anything to be able to photograph this myself…you have done it perfectly …just perfectly!!!

I love this… nice use of the extra beach in the foreground to draw you in to the photo…

impressive work

Great shot Louise. All of your Cocos photos are really stunning. I love the story of why you went. I spent two years on Cocos as a kid in the ealry 80’s and you have captured all the colour I remember as if it was yesterday. We were there when even tourism hadn’t reached the islands. When the only way to visit was to work there for the government or be invited by a resident. Congratulations!

I would love to go back for a visit and to take some photos. The old ones have certainly seen better days. It would be strange and I image feel smaller than what it did 20yrs ago. Glad to hear tourism hasn’t spolit the island though. It was great there a a kid – absolute freedom. So many great places to explore. Thanks also for taking time to look at my photos. I am new to this so your feedback is great appreciated.

Just love the shots – I was directed to this site by batjam(daughter) and what she says is very true – these shots bring back many memories of our island life – I can almost smell that sea air again. Congratulations they are works of art! and I think batjams are fabulous as well (just love the animals)
naureen

Perfect…. :-))

what an ideal scene, wonderful shot