Silent Vigil.
Three dead redgum trees standing silent together in Lake Bonney at Barmera in South Australia’s Riverland.
Many thanks to Kathy T for sending me out to Pelican Point, an amazing place to see these majestic trees still standing against the elements.
For great images see Kathy’s site.

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eXposure
superb capture …
lovely relfections
julie08
Fantastic:)
Philip Johnson
great capture love those reflections , we photographers cant miss a decent dead tree
Anthony Mancuso
wonderful work, great reflections
Cathi Norman
Beautiful composition – looks so still and eerie there
Lesley Hill
WOW…...Stephen, Wonderful find and stunning image, fantastic reflections!
dancinfreakshow
Wonderful capture. The trees and reflections are awesome:)
Ryan Piercey
Love the reflections here Stephen.. Awesome shot!
Princessbren2006
great reflection stephen – you need to know any riverland places to photograph just ask – headings cliffs at paringa are pretty spectacular
Sharon Davey
Amazing reflections, Great Shot Well Done!!!
Christopher Bi...
wow
AngieBel
Surreal & beautiful!
Tiamaria
Amazingly beautiful Stephen…adore the reflections…Well done!!
RhondaR
Love this Stephen, just beautiful.
Travis Easton
awesome what a perfect composition
Angel Perry
Lovely place indeed. Many thanks for sharing. Beautiful capture.
AndyGii
Another brilliant river shot. The stillness of the water and the reflections make this quite a haunting photo
Alf Caruana
ah brilliant can’t really say more than that
Carol & Kev Ha...
Simply beautiful image, perfect reflections…so calm, so still, almost hauntingly so.
Carol
Charles Dobbs ...
Very cool!
Tracey Mac
Brilliant work Stephen, love the starkness of the trees against the sky and the mirroring reflection in the water…...simply gorgeous!
Glenn Alderson
Excellent work! perfect reflection & composition….........well done!
Harvey Schiller
Minimal and graphic. Another stunner.
reflexio
Great story, hard colours and not one but three dead trees.
blondiegirl
3 silent sentries. I love the mirror imaging. beautiful work.
whittyart
fantastic! love reflection shots… interesting shapes…silhouettes… nice composition :)
Katja Fønss
Very cool shot. It’s really great!
missmoneypenny
Great reflections – nicely captured
Chris
Heather Rivet...
gorgeous
JohnEvans
Beautiful. Perfect angle.
pene
magnificent!
Alistair Wilson
great shot stephen
LinaJ
looks gorgeous!
Al Bourassa
LOVE it!
Houndstooth St...
Lovely use of reflections and silhouettes. This is a very tranquil and beautiful shot!
Suzanne D Jaes...
Love it….....................The colour, composition and reflections etc
clickychick
Fabulous image, I love the silhouettes and reflections. Wonderful composition.
mikrin
Beautiful capture
DottieDees
Love this shot!
Carlos Teófilo
This is wonderful Stephen.
Lyn Evans
Stunning capture….excellent
bill oneil
wonderful work again Stephen, those reflections just rock
davidmilne
Brilliant comp and reflections!!
Denis Dalby
Stunning silhouettes and reflections Stephen.
Dan Biggins
I second Denis’ comment above – fantastic silhouettes and reflections! Great shot.
Steven Agius
Excellent Steve, brillant image !
Brad McEvoy
Fantastic image!
Sean Farragher
fantastic
Lois Romer
stunning
Mel Brackstone
Beautiful work, Steve, love the receding perspective here, and the starkness of those trees against the sky and water….
Larry Varley
great work
Catherine Davis
Awesome, great composition!
Janet Fikar
Super!
Karen Cook
Great image Stephen… lovely reflections and the light is superb.
KathyT
Great reflection and composition of these wonderful trees.
Told you it was a good spot!
Megan Martin
Stunning as always Stephen! This is such a serene capture!
lallymac
Stunning image Steve!!! Fantastic composition and tones.
Richard Willett
Well done.
Basia McAuley
Beautiful work, love the crisp clarity, the reflections and the subtle colour, great work!
Paulette x
Absolutely spot on!
Lucindawind
excellent!
Sensiworld
Great shot, great reflection !!
funkyfacestudio
Fantastic shot ! love the reflections !
Globalphotos
Sad, evocative and yet so beautiful :)
John Dekker
beautifully captured Stephen, great shot
Stephen Mitchell
If I said “I hate you!”, would you laugh with me? I bet you would.
Great photograph, great concept, Damn, you find the best places!
Kimberly Miller
This is an awesome piece. I really must get to Australia some day, if not for the fab photo ops alone.
Peter Zentjens
Perfect reflection, perfect composition. Very minimalistic, very Zen.
Sally Green
simply stunning!!
Honor Kyne
Wonderful lighting and reflections. Beautiful :))) Well done!
Julie Langford
Superb reflections here – love this
dinghysailor1
astonishing great work!
;))
Jennifer Prome...
simply wonderful!!! :-)
Paul Scarsella
awesome silhouetted and reflections!!!!!!
CarolM
Wow Stephen. This is a fine image. Reminds me somewhat of mine that you commented on. Love the reflections and the muted color. Very bold.
amarica
Love the simplicity, great shot my friend!
Jack McCabe
Dig it!
kalaryder
Top shot
linaji
Well I must say.. I could learn so much from you..
thrilling and seductive this.
NordicBlackbird
Great, just great!!! :))))))))))
FelicityB
Very dramatic, very simple, so beautiful
LindaMcCarthy
Artistic, interesting and beautiful. Great shot!
Carol Lewsley
just beautiful
rodsfotos
What a beauty Steve, this one’s got it all and still keeps simplicity of content, three always works well compositionally and the perspective is great as well as those mirror-like reflections, well done indeed,
Regards, Rod.
ozczecho
Stunning image…love it.
Andy Harris
Wow – beautifully done
Caterpillar
I would invite you to new group Your Magic Places Group :)
ANNETTE HAGGER
how sad that these trees are dead, but a beautful capture al the same, stunning lighting…anna ; )
Jay Stockhaus
Fantastic image. Great reflections.
septemberdays
Beautiful reflections!
TextureoftheSin
Gorgeous reflections!!
AnaBanana
this is great fantastic done!!!!!
Richard G Wi...
Awesome; the stillness is enchanting.
Fran0723
great capture!unclutered and graceful!
DeviousLili
...Wow… *awestruck
jennypaige
love the starkness and reflections
Ronald Jore
This image is really doing them justice, great job!
Mike de Lange
Remarkable shot! Thanks for sharing it.
tasadam
Great subject, well composed. It leads the eye well.