A summers dream
This pretty bridge is along the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal in South Wales UK. I went walking along there one Summers day a few months ago. I was actually looking for ducks to photograph. As I turned a bend in the canal, there before my eyes was this beautiful small stone bridge. It looked like something out of a fairy tale. It was nestled among the trees in the soft sunlight and reflecting its beauty in the water below. I sat on a bench for a while just looking at it and snapping a few pics, forgetting all about the ducks I originally went in search of. I must go back there when it snows so I can see it in all its winter glory.



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Rachel Leigh
Beautiful!!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you
DanaMS
Really!! Gorgeous!!! Soooooo charming!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you
Sensiworld
Wow, magical !!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Silvia
StacyLee
Wow this is beautiful :)
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you
George Swann
Fantastique!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LudaNayvelt
Woooooooooooooooow! Lyn! this is sooooooooo soooooooooooo gorgeous
Ingz
so soft and just beautiful! as always Lyn!
Curtiss Simpson
Ah my kind of dream its beautiful and I like it a lot !
Blair Wainman
Wow! Now this looks like a great place to get away! What a peaceful and tranquil place! Beautiful capture Lyn! I’ll add this one to my Dreamscape collection!! Lol!
melant1017
WONDERFUL!!! I love this, a favorite for me :)
-Antonio
dougie1
beautiful!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you
naturelover
Just breathtaking- this is perfect!! a Fav for me
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you hon
David Geoffrey...
Beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ekolina
So beautyfull and romantic! Really nice!!
Brian Carey
Beautiful Lyn like something out of a fantasy book.
Anne-Marie Lad...
Wow! This is just beautiful, Lyn! It could be a painting by Monet!!
Wonderful magical feel to it and such awesome colours and reflections.
Rosy Kueng
It could be a vision or a dream…arise from a fairy tale :o)) another wonderful work Lyn! Love it!!! Beautiful colours and composition….
Lois Bryan
OOOO Lynnie!!!! How GORGEOUS this image is!!!!! Soooo peaceful and joyous!!!!! Where have you been hiding this magnificent shot!!!!! OOO!! LOVE it!!! By the way, there’s a challenge starting tomorrow I want you to enter this in … it’s for stone bridges … and you’re going to win, hands down!!! Here’s the group
Stream Crossings
Hurry and join the group, if you haven’t already, and enter this baby!!!! WHEEEE!!!!
Eva and Klaus ...
Beautiful!
sweetdesign
Absolutly gorgeous!
Evita
What a magical capture!! magnificent!!
Sharon Davey
WOW Stunning image, look very dreamy and lovely Great Work Well Done:D
Béla Török
Oh dear Lyn,this shot is so beautiful! Fabulous work my friend!
handprintz
Just beautiful Lyn lovely work
Renee Dawson
One word my little raindrop….HEAVEN!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you sweetie
Peter Tonelli
I didn’t think such serine places still existed..you have captured the mood beautifully.
Michael Matthews
Another beautiful dreamy image Lyn. Well done.
Fiona Kersey
this is gorgeous Lyn….takes you right in and rests the soul!
Angie McKenzie
gorgeous!! softness and light is perfect!!
barnsis
Beautiful old stone bridge, beautiful scene, excellent effect.
BigD
Looks so peaceful, Lyn
Rachel Stickney
Wow, this IS dreamy! Just gorgeous!
Angel Warda
So Magical!!!! Gorgeous!!!
Wayne Cook
It is so great to see you up and around, Lyn! And this bridge seems to come out of a fable! So beautiful that it seems surreal! Dumbfounding, exquisite, ethereal!
Janell Rufiange
so very magical, wish I was there!
Jen Whyte
So well titled … such a dreamy shot!
georgieboy98
WOW Lyn, this is a dream photo. Sheer magic and a wonderful example of what photography is all about. Peter
Robert Berry
Beautiful…God lives here!
Beatriz Cruz
This is Beautiful!!
Ruth Lambert
Lynnie—beautiful work -as always!
Ann Garrett
A beauty
i l d i l a z...
Oh Lyn,what a breathtaking scene.Awesome work,as always!
WJPhotography
So beautiful lyn.. fabulous colors
LudaNayvelt
congrats on yours wonderful feature
Dayonda
Fabulous Art!
Michael Beers
OMG FANTASTIC WORK!!
Michael Beers
Also Congrats!!! :)
LindaMcCarthy
Oh! Just gorgeous..and enchanting. Love the mood this image evokes. Excellent work!
Andy Evans
Great work Lyn, where is this to? Is it one of the bridges on the Mon – Breacon canal?
Like the soft focus around the edges
—Andy—( From Blackwood originally .. now living in Perth Australia)
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Andy….you guessed correctly
SandraRos
Beautiful, beautiful this is the sort of scenery you see when you go Narrow Boating.
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Sandra….yes its taken along the canal
AARDVARK
Great stuff Lyn.
David Clark
dreamy—dave
Imber
Incredibly beautiful creation!
Arrowman
Lyn, a masterpiece here ! ( do they do barge trips ! )
Eyeleen
Gorgeous, congratulations on the feature!!
Braedene
This is like a painting – how utterly beautiful. Liz
kentuckyblueman
Awesome and magical,great work!
Linda Syms
Beautiful Lyn.
rodsfotos
An absolutely beautiful composition of such an idyllic spot Lyn, just love the lighting and mood you’ve captured, proof indeed that you don’t need a blue sky to capture a beautiful image, I could happily sit by that bridge and stream for hours,
Regards, Rod.
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Rod. No, I didn’t need a blue sky for this one. lol
Gary L. Suddath
great shot has a wonderful magical feel,beautiful
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Gary
Yool
Stunning image ….well done!!!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you kindly
Beve Brown-Clark
A magical place full of delicate beauty! FANTASTIC!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you hon
LudaNayvelt
Wow, Lyn, Congrats on yours another feature today, I hope that you noticed this.
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Luda
Lynda McDonald
such a dreamy quality to this one lynnie,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,lovely as usual
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you hon
JSDaniel
This is a beautiful beautiful dream!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you
Tolik
Almost 10 minutes and I am scrolling down the mouse to get this box to comment on this wonderful shot, I even forgot what I want to say, but this shot is so great and YOU ARE AN ARTIST, a real one
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Tolik my friend, it’s good to see you here
CLICK58
Soooooo very beautiful….wish I were there now! Definitely have my vote….good luck!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you, you are so kind.
CLICK58
You’re very welcome;}
Snapshot20
Absolutly gorgeous!
Is this a real plce?
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you kindly, yes its down the road from where I live along a canal.
DesignsByDeb
A fairy tale place!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you
sunsetgirl
so pretty!! it is a summer’s dream! ;-)
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you
Ian Cox
I love the way it’s aged with the vine growing out of it, lovely shot.
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Ian
Rory Stapleton
Stunning! I’m jealous as well as admiring…Summer…with water? We Aussies dream of water.
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Rory
Earl McCall
Incredible view! Well done!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you so much
Julie Langford
such a magical, mystical image – Lovely work.
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Julie
Mayina
STUNNING!!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Gwenda
Lynda McDonald
a cracker as u would say !
SylviaHardy
STunning image!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Silvia
KEITH R. WILL...
BEAUTIFUL
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Keith
trueblvr
If I were a fairy fae this is where I would want to live…....lynn, you are still amazing us. Di ;~}
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you hon
Tollwut
GREAT!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you
CarolM
Such a romantic feel to this image. I expect to see the bride and groom at any time come across the bridge. Very lovey.
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you lol
Noel Elliot
stunning shot
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Noel
Lois Bryan
Congratulations, sweetie!!!! Featured in “Stream Crossings” today!!!! WHEEEEE!!!! Happy Hop time for you, my good girl!!!!! hugzzzzz!!!!
Lyn Evans replied
Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Thank you hon.
Leoni Williams
A truly beautiful scene…just magical.
Congratulations.
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you so much
Arrowman
Lyn, congratulations on your feature – Colin
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Colin
Yool
Congratz on the feature well done !!!!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Yool
ldeiter78
Stunning photo!! Congrats on your feature.
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you hon
Troy W. Smith
This is perfection at its finest. Congratulations on your feature.
Elf Evans
Congrats!!!
hilarydougill
glorious capture, wonderful picture, and congratulations on winning the bridge challenge, superb picture. hugsxxx
Wanda Raines
This is so beautiful. Wonderfully done.
Keeli
Oh yea!! This is the one I voted for! Congratulations on your win! Beautifully done!
Rosina Lamberti
Congratulations on winning Challenge:)
Ruth Lambert
CONGRADULATIONS—-ONE MORE CHALLENGE WON!!! Yipppppeeeee!
Ian Cox
Well done Lyn certainly worth first prize…
Sheila Pasket
Absolutely gorgeous!! Congrats on the win in the Stream Crossings challenge!!
Squealia
stunning shot
Carolyn Bishop
Magical!
Nanagahma
This is so dreamy. Where was this taken? You have added some nice effects to this to get the “soft focus” look along the perimeters. Great job. Reminds me of Thomas Kincaid’s art work!
Taylor Sawyer
This looks enchanted! I can just see little pixies jumping and dancing all over it! NIce work!!!
Tracy Jule
This is so wonderful, you have a talent! Thank you for sharing it’s beauty!
Diane Schuster
Another stunning picture. Your photos are filled with such soft light.! I love your work!
Marilyn Harris
Beautiful work Lyn!!! Congratulations!!!
Cheryl Lunde
Beautiful!
jchanders
WOW! What more can I say!? An absolute must-fav!
And ever so many thanks for your lovely comments and the watch! I am delighted!
emolena
WOW !!! Beautiful !!!
Rosina Lamberti
Excellent capture,congratulations on feature
Rick Lawler
This is magical. Excellent work!
Sheryl Kasper
Gorgeous.
Alan Power
Fabulous
IngerMargrete
This is really beautiful!
Rosalie Scanlon
This is gorgeous, noticed it in Jocelyn’s favorites.
Charlene Aycoc...
Such a wonderful fine, great shot. love it.
BigD
Congratulations on your image becoming home page. Whoo-hoo! BigD
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you BigD….I’m running around one stick…lol
sbrown5983
HI LYN, ABSOLUTELY BREATH TAKING AND TO THINK YOU JUST HAPPENED UPON IT. GREAT SHOT. SANDY
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you so much Sandy, it did look gorgeous
NatureGreeting...
For you feature on the home page!! Bravo!!
mmills3080
gorgeous image- congratulations on featured Home page!!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you so much
Pat Yager
Ohhhh, Lyn! You’ve done it again! This stone bridge is indeed like right out of a fairy tale! I love it! – Pat
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Pat, I’m so thrilled
Eleni Hadjikir...
dream alright!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you kindly Eleni
Ghelly
Congratulations on the home page…
This is a stunning image, magical
2 thumbs up!!!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you so much
Maria Moro
Congratulations being featured on the RB home page,,,
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Maria
heathernicole00
This picture is so beautiful. I love the colors.
Congrats on making the homepage by the way. :)
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you kindly
bevanimage
Oh, so beautiful. Congrats on the homepage feature. Have you done the winter version yet?
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you so much. Well since I wrote that….about going back to take a winter version. I fell over and broke my hip. So there will be no going out when it snows for me. lol Well not this year at least. It hasn’t snowed yet anyway. We usually get our snow about February :-)
J. D. Adsit
gorgeous bridge, wonderful to see it featured… heal soon
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you kindly I hope I do heal soon :-)
Hollie Nass
Like a painting…
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you so much
Artberry
Very Nice. I know the Mon Brecon Canal quite well use to go for walks up there a lot. Well I used to live 100 yards away from it as a kid :)
Lyn Evans replied
How lovely and thank you
mlynnd
Lyn, this is awesome. It has a dreamy look to it.
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you so much
Ingrid77
woooohooo – what a beautiful photo!! Many, many congrats on your home page feature :-)) I’m so happy for you … Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year to you and your loved ones
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you Ingrid and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you hon. I hope its a good one…..Hugzzzzzzzzzz
CapturedByKylie
Congratulations on the home page feature (22nd Dec 2008). This is a beautiful image! Have a great christmas!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you kindly
Mark Heller
Just gorgeous, Lyn. Love the petals floating on the water!
girlinthestars
i’ve had daydreams about this. gorgeous! and thank you!
handprintz
So well done on your home page feature Lyn !! great work and very well deserved ! xx
Peaches1950
W.O.W. Lyn what a Magical Image ~ Congratulations on your Front Page Feature ~ Season’s Greetings from Australia, Helen
Joanne Bradley
On a cold night like tonight, this is a warm welcome sight! Congrats on the homepage feature of this delightful summer composition!
bnewland1
Gorgeous composition and light – you do nice work
TheKittyGirl
This is so breathtakingly beautiful, it almost doesn’t seem real. Wow. -Kitty
Neil Boucher
As TheKittyGirl said. Unreal!!!!
This is amazing Lyn!
Steve Buffington
Congrats for being on the home page of RB. One of the prettiest bridge shots I have seen. Well taken Lyn.
harborhouse55
Beautiful, great composition
Rosalie Scanlon
Gorgeous image Lyn, looks like a magical bridge. Also, congrats on Front Page Feature WOW!!!
hakathyo
This is absolutely goreous, would look great in my living room. humm
solareclips~Ju...
Just stunning photography! Beautiful softness, and reflections… congrats on the home page feature!
Jennifer Potter
WOW Lyn!! This is gorgeous. Congratulations on your home page feature!!!!! – Dawn
John Conway
beautiful work Lyn
PGBateman
absolutely breathtaking
Charlie08
Gorgeous work! Congrats on homepage
ldeiter78
Congrats on this beautiful feature on the homepage!!!!! I’d like to see this in snow too!!
Paul Manning
What an idyllic setting and awesome shot! Congrats on the home page, cheers, Paul!
DiEtte Henderson
Oh my this is SO beautiful! A dream of a find. It looks like a fairytale or something Monet would paint. I LOVE IT! The colors are wonderful, perfect composition and I adore the reflection. I could go on and on about this one.
David Clark
Oh my
- look at all these comments -well if any photo deserves to be on the homepage celebrating bridges it is this one- you are on a real roll Lyn – biggest congratulations – and a good idea to stay away from slippery places this winter -Merry Christmas – Happy New Year and save up all those red shoe dances till you can do a dance marathon- cheers -davecharlena
wow this is so beautiful, Fairies must live here
Miraart
So wonderful shot… i like it!
Sarah-fiona Helme
You’ve made the front page – yay!
Cheyenne
Amazing! Beautiful! :)
Bradley Shawn ...
A stunning bridge shot. The colour and composition are beautiful. Looks like it belongs in a Bronte novel. Fantastic! Congrats on your home page feature!
Richard Veal
Lovely capture Lyn.
Congrats on this making the home page. xx
lizzyforrester
oh wow, what a beautiful setting you have captured so pefectly here Lyn. Many congrats on making the home page! deservedly so! Would so love to paint this! Happy Holidays. Lizzy x
zomboy
this is gorgeous – reminds me of a Monet!
Iani
Stunning piece of work,just awesome
John Roshka
Really nice.
Alison Cornfor...
So beautiful! Congrats on your feature!
Mui-Ling Teh
Beautiful. This looks like a Thomas Kinkade painting.
TwistedPleasure
Stunning! It looks almost enchanted.
brianjarvis
very neat
safariboy
magic !
Chris Clark
beautiful work and photography…............. this is the stuff that dreams are made of….
Congrats on being featured on the RB homepage and this is where this image should be.
berndt2
beautiful and serene – very summery, too!
BettinaSchwarz
indeed like something out of a fairytale … magnificent!! What an utter delight!
DJ LeMay
Lovely!! Oh sooooo lovely!! I must be dreaming of summer… summer in your fairytale land! (sigh)
Lyn Evans replied
Ooooooh thank you so much DJ, so lovely to hear from you….Christmas hugs coming your way
tonymm6491
This is great! Merry Christmas :)
DavidHoefer
Very well done. Beautiful.
EvaMarIza
Fairy tale…..
Bonnie Blanton
Such a beautiful image, nice work!
Lois Bryan
Lynnie, Lynnie!!!! Second Place in the bridges challenge!!!!! WHEEEEE!!!! Congratulations, sweetie!!!!! OOO!!! Happy Dance time time!!! This is such a beautiful image … I’m not surprised!!!! YAY!!!
Blair Wainman
Congratulations Lyn on your top 10 placement (and you got second place…and nearly won) in the bridges challenge! Way to go!!!
SandraRos
CONGRATULATIONS on your place in the the top 10 of the challenge in bridges ! You are still my star !!!!
gabryshak
magical!!!! congrats on a well deserved top ten!!!
♥t
Samantha Goode
Stunning capture – really beautiful
SimplyScene
Beautiful image.
Arrowman
Good luck in the challenge Lyn !
valzart
Ooohhh ! lovely capture sweetheART enchanting place absolutely unreal love it ;} happy hippy hugglez
Yool
on making it in the top ten in the Stream Crossings challenge with this wonderful image well done !!!!
Lyn Evans replied
Thank you so much hon xxx
Arrowman
Congrats on top 10
happypattern
How lovely!
Bluenorther
Rosy Kueng
Congrats on your Top 10 and your feature sweetie!!!! Hugzzz
Peter Lessey
Right on the button…..This is just stunning. a fitting title…..Breathtaking Lyn.
love it. – Peter
Monica Scanlan
This is an awesome shot!!!! Love it!!!
IngridSonja
Magical!