Free State poplars

©hristian Stauffer, on September 10, 2007, said:

Hello Graham. I am just browsing trough all your beautifull fotos. I was living and working in South Africa for some time. Your fotos bring me right back to this time! They show the country exactly I remember it! The only thing I might have forgotten is the language! :-) I hope , you will understand it anyway! Greetings from Switzerland: Christian

Graham Hobbs, on September 11, 2007, said:

Thanks Christian - your english is fine. Glad you like the pics - getting something to look the way you experience it is what photography is all about to me, so that's the biggest compliment you could give me - it's why I love panoramio, too - virtual travel at its best, seeing things the way ordinary people who go places or live there see them.

M & W Haller, on August 23, 2008, said:

Dear Graham, We are both from Europe but have lived for 40 years in the Free State. The experience of this beautiful place still takes away our breath when we get to travel a bit, and it's just what you've captured! Thanks! We'll be browsing more of your lovely photos, Wendy

Graham Hobbs, on August 24, 2008, said:

Thanks Wendy - I greatly appreciate your comments - this was one of those roadside views that just demanded to be taken. I'm so glad you like it - it's great when lighting and scenery just come together in a way that is true to the place even for those who know it well - and with very little work on my part in this instance! Thanks and best wishes, Graham