Solitude's Silence
Uploaded: October 01, 2009
There was a strange beauty connected with this scene as I stood there in the forest watching the heavy fog fill the deep canyon behind the huge rock while it made its way to where I was standing. The silence was a bit eerie, however even the smallest noise would have ruined the solitude.
“There are times when silence has the loudest voice” ~ Leroy Brownlow
Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 250, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 28.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Tess L. Yee October 01, 2009
Wonderful comp and mood, Melissa. #1186921Antonio Amen October 01, 2009
Nice mood. RegardsRobert R. Goodman October 01, 2009
Hi Melissa,Beautiful absolutely beautiful.I would love to feel that mist.Fog is something we don't see to much of!!!!! #8000137Hal Bambrick October 01, 2009
Very Nice Melissa,wish I was there!. #8000141Melissa G. Meiselman October 01, 2009
Outstanding diagonal composition with great effects from that fog, Melissa!! #8000171Mary Beth Aiello October 01, 2009
I love this, Melissa. The angle truly sets this off and emphasizes the beauty of the fog. Just beautiful. #8000184Val Feldman October 01, 2009
Beautiful, Melissa...the sounds of silence. Your angle to capture the creeping fog is just perfect. This is something I would have loved to witness. #8000236Jeff Robinson October 01, 2009
Wonderful comp and mood captured! Jeff #8000279Monnie Ryan October 01, 2009
Very moody and beautiful, Melissa -- wonderful composition and earth tones! #8000312Jessica Jenney October 01, 2009
Fantastic tones and mood here, Melissa! Beautifully composed! Love that fog! #8000342Patricia A. Stalter October 01, 2009
Talk about foreground interest! Nice leading lines and all round good stuff!Janet Daniel October 01, 2009
Your early morning forest images are just wonderful, Melissa!Tammy M. Anderson October 01, 2009
Beautiful pov and the fog just makes this image perfect, Melissa. #8000479Eivor Kuchta October 01, 2009
Perfectly composed, Melissa, with the balancing rock! I love your misty, moody images from your last trip! #8000526Tiia Vissak October 01, 2009
great tones, framing & mood! #8000599Henry Miller October 01, 2009
Great comp and a great mood,and yes itis eerie!! #8000724Mike Clime October 01, 2009
Nice capture and a great mood with the fog! #8000742Candice C. Calhoun October 01, 2009
Beautiful photo with a magical quality!ccc #8000773
Carol Sawyer October 01, 2009
Beautiful moody capture, POV and tones, Melissa!! #8001022Eugenio Diaz October 01, 2009
WOW!!!ALLEN O. HOWARD October 01, 2009
It is absolutely W*O*N*D*E*R*F*U*L!!!! #8001329Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 01, 2009
Sensationally beautiful, Melissa!!! :-) k #8001392Ujjwal Mukherjee October 01, 2009
Wonderfully seen and taken,Melissa!! #8001740Kirsten Kiki Kjaer October 02, 2009
It IS really beautiful, Melissa. Magical!!! #8001920Mitch Spence October 02, 2009
I love all the elements here, Melissa--the angled composition, the tangle of the foreground, the solitary rock--all fading into the mist. #8003055Melissa Olsen October 02, 2009
Thank you all so very much! #8003059Annie Booth October 03, 2009
Melissa- Beautiful scene, one to be enjoyed in quiet solitude. Love the effect of the fog and that lone rock is so special.Have a wonderful day my friend. #8004356
Melissa Olsen October 03, 2009
Thank you Annie #8004645Julianne Bradford October 05, 2009
Terrific composition Melissa. One can feel the solitude. Love the balance of the rock and the hill. #8010679Susan M. Campbell October 05, 2009
There is something about fog that adds mystery to an image. Beautiful capture. #8011438Nadya Johnson October 09, 2009
Once again, I am way behind and missing way too many of your photos! This one is just BREATH-TAKING, Melissa! The sense of mystery here - the way you caught the strange and wild beauty of the wilderness which can also be so whimsical - MAGNIFICENT! A Fave for Sure! #8023084Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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