Quiet Serenity

Paul Tupman

Quiet Serenity

Crescent Beach, South Surrey, British Columbia. Canada
March 2008

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time…

Extract from The Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr

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Quiet Serenity by Paul Tupman
Quiet Serenity by Paul Tupman
  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Beautiful title for a beautiful scene….wish I was there now!

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Me too! Thanks Mel… :-)

  • Dan Biggins

    Dan Biggins

    Lovely shot Paul, and great composition too.

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thanks again Dan… :-)

  • rochelle

    rochelle

    great composition

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thank you Rochelle… :-)

  • debb

    debb

    beautiful capture – comp – color – lovely landscape – love the accompanying words :)

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thanks so much Debb… the words got me too and seemed so right for this image. :-)

  • Marion Cullen

    Marion Cullen

    Paul, your work of late has been just breathtakingly spectacular, this one is no exception.

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thank you once again marion.. that really means a lot. :-)

  • Christine Wilson

    Christine Wilson

    excellent shot very ambient

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thanks again Christine… :-)

  • DesImages

    DesImages

    Absolutely beautiful light and great composition.

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thank you DesImages… :-)

  • Ian James

    Ian James

    Great shot Paul the light and colours work really well. The composition is spot on.

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thanks alot Ian.. I played around with the composition quite a bit on this one (I’m a perfectionist!) so I’m glad people are picking up on that. :-)

  • Stuart Chapman

    Stuart Chapman

    Another could pass for a lake shot Paul. (I can even see the trees on the jorizons this time!)

    New cool blue Tuppers Tones make a welcome return as the perfect backdrop to this fella seemingly brave the elements. The title does indeed sum it up perfectly, you can almost feel how quiet it would be with the water just lapping away at the shores edge with rhytmical precision.

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thanks again Stuart… I know what you mean about it looking like a lake, what with those trees over on yonder distance… I guess Crescent Beach got its name for some reason! ;-)

    Oh, and i’m going through my Blue Period… all the greats have one, dont you know!

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    excellent work well done

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thanks Alan… :-)

  • Mark Bateman

    Mark Bateman

    The thing I love about a number of your photos is the sense of time stopping still. You hang this and any of a number of your others and just sit back and look. Get lost in the overall picture, the detail, the detail lost. It allows the evocation of memories, time to rest, solitude. Like a great piece of music allows you to mellow.. this is what your photos do for me. I don’t know how you do it, but you do it very well!

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thank you so much for your comment Mark… it makes me so happy that my pictures can evoke these kind of emotions and thoughts. I always strive for my work to be a little more than a picture and to tell a story where possible. Comments like this really make my day!
    Thanks again… :-)

  • Goose

    Goose

    You really do make Canada look like a magical place!

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thanks so much Mindy… well it isn’t too hard, Canada is a magical place! :-)

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey

    This is indeed a serene shot. Beautiful composed. Well done.

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thank you Elana.. :-)

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    This is beautiful and so calming.

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thank you Basia… :-)

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence

    If I could favourite this a gazillion times I would Paul. This would have to be right up there with my all time favourites ever on Redbubble. The composition is stunning, the soft gentle mood so very soothing.

    GODS but I love this!!!!!!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman

    Wow! I’m bowled over by your comment Rhana… thank you so, so much… a gazillion times over! That really made my day… :-)

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    This is ridiculously perfect. My goodness! I don’t know what to say.
    I’m reeeeeally impressed.

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thank you so, so much Birgitta… that comment really made me smile! :-)

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    a real beauty!!

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Thanks dinghysailor… :-)

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    Well lookie who’s Featured….and in the top slot. :)

    sniff

    Not me…............!

    ;)

  • Paul Tupman replied

    It’s ME!!!!

    So happy to see this featured… and thanks so much! All I can say, is that it is about time something of yours was featured again, your latest work is amazing!

  • squirrell

    squirrell

    How beautiful and tranquil.

  • Normf

    Normf

    This is an absolutely brilliant image. Well done

  • Wayne Pearson

    Wayne Pearson

    excellent

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    title says it all,a image of peacefulness

  • weborglodge

    weborglodge

    What a lovely study in contrasts—the sharp detail of the heron vs. the misty background. Lovely!

  • Claire Armistead

    Claire Armistead

    Congratulations on the feature. Beautiful image xx

  • secretagentman7

    secretagentman7

    The wet expanse of smooth beach sand is amazing !

  • Konstantins Visnevskis

    Konstantins Vi...

    So soft and calm in colors, beautiful.

  • Lior Goldenberg

    Lior Goldenberg

    Beautiful!!!

  • judyM61

    judyM61

    Amazing, this is so special, soft and peaceful!

  • SenshiKuro

    SenshiKuro

    nice

  • helmutk

    helmutk

    Great capture Paul !!

  • MillicentMorrow

    MillicentMorrow

    Very calming…lovely.

  • Maureen Bloesch

    Maureen Bloesch

    almost like a Japanese water color :>))

  • Karin Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    wonderfully serene

  • SURYADI .

    SURYADI .

    Beautiful.

  • J Anderson

    J Anderson

    very nice…stood out to me

  • Jennie Anderson

    Jennie Anderson

    Superb!!

  • s1mbo

    s1mbo

    Really enjoying this picture, thanks. Do you know about the Herons centre claw?

  • Paul Tupman replied

    Hi s1mbo… thank you and no, please do tell!

  • Sally Green

    Sally Green

    lovely shot paul!! well done on the home page too x

  • s1mbo

    s1mbo

    The Grey Heron’s centre claw is serrated like a saw blade. This is because when it catches an eel its head feathers get covered in slime from the struggling eel, & so it then spends time digesting the eel & combing the slime from its feathers. The Nightjar has a similar claw to comb its whiskers. We did find a Heron’s foot so know that that is right.

  • Paulette x

    Paulette x

    Beautiful soft image Paul in perfect light, well done.

  • micmac

    micmac

    Amazing shot!!!

  • jerry alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    wonderful

  • rita vita finzi

    rita vita finzi

    simply … exquisite !

  • EchoNorth

    EchoNorth

    composed with a zen-like simplicity and serenity, perfectly cropped!

  • Nicholas Richardson

    Nicholas Richa...

    Awesome. Perfect composition and makes such great use of near empty space. Cool and subtle!

  • Yves Rubin

    Yves Rubin

    Beautiful capture, the sense of piece and isolation is outstanding.

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Perfect!!!! Simply beautiful!!

  • ZoeMcduncan

    ZoeMcduncan

    Nice shot!!!

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Very nice composition, looks like an impressionistic painting.

  • fleurfleming

    fleurfleming

    so beautiful

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