Dusk Descending On Heron Pond

AlSanin, on August 31, said:

Deep sky&water, colour grass, - fine picture, Fai!!! Greeting Al

Ancsa, on September 1, said:

very nice photo!:)

Faintlightofdawn, on September 1, said:

Thanks Al and Ancsa, best wishes, Fai

Faintlightofdawn, on September 1, said:

Hi Juergen, thanks for your visit. I don't think there is a night mode on my camera (there is a night portrait mode). I tried the same shot without the flas, but I think it is more interesting with it. It was nearly pitch dark when the shot was taken. Yes, that is the lens's shadow, maybe I should have cropped it ;)

Thanks, Fai

Faintlightofdawn, on September 1, said:

I see Juergen, there is nothing like that on the dial, maybe there is a colour setting. This was taken in AV mode with a flash. Best wishes, Fai

MarcelCRO, on September 1, said:

Beautiful reflections and wonderful blue composition Fai! VOTED!

Sue Allen, on September 1, said:

OH my god, I am such an idiot, I spent the last few minutes scouring your photo for a 'duck' which I thought was descending into this pond, when in fact, it is 'dusk' which is descending!! Ha ha ah!

What I was going to say was,that I do very much like the way you have the grass in focus in the foreground. It makes it so unusual, and stands out against the inky darkness very well. Oh no, I can't write any more, my tummy is shivering as I want to burst out laughing at my stupidity, but I have to keep quiet as everyone is asleep. Torture!!!

Very best wishes to you, Fai, sorry about my silly mistake!

Sue :D

Faintlightofdawn, on September 1, said:

Thanks a lot Marcel.

Thanks Sue lol, you never know, there might be a duck or two in shot, but it would be just a slither of light because of the 25 second exposure for this one. Thanks for your comment about the grass, Panoramio is a strange place, you need striking thumbnails to get people's attention, and that in my opinion is one way to do it.

Best wishes, Fai

Borbély Tamás, on September 1, said:

Wonderful colours and excellent composition Fai ! Voted! Kindest regards, Tamás

paigeywoo123 C.F.C, on September 1, said:

Hi Fai,wonderful new set of pics, love this one! :) Sam

Faintlightofdawn, on September 1, said:

Thanks a lot Tamas and Sam (took me a while to figure out who you were, but I hope you are having a great time in the South West) for your visit. Very best wishes, Fai

freddie5 Samantha, on September 1, said:

Back home now Fai! Had a fantastic time thanks! How did you guess that was me? I am on my sisters P.C, at the mo as my laptop has been sent away to be fixed :( may have something to do with the 5,000 photos I have on my easyshare account :) Sam

Ghiocela, on September 1, said:

Nice picture, Fai! I expect that night ... and it late!;) VOTED!! Best wishes, Simona

freddie5 Samantha, on September 1, said:

VOTED!!! sorry Fai didnt realize on looking the first time round it was entered in the comp. Sam

-CTE2-, on September 1, said:

VOTED Fai is a great very beautiful shot, I like his colors.

Greetings Conce

gustl, on September 1, said:

great!

Greetings from Germany

Gustl

my contest

Faintlightofdawn, on September 1, said:

Thanks Simona, yes, I was the only one there bar some deer and a rollerblader, (no cyclists this time)! Thanks also Conce and Gustl.

Thanks again Sam =)

Fai

giors, on September 1, said:

votata!

Faintlightofdawn, on September 1, said:

Thanks Giors

Paula K, on September 1, said:

Beautiful, as usual, I like the grass at the front highlighted, makes a nice contrast!

Paula

Faintlightofdawn, on September 1, said:

Thanks Paula, I was thinking on the same wavelength, the flash-free shot was a little boring. Fai

whiterosee, on September 2, said:

HELLO!very nice photo,best colours, BEST REGARDS FROM TURKEY

gabiavram, on September 2, said:

Beautiful view!Greetings,Gabi

(º_º)-Aender (Arcos-mg Brasil), on September 2, said:

...Fantastic!

___Voted!

Cheers,(º_^)-Aender

my august contest: Giant Yellow,Red Afternoon

Vote: Gigante amarelo,Tarde vermelha

Faintlightofdawn, on September 2, said:

Thanks a lot Whiterose, gabi and Aender

Best wishes from London, Fai

ivona95, on September 2, said:

What a beauty...

Amazing composition!Voted

Greetings from Bulgaria!

Ivona =)

My gallery

Faintlightofdawn, on September 2, said:

Thanks very much for your visit Ivona

Best wishes from London, Fai

Imre Lakat, on September 2, said:

Wonderful colours and excellent composition,Fai

and Voted

Greetings from Hungary Imre

blai, on September 2, said:

Perfect and beautiful reflections. Your blue atmosphere increases the magnificience.

Voted

sandro 63, on September 2, said:

Great shot , compliments and regards from +sandro+ , . . Voted ,. .

Faintlightofdawn, on September 2, said:

Thanks a lot Imre, Sandro and Blai, I was pleasantly surprised by the blue as it was a lot darker than that.

Best wishes, Fai

@Jan de Boer, on September 2, said:

Beautiful peaceful shot with nice blue colours. Jan

Faintlightofdawn, on September 2, said:

Thanks a lot Jan =) Best wishes, Fai

luca ©, on September 2, said:

Excellent work!, Fai. I wish you good luck in the contest. All photographs are very beautiful. Greetings from Roma, Luka

Finn Lyngesen flfoto.dk, on September 3, said:

Beautiful picture with great colors. Well done!

Greetings. Finn.

©UdoSm, on September 3, said:

Hi Fai, this picture is great and gets a Y*. Is the foregrounds brilliancy from a flash? The whole picture is really mysterious. Congratulationes and Greetings Udo

Lorenzo Mitu, on September 3, said:

VOTEDFAI IT"S REALY VERY BEAUTIFUL

Faintlightofdawn, on September 3, said:

Thanks a lot Luka, Lorenzo and Finn.

I agree Udo, very mysterious, yes a flash was used to lighten up the foreground, I think it is a little more attract than the shot without a flash.

Best wishes from London, Fai

©UdoSm, on September 3, said:

Voted, Fai Cheers Udo

© gama 88, on September 3, said:

Nice composition! I like the deep blue sky. Greetings, Martin

Faintlightofdawn, on September 3, said:

Thanks Martin =) Best wishes from London, Fai

lavieorange, on September 3, said:

I agree with Martin. Voted !

Faintlightofdawn, on September 3, said:

Thanks Laviorange =) Best wishes from London, Fai

Faintlightofdawn, on September 4, said:

"Almost" lol... Thanks Harry, I might just do that in time to participate properly in next moneth's contest lol.

Best wishes, Cre

e.m.r., on September 4, said:

Excellent! I don't play in the contest game, but I can vote it!

Faintlightofdawn, on September 4, said:

Thanks e.m.r., it's all just for fun, the rules state that I can't win anyway :p

Fai

Zabb Csaba, on September 4, said:

This is beautiful and magic blue! Voted!

Best wishes, Csaba

mesias, on September 5, said:

Very beautiful VOTED.Greetings,Javier.

Faintlightofdawn, on September 5, said:

Thanks for your visit Javier =) best wishes from London - Fai

-=gatyi=-, on September 5, said:

Hello Fai!

Wonderful colour world . Plain but after all beautiful. VOTED Greetings from Hungary -=gatyi=-

Faintlightofdawn, on September 5, said:

Thanks gatyi =) Best wishes, Fai

fbio87, on September 5, said:

beautiful! greatings and good luck! VOTED

Faintlightofdawn, on September 5, said:

Thanks a lot fbio87, best wishes, Fai

sekica, on September 5, said:

This is very beautiful! But I think that the focus is on the grass, and It should be on the water and that blue sky!

Faintlightofdawn, on September 5, said:

Haha, it's a little trick Sekica, the tripod was not that stable so using the flash made the foreground sharp, but the background was blurred anyway, so it didnt matter. Fai =)

UlrichSchnuerer, on September 5, said:

Hi Fai, great one!!! Cheers, Ulrich

Faintlightofdawn, on September 5, said:

Thanks very much Ulrich! Best wishes from London, Fai

Leo N, on September 6, said:

Very artistic photo. Greetings, Leo N.

Faintlightofdawn, on September 6, said:

Thanks very much Leo N, best wishes, Fai

Fred van Daalen, on September 6, said:

Nice shot

Faintlightofdawn, on September 6, said:

Thanks a lot Fred =) Best wishes from London, Fai

DiggaTwigga, on September 6, said:

This is an interesting shot. How do you call the time after the sunset ? Can I translate it with blue hour ?

Faintlightofdawn, on September 7, said:

Thanks Digga, I'm not sure actually, but a lot of users have referred to this as "blue hour", and I have no qualms with that :) Best wishes, Fai

AXOTA, on September 7, said:

I like it Fai., Twilight is my favourite time anyway. Its a great result and it gets my vote.

ps. The Herons wont last long in those shark infested waters(that is a fin is'n't it ??) (^j-)

Cheers.

Jim

Faintlightofdawn, on September 7, said:

Thanks a lot Jim, yes, that is why there seem to be no duck in the pond that evening :) Best wishes, Fai

Renset, on September 8, said:

Very good photo, Faintlightofdawn ;-) Best regards from Russia,

Renset.

Jacek Wojnarski, on September 8, said:

VOTED

Faintlightofdawn, on September 8, said:

Thanks a lot Renset and Jacek!

Juan J. Andújar, on September 8, said:

Great shot!!! Well done. Greetings, Juan.

Voted

Faintlightofdawn, on September 8, said:

Thanks a lot for your visit Juan, best wishes, Fai

lillo56, on September 9, said:

excellent gallery! greatings from Italy

Suvajac, on September 9, said:

Wonderful colours and excellent composition.

Voted

Faintlightofdawn, on September 9, said:

Thanks Miguel, and Lillo for your kind comments.

Suvajac, long time no see! Thanks!

Best wishes, Fai

furoder, on September 9, said:

Wonderful place and nice shot, it's lovely¡¡ Congratulations VOTADA

Faintlightofdawn, on September 9, said:

Many thanks for your visit and vote Furoder! Best wishes, Fai

L.Mariano F.A., on September 9, said:

wooww voted

Faintlightofdawn, on September 10, said:

Thanks a lot L. Mariano, best wishes, Fai!

serkes, on September 10, said:

Very Nice colours! super composition!

........ My (new) CoNtEsT ........

Greetings from Turkiye...

serkan.

Faintlightofdawn, on September 10, said:

Thanks Serkan =) Best wishes, Fai

pier luigi baglioni, on September 11, said:

Perfetta foto in perfetto stile Deboli luci dell'alba (Faint light of dawn).

Ciao da genova, italy.

k.andre, on September 11, said:

Very nice shot Fai!

Voted!! Greetings, Kostas

ahmeth, on September 11, said:

Beautiful photo Best wishes from Turkey.VOTED

Faintlightofdawn, on September 11, said:

Thanks a lot Pier Luigi for the translation! I like it =)

Cheers Kostas and Ahmeth!

Fai

elmambo, on September 12, said:

looking at the thumbnail, the tree trunk in the water seemed the dorsal fins of two dolphins...then i looked on the map and i realized that iwould have been pretty strange to see 2 dolphins in a pond :)

ciao, elmambo.

ps: voted!

elmambo, on September 12, said:

looking at the thumbnail, the tree trunk in the water seemed the dorsal fins of two dolphins...then i looked on the map and i realized that it would have been pretty strange to see 2 dolphins in a pond :)

ciao, elmambo.

ps: voted!

Faintlightofdawn, on September 13, said:

Haha, yes elmambo, you are absolutely right. Thanks, best wishes, Fai

RosyRR, on September 15, said:

VOTED! ROsy

rokapi2008, on September 16, said:

Very nice shot _ greetings rokapi2008_ Voted

Michda, on September 16, said:

Voted! Very nice shot, splendid picture! Greetings, Daniel

Faintlightofdawn, on September 16, said:

Thanks a lot Rosy, Rokapi and Daniel for your visit! Best wishes, Fai

{pochanoglu}, on September 18, said:

very nice, very beatiful.= voteed = Greetings from TURKEY*

do you V O T E !

Manos Mas, on September 18, said:

Ηι Fai! What a nice topic and photo!!! I liked very much and deer sou. Greetings from Kos-Greece. Manos.

Keno Kawabata, on September 19, said:

Voted! Though we won't be awarded anymore, the contest itself is a practical tool to analyze photo skills and asthetics by ourselves. Don't you think so, Fai? Greetings from Japan. Keno

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Faintlightofdawn, on September 19, said:

Thanks Pocanoglu and Manos

I agree Keno, hence I still support it.

Best wishes, Fai

picsonthemove, on September 20, said:

Nice tranquil mood and I agree with Juergen, there is a little shadow in the front in the middle

Ciao

picsonthemove

Faintlightofdawn, on September 20, said:

Thanks picsonthemove, you are absolutely right. Thanks for your visit foryoupanoramio

Best wishes from London, Fai

Gabor Retei, on September 20, said:

Hello Fai

I somehow I missed this one, so I am back to vote. It is another nice shot.

Greetings,

Gabe

My Contest Pictures...Verseny képeim

Faintlightofdawn, on September 20, said:

Thanks for the vote Gabe, good luck with your entries! Fai

Tony Borrach, on September 24, said:

VOTED

Faintlightofdawn, on September 24, said:

Thanks for your visit TONY!

dbotez, on September 27, said:

Very nice composition! Wonderful colours! VOTED. Greetings, Dan.

Faintlightofdawn, on September 27, said:

Thanks a lot for your vote and kind comment Dan, best wishes from London, Fai

FreiGurita, on September 28, said:

I liked and voted this photo Fai. Greetings, Carlos

Minhas fotos para Agosto

Faintlightofdawn, on September 28, said:

Thanks a lot Carlos

Nikos Grigoropoulos, on September 30, said:

Very nice colors and composition, Fai

I like it and I voted

Greetings Nikos

wdittner, on September 30, said:

Very nice picture! I voted. Greetings from Germany, Wolfram

Faintlightofdawn, on September 30, said:

Thanks very much Nikos and Wolfram.

Best wishes from London, Fai

@Jan de Boer, on October 1, said:

Voted! Thanks for all your votes Fai. Jan

Faintlightofdawn, on October 1, said:

Thanks for your visit Jan!

Telekomcu.47, on October 2, said:

Very Nice Colours

Greetings Seyit

Faintlightofdawn, on October 2, said:

hey Seyit :) nice to have your visit again :) Fai

© Stranskyat, on October 3, said:

Beautiful shot, Fai! Good idea to use the flash!

Faintlightofdawn, on October 3, said:

Thanks Sonny, glad you agree, the one without was a little boring! Fai

iondanielpuiu, on October 10, said:

This is a picture I realy like...it's woanderfull....10x for your comment and your visit!

Faintlightofdawn, on October 10, said:

Thanks iondanielpuiu likewise!

Best wishes, Fai

Henny Katzenstein, on October 10, said:

Wow, that´s a really beautifull picture! I like it! Gretings from Henny

Faintlightofdawn, on October 10, said:

Thanks for your huge compliment Henny, best wishes from London, Fai

antonio callejon, on October 12, said:

Muy buena foto. Un saludo.

Faintlightofdawn, on October 12, said:

Thanks a lot Antonio for your visit :)

Best wishes, Fai

mauricia, on October 13, said:

Hi Faint I love your photos!! and I have no words for this... only lovely!!

Faintlightofdawn, on October 14, said:

Thanks Mauricia for your kind comment :)

Best wishes from London Fai

Miguel A. Rodríguez Terán, on October 15, said:

Bella foto, felicidades, un saludo desde España Miguel

--MI CONCURSO SEPTIEMBRE--

Faintlightofdawn, on October 15, said:

Thanks Miguel, good luck with your contest, best wishes, Fai

erik van den Ham, on October 20, said:

A nother amazing photo Fai. Great how u captured the blue hour in strong contrast with the green grass. It looks almost fake, like u framed the pond in Photoshop. Y* for the special effect.

Cheers Erk

Faintlightofdawn, on October 21, said:

Haha, thanks Erik, I see what you mean :) Thanks for the YS*

Best wishes from London, Fai

BennOe, on October 21, said:

The photo looks mysterious ... like in a fairytale... I like it ... Greetings from germany... BennOe

Faintlightofdawn, on October 21, said:

Thanks BennOe for your kind comment!

Best wishes from London, Fai