Watkins Glen, NY
by smichener

Comment by Stagolee:
lovely scene and nice exposure

Watkins Glen, NY
by smichener

Comment by oh_insane_one:
This is amazing. What a magical place!

Watkins Glen, NY
by smichener

Comment by K3Master:
She stood there and looked into that place, and remembered a time when the world seemed a little more magical. Less filled with worry and care. A time when wonder and beauty and imagination ruled.

She stood there and closed her eyes and listened to the music of the water as it played its forever song, and her mind took her back to a time when that music wasn't just a sound, but a concert being played by the fairy folk that she had so fully believed in. Not just water, but a symphony of ethereal strings on instruments plucked by the gossamer fingers of peoples living only just on this side of reality.

She stood there and smiled a sad little smile, and opened her eyes, and the concert became mere water once again, the fairy folk flitted away and became the falling leaves, the world returned in stark and unforgiving clarity, and the inner child that had returned to her so briefly ran off with a laughter that drifted away on the breeze.

Then she turned and walked off to her adulthood.

Watkins Glen, NY
by smichener

Comment by Tim:
what an amazing place, but where are the Elves?

Northfield Lodge- 1842 (Cobblestone)
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Comment by Covert_Oddity:
Nice shot, though I think it would have been nicer if you had included the whole building. Mind you, I don't know what the rest of the building looks like so I may be wrong, but that's just the impression I get when I look at this.

Mill Rd. Tree
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Comment by rodfulk:
I like the pink clouds in the sky very pretty

Mill Rd. Tree
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Comment by WickedSound:
Like the tree against the sky. Good composition.

Mill Rd. Tree
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Comment by the99:
This a peaceful landscape. Smooth, soft,very beautiful!

Mill Rd. Tree
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Comment by Connor:
great shot

Tumalo Falls near Bend, Oregon HDR version
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Comment by cgino:
For me this is one of those instances where extreme processing ROCKS! Is it realistic? Not particularly, but I'm guessing that 'totally realistic' is not the goal :-) I could see this as an illustration in a fairy tale book, this is very very cool!