Inspiring Photo: In Dreams #7039207

In Dreams

Uploaded: September 25, 2008

Description

Photo captured late evening 9/25/08 at Meramec Spring Park in Missouri. I really liked the light this evening and thought I;d shoot for something dreamy. I didn't want to wait to see how this would look diffused so I attached a diffuser to the lens.
Shutter=1/60
AV=4.5
iso=400
FL=30mm

Exif: F Number: 4.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/60 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 31.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi

Comments

Laura E. Swan September 26, 2008

This is absolutely beautiful! What a wonderful capture. GREAT JOB! Wish I were there right now! -Laura Swan #1005311

Tiia Vissak September 26, 2008

very inviting! #6513824

Evy Johansen September 26, 2008

What a lovely and peaceful place!! Gorgeous image, Tommy!! #6513837

KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. September 26, 2008

WONDERFUL SCENERY HERE.

KARU. #6513851

Barbara Waldoch September 26, 2008

Beautiful shot, Tommy! #6513889

Ray Clarke September 26, 2008

Beautiful image, great lighting Tommy.!!!(R) #6513957

Brett Dolsen September 26, 2008

Wonderfull lighting and landscape capture Tommy!!Beautifull scene and composition!Brett #6513980

Nadya Johnson September 26, 2008

Wonderful light and colors in the beautiful capture, Tommy! #6513981

Pat Gamwell September 26, 2008

Terrific shot, Tommy! So serene and peacful! #6514105

Vitor Dias September 26, 2008

I don't know what to tell. Is't fantastic. I have no exceptions, congts Tommy.

rgs Vitor #6514236

Tammy M. Anderson September 26, 2008

This is beautiful, Tommy. Wonderful composition, colors and lighting. Love it. #6514280

Kerry Hill September 26, 2008

Lovely capture, beautiful colour and lighting Tommy! #6514414

Colette M. Metcalf September 26, 2008

Gorgeous image! #6514958

Karen E. Baumann September 26, 2008

These colors are wonderful, so warm and inviting. Very nicely captured. Love the lighting. #6515825

Renata Gusciora September 26, 2008

This is wonderful,Tommy! #6516134

Denny E. Barnes September 26, 2008

What a wonderful place to set and dream, and you captured it beautifully, Tommy! Excellent color, effects and composition! Very well done!!....Denny #6516200

Nancy (Peaches) Harker September 26, 2008

Absolutly BEAUTIFUL, Fantastic capture Tommy! #6516210

Bill Knaps September 26, 2008

What a beautiful place and Capture. Tommy. Bill #6516717

Tommy E. Burgess September 26, 2008

Thanks everyone so much. I really appreciate the kind words. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #6516798

Deb Koskovich September 26, 2008

Such a beautiful, and you said it, dreamy image! #6516809

Tommy E. Burgess September 26, 2008

Thank you very much for the kind comments Deb. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #6517065

Laura E. Swan September 26, 2008

I e-mailed a friend on BP last night and told her this was the most wonderful image I'd seen all night! She wrote back and agreed with me! We both wish we were sitting there right now, having lunch and taking photos! Thanks for capturing this, Tommy! It's a true winner. -Laura Swan (again!) #6518237

Stefania Barbier September 26, 2008

what a heavenly place... gorgeous! #6518272

Robert K. Bemus September 26, 2008

Definitely a beautiful scene and shot, Tommy!! #6518419

Susie Peek-Swint September 27, 2008

A beautiful scene with perfect light ~ lovely capture Tommy! #6519200

David Pratt September 27, 2008

Terrific composition and lighting. Wonderful image! #6519285

Kaye Burazin September 27, 2008

Tranquil and flowing with perfect lighting. #6519818

Tommy E. Burgess September 27, 2008

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. I appreciate them very much. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #6521835

Angie Sidles September 29, 2008

Beautiful landscape and perspective here Tommmy! Gorgeous colors and treatment. Very impressive gallery! :) #6527527

ROLAN NARMAN September 29, 2008

Great scenery with lovely colors and effects! Well done Tommy! #6528117

Tommy E. Burgess September 29, 2008

Thank you for the kind words Angie, and Rolan. I appreciate your comments greatly. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #6529113

Daniella Puente September 29, 2008

This is a beautiful scene and very well framed and captured Tommy, like it with the diffuser... #6529315

Tommy E. Burgess September 29, 2008

Thank you for the kind words Daniella. :) Tommy #6530222

Mary K. Robison September 30, 2008

The diffuser was perfect for this magical scene, Tommy. Beautiful colors and lighting, and such a peaceful mood to it. #6531287

Vladan D. Djordjevic September 30, 2008

This is a very beautiful and romantic image, Tommy! Terrific composition, colors, lighting and feel. #6531300

Tommy E. Burgess September 30, 2008

Thank you very much for the kind words Mary and Vladan. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #6533680

Karen Slagle October 01, 2008

What a gorgeous image, Tommy. The lighting, colors and pov are most excellent. I could spend hours sitting on this bench watching the water. #6539525

Tommy E. Burgess October 01, 2008

Thank you for your kind comments Karen. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #6540368

JO ANN CLEVELAND October 03, 2008

The colors, perspective, and framing are superb Tommy, I love everything about this!

jo ann c. #6547026

Colleen Farrell October 03, 2008

Fabulous scenic, Tommy! You definitely captured a dreamy look with your diffuser--beautifully done! #6547981

Tommy E. Burgess October 03, 2008

Thank you very much for the kind comments Jo Ann, and Colleen. I appreciate them greatly. Have a wonderful day and happy shooting
:)Tommy #6548184

Janet Daniel October 03, 2008

Such a lovely, surreal scenic, Tommy! Beautifully captured! Love it! #6550556

Tommy E. Burgess October 03, 2008

Thank you for the kind words Janet. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #6550674

Lorri Shane October 04, 2008

So peaceful and I love the "mood" of the image! Nice work. #6552578

Reynaldo D. Reyes October 04, 2008

A very inspiring shot so serene and beautiful. I would'nt mind sitting down on the bench and just watch. Great landscape capture! #6552747

Janet McNeil October 04, 2008

A beautiful capture!! We deserve to see this again!! #6553619

Tommy E. Burgess October 04, 2008

Thank you Lorri, Reynaldo, and Janet for the kind words. I apprecaite the feedback greatly. Happy shooting.
:) Tommy #6554268

Arturo Guerra October 06, 2008

Gorgeous capture Tommy. Lovely lighting, perspective and composition. Terrific work!!

#6562944

Mike D. Perez October 13, 2008

This is an awesome image, Tommy! Great lighting and colors. Thanks for visiting my gallery. I've on a painting binge lately trying lots of different subjects and techniques and having a lot of fun. #6593240

Tommy E. Burgess October 13, 2008

Thank you for our kind comments Arturo and Mike. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #6594287

Nancyj E. Hovey October 14, 2008

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on your EFP. What a place to find PEACE. Marked this as one of my favorites. 8o) #6599502

Tommy E. Burgess October 14, 2008

Thank you so much Nancy. I appreciate your comments very much. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #6600224

Ulysses A. Villamin October 21, 2008

Beautiful!

Gratz on the EP :) #6635082

Tommy E. Burgess October 21, 2008

Thanks very much Ulysses. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #6635378

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer October 23, 2008

How very beautiful, Tommy. Light, colors, comp - I love everything about this. #6642285

Max Aureli November 27, 2008

It's a lovely scenery with a fantastic atmosphere, Tommy!!!! #6814950

Mitch Spence May 18, 2009

I love what you did with the diffusion here, Tommy. A serene scene from our dreams. The bench is perfect. #7533530

Laura E. Swan May 18, 2009

TOMMY! I learned how to do the E.P. DANCE!

Huge congrats (a bit late!) on one of my favorite images of yours! -Laura #7533582

Tommy E. Burgess May 18, 2009

Thank you Laura and you said you couldn't figure some things on the computer. I'm not bright enough to add anything like that on my posts. I am so sorry I missed your previous comments Mitch, Max and Kirsten, sometimes I do a mass delete in email not paying attention to the photo numbers. I appreciate the kind words. Happy Shooting everybody. :) Tommy #7535314

Laura E. Swan May 18, 2009

Yah, but do you THINK I COULD FIGURE OUT a free 30 day trail program???

!!!!!!! NooooOOOOOOooooooo !!!!!!! #7535322

Tommy E. Burgess May 18, 2009

I meant to ask you that. Did the regular software installed on your computer work? #7535326

Laura E. Swan May 19, 2009

The plug-in's weren't compatible with -ANYTHING- that I have!

#7535332

Tommy E. Burgess May 19, 2009

I'll keep checking. I'm sure somewhere out there something will have to work. #7535353

Laura E. Swan May 19, 2009

Thx Tommy! :) #7535407

Shelly A. Van Camp May 20, 2009

Pretty! #7541371

Tommy E. Burgess May 20, 2009

Your welcome Laura. Thank you so much Shelly, I appreciate the feedback. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #7542095

Alex T. Mizuno June 09, 2009

Use of the diffuser is very effective for this image. Love the soft light and green. Beautiful work Tommy! #7610953

Lauren P. Krajenta June 18, 2009

What can I say Tommy...Another gorgeous shot! The pov, comp, colors are beautiful! Looks so peaceful and serene! #7646089

Tommy E. Burgess June 18, 2009

Thank you so much for the kind words Alex and Lauren, I appreciate it very much. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #7646180

Linda A. Braddock July 12, 2009

Tommy, Gorgeous Photo, I love the color! Fantastic Capture! #7731136

Mike F. Anderson July 12, 2009

Mission accomplished on this one Tommy. Your effects and mood are perfect for this scene. Great job! #7732245

Tommy E. Burgess July 12, 2009

Thanks so much for the kind words Linda and Mike, I appreciate it very much. Have a great week. :) Tommy #7732897

Susana Ms Heide September 22, 2009

Definitely a place to sit and dream! I'd take up a spot on that bench any day! Beautiful capture Tommy!! #7970652

JO ANN CLEVELAND December 01, 2009

Love the composition Tommy, the bench and that tree and the roots in the fg..

Great shot, into my favorites!

jo ann c. #8182904

Laura E. Swan September 24, 2010

Just skimming through your gallery looking for the wedding. Saw a favorite of mine again! Had to stop in and say hello here! :)

This was the first image of yours I EVER commented on! (I know because I always include SWAN at the end, when it is!)

Okay, enough rambling! #8927908

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