Morning Walk

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

That first morning light through the trees is simply stunning.

It certainly is.

[John R]

It certainly is.

Yes indeed.

JR

[RSL]

Thanks, Keith, Eric and John. Even though I'm doing the same thing over and over, I can't seem to stop. I get out there as close to first light as I can and it always clobbers me. I have to raise the camera and shoot. I can't resist.

[RSL]

The Limpkin in the Morning

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Another excellent shot, even if it is not like the other river scenes.

[KLaban]

The Limpkin in the Morning

Puts me in mind of a Victorian diorama.

[John R]

Another excellent shot, even if it is not like the other river scenes.

Now that's what I call cheating! He obviously knows and posed for you

JR

[RSL]

Thanks all, again. And John, he, or I suspect she, has been out there several mornings. She'll get in front of me on the (very wet) path, and run along, staying about ten yards ahead. If I get too close she'll fly across the river. But I think she's getting used to me. This morning she ran along, moved off the path a bit, and let me go by her without flying. When I got to the end of my walk and turned back she was there next to this beautiful tree. I stopped and raised the camera, and again she didn't fly away. I made two shots and walked on while she went on looking for her breakfast.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

She's doing a great job of Social Distancing. But is she wearing a mask?   

[KLaban]

I should perhaps add that I admire the aesthetic of Victorian diorama but certainly not the source and acquisition of the specimens: always such wonderful framing.

[RSL]

Daiseys at Dawn

[RSL]

Morning Reflections

[degrub]

Using the water gives that image an impressionist style of viewing the world.
Nicely done.

[KLaban]

Morning Reflections

Monet would approve.

[RSL]

Thanks Frank and Keith. I’d hope you’re right, Keith, because Monet is one of my favorites. Interesting that day before yesterday I dragged out the Great Courses course “From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism,” very ably done by Richard Brettell. This is my third time through the course over at least twenty years, and I still love it.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I've been a fan of Monet for many years.
I didn't "get" Van Gogh until I saw a big retrospective at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam a few years back. You've got good taste Russ.

P.S. I think I see the face of an Ent in the center left of this one.

[RSL]

An Overcast Dawn. I made it back before the rain started.

[rabanito]

I've been looking at your Morning Walk pictures lately.
I like them very much.

[RSL]

Thanks, Rab. They're what's available to me during the Coronavirus lockdown. And I do enjoy the little river.

[John R]

Thanks Frank and Keith. I’d hope you’re right, Keith, because Monet is one of my favorites. Interesting that day before yesterday I dragged out the Great Courses course “From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism,” very ably done by Richard Brettell. This is my third time through the course over at least twenty years, and I still love it.

Now that I know Russ likes Monet, I will switch to Van Gogh. Half the image is still, the other half is in motion. I think Russ moved the camera half way through the exposure