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Reflective Beauty


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Reflective Beauty
Reflective Beauty
Manual mode, 1 sec, f/22, RAW, ISO-100, Hitech .6 ND grad, tripod. This was taken 7/29/2007 near Queenshill, Worcestershire, UK. It is a normally dry field that has been flooded due to record breaking rain in July that resulted in the Rivers Severn and Avon overflowing their banks. Thousands had to be evacuated but fortunately there have been no deaths but tens of millions of pounds in damage to property and business.

Robert C. Garrigus

 
 
 

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Very interesting photo, where did you take it? Is it a flood?


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July 29, 2007

 

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  Great pic Bob!!!! perfect location and yeah, was it a flood? :P


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July 29, 2007

 

Robert C. Garrigus
  Amila & Narendran,

I took this yesterday morning from a bridge on the M50 in nearby Worcestershire. The nearest town on the map is Queenshill. This field is normally grassy but sits near the River Severn which has overflowed it's banks as has the Reiver Avon. This year we have experienced the worst rain and flooding in nearly 100 years in the UK. The towns of Gloucester and Tewkesbury have been devastated by flooding and Tewkesbury was virtually made into an island. Almost the entire area has been without fresh water since this past Monday - boy I can't wait to take a shower again :)

Cheers!

Bob G.


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July 29, 2007

 

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  Great...!!! Could'nt have been better....perfect lining of the trees on both sides....this is an editor's pick and may be a winner if entered in the right category...!


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July 29, 2007

 

Robert C. Garrigus
  Uh oh,

Which category would you have recommended I submit this one to? Out of habit I submitted to Nature & Landscapes. Would Elements of Design have been better? Water under the bridge now I guess - sorry for that :)

Cheers!

Bob G.


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July 29, 2007

 

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  fits perfectly for both...especially elements of design....since this is nature's design...:P


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July 29, 2007

 

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  I've seen phootage from the UK on the news here in Denmark, it's very scary. It's very rainy here as well, there have been floods. It strikes me that the water surface is so calm, it makes the photo quite surreal. Hope you get to normality soon..


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July 29, 2007

 

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  Its tough, Bob...Hope atleast now people understand the perils of global warming....its already here...and its going to get WORSE...!


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July 29, 2007

 

randy dannheim
  Awesome composition Robert.


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July 29, 2007

 

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  Check out my gallery and let me know ur comments...


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July 29, 2007

 
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  Nice job....excellent eye and a great image...thanks for sharing.


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July 29, 2007

 
chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny

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  Sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime flood; and a once-in-a-lifetime photo op! This is just fascinating and beautiful!


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August 27, 2007

 

Erin Tyler
  Congrats on your Finalist!


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newjerseyphotos.net - Deborah C. Lewinson

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  Congratuations on this stunning finalist!


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August 27, 2007

 

Mike Dawson
  Gorgeous work!


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August 28, 2007

 

Barbara Waldoch
  Wonderful finalist, Robert!


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Autum Rhoades
  This is amazing! Congratulations on your finalist!!!


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