Peaceful Path

© Laura E. Swan

Peaceful Path

Uploaded: February 24, 2010

Description

Rocky Mountain Pathway
~ CANADA ~

A Familiar Walking Trail
That Brings Such Inner Quiet.

We All Desire Peace. Each of Us.

Won't You Please Take This Path With Me, Too?

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TV 1/800, AV 2.8

Fractalius Filter, Color Adjustments, Curved.

(June 2009)

I will Include The B4 Shot Below.

Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/800 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 4.60 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SD800 IS

Comments

Laura E. Swan level-classic February 24, 2010

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Monnie Ryan February 24, 2010

Really beautiful, Laura -- it's very interesting to see the comparison. I love them both -- very inviting scene -- but the filter one of course has a bit more pizzazz! Neat! #8413446

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 24, 2010

Great use of effects Laura - Really nice work! Jeff #8413450

Laura E. Swan level-classic February 24, 2010

Thank you Monnie and Jeff!!!

In the BG there you might be able to see the huge Rocky Mtn! :)

This path opens to a clearing at the base of it and a river runs past the path. The air is so fresh and clean in this area. A really amazing place to enjoy.

-Laura :) #8413458

Ken Smith level-classic February 24, 2010

Very nice scene, Laura..and nice effects. It's a path many of us will join you on..especially those have continued temperatures below freezing! :-) #8413486

Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay February 24, 2010

Beautiful Laura! Love the special effects! #8413504

Ron McEwan February 24, 2010

A leisurely trail until a bear comes along right. Neat work Laura like it a lot. #8413524

Kathy Coombs February 24, 2010

I like them both too...very nice! #8413556

Karen Kessler February 24, 2010

Oh, yes...I'll walk with you down this path! This is so serene & lovely, Lala! The frac filter looks great here! #8413689

frank w. degenhardt February 24, 2010

Laura- We all need a place like this to get away, be at peace with nature and God. That one place that lets us refresh the soul. Love the beautiful colors, the way you lead us down the path, the fract filter was used to perfect perfection. Gorgeous work my friend.
Have yourself a wonderful day and do take care. #8413858

Laura E. Swan level-classic February 24, 2010

Last to first:

We sure do Frank. True peace also comes when can walk honestly with our God and ourselves and our families and friends. Then no matter where we walk, we are free.

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I'd like that Karen! :) !!!

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:) Thank you Cathy! :)

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HA! Ron! Right! Area C! (Big smile here!)

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Hi Ruth! Thanks very much!!! :)

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Oh Goody, Ken! Ron will be happier now! :)


Thank you all!

-Laura

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Tommy E. Burgess February 24, 2010

Very beautiful capture and DD work. Laura!! I really like how you brought out the wonderful vibrant colors and light, and the leading lines of the path make for a fantastic composition! #8413953

Karen Engelbreth February 25, 2010

Wonderful place and capture, Laura... #8414068

Stephen Zacker February 25, 2010

Leads you right in. #8414238

Michelle Alton February 25, 2010

Very pretty, Laura. Though I have pretty much gone jaded on Frac, you seem to draw the best from it! #8414403

Ellen Hodges February 25, 2010

Gorgeous color and pov, Laura! A fav! Just beautiful, and as you say, very peaceful looking!!!! #8414442

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic February 25, 2010

OH my, thank you , I really needed to visit here today and walk with you.... awesome path...8o) #8414484

Wm Nosal February 25, 2010

Nice Place, Great Composition! #8414835

Laura E. Swan level-classic February 25, 2010

Good morning Tommy, Karen, Steve, Michelle, Ellen, Mumj and Wm!

So nice to have you walking the path with me today! :) Doesn't the pine smell nice here? Mmmmm!

The Frac filter is a tough filter to work with but rewarding when you try it and it works!!! Thanks for the FAV, Ellen!

Thank you Michelle for the kind words. You are an overcomer!:D

Steve, you would love this path in real life. It not only leads you in but it delivers you through a lot of beauty.

You guys, these woods are so interesting. Moss carpets the forest floor, off path, old logs had mushrooms growing on them, neat little blue dragon flies that CANNOT BE CAPTURED and photographed, whiz by! MAN are they fast! Wild flowers in abundance in the spring...Pinks, Purples, yellows and reds! Sun rays shooting down through the trees...WOW!

Anyway, thank you all. I enjoyed sharing this with you!

-Laura #8415026

Renata Gusciora February 25, 2010

Awesome image with outstanding effects and great composiiton,Laura!Beautiful! #8415158

Julianne Bradford February 25, 2010

Awesome fractile treatment Laura! WTG! #8415452

John Connolly February 25, 2010

You certainly brightened up this shot in your darkroom Laura! Wonderful color and your effects are superb! #8415896

Laura E. Swan level-classic February 25, 2010

Hi Renata and Julianne and John!

Thank you so much for all your kind comments! I might have brightened this image up but you have brightened my day!

-Laura :) #8416348

Carol L. Fowler February 25, 2010

I would walk down that path ANY day! So inviting! #8416424

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic February 25, 2010

'take my hand, and we are almost there'.... 8o) #8416429

Annette Carr February 25, 2010

OMG this is a favorite! Absolutely peaceful and enticing. #8416773

Tammy Espino February 25, 2010

Both paths are gorgeous, I need some inner peace! #8416865

Christine Lobsinger level-classic February 25, 2010

Hi Laura, I'm thankful that you always show your original images..
Both are such 'works of art' to me..
gorgeous scenery.. I'd be in 7th heaven walking along this path with you..

Congrats on your EP!

So inviting, so pretty!!

CHRISTINE
SMILING #8416890

Stefania Barbier level-classic February 25, 2010

lovely leading lines and capture! #8417243

Laura L. Gonzales level-classic February 25, 2010

WOW Laura!!! This is beautiful!! You could take us all on a guided tour!!! LOL! Your images are so inviting of this wonderful place!! Thanks for sharing!!! Laura #8417351

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic February 26, 2010

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving EFP! 8o) #8418963

Laura E. Swan level-classic February 26, 2010

Hi Carol, Mumj, Annette, Tam-tam, Chrissy, Stef, Laura and Mumj again!

I might have to hire that big bus again and collect a tour group for this spot! Sounds like I already have a good hand full of you here that would like to make this one of your stops!

HEY! THAT WAS FAST! IT ARRIVED ALREADY!

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!!! All Aboard !!!

Thanks for the fun and kind comments! (And congrats!)

-Your Tour Guide,
Miss Alberta Rose :) #8419208

Stan J. Bendkowski February 26, 2010

Beautiful photo and treatment, Laura! #8419229

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic February 26, 2010

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I want to walk the path, but not all the way to the path.... so glad to know there is a bus!... whew! mumj
are we packing lunches... #8419349

Laura E. Swan level-classic February 26, 2010

It has air conditioning AND heat, too! You just let me know which you like the best! :)

Thank you Mumj and also thank you Stan!

ALL ABOARD! #8419352

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic February 26, 2010

Ok, I packed enough lunches for everyone... everyone gets one, even the bus driver....!!! ok>.....oh, by the way, who is driving this bus!?


glitter-graphics.com #8419357

Laura E. Swan level-classic February 26, 2010

Whoever comments on this thread next is driving! HA! (I can't wait to see who it will be!) #8419360

Songbird Cline level-classic March 03, 2010

gorrrgeous path and wonder effect with the filter.. #8429866

Laura E. Swan level-classic March 03, 2010

Hi Songbird! Long time no see! Thanks for the visit! I just went to your gallery but there is no new picture?

Let me know if you start posting again! I'd love to see that you have been seeing! :D

-Laura #8430366

Nancy L. Green level-classic May 19, 2010

This is BEAUTIFUL Laura, and SO peaceful, beautifully done with wonderful effects!! <>< #8622366

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic May 19, 2010

8o) #8622393

Laura E. Swan level-classic May 19, 2010

Hi Nancy and Mumj! :) You know I have to tell you guys!!! THIS really WAS the MOST peaceful pathway! MORE quiet than QUIET, if that makes sense! The forest was dense! The Lake to the left was 100% calm. Elevation...VERY HIGH...5K feet? Higher? Awesome place to walk and enjoy.

PEACE lives there.

So glad you like this one! Thank you!

-Laura #8622471

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic May 19, 2010

You are welcome....looks sooooo peaceful! 8o) #8622489

Kim Andelkovic October 28, 2010

Wow you have turned an ordinary pic into a stunning piece of art.......love the outcome.....its really beautiful. :-) #9002575

Laura E. Swan level-classic October 28, 2010

Thanks Mumj!!! :D (A little LATE!!!)

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Kim, somewhere in my gallery I got a finalist for this one after having added my face looking in the trees! :D

Thanks so much for looking through my gallery tonight. :)

-Laura #9002749


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