beautiful place and capture Mark

I am jealous! Short trousers and sunglasses! Now we get earwarmers and thermal underwear!Great shot! RS

so beautiful, so green, so warm - wow! thanks for this uplifting image.

Wow... Lush as paradise and we know it's not Chicago! I love the sweeping curve that leads our eye around the corner and makes us all want to BE THERE! Yep. I wish I might be jealous, too. Can't imagine anything so moist and green right now as I stare out at frosty blues, greys and off-whites!

Very nice view!!!! Blessings and prayers to Haiti.

Mark this is such a splendid capture and superb idea to provide us with this warming image on a cold winter morning. Florida really is a beautiful and majestic place and you seemed to have found one of those spots there that was begging to be photographed.

OH What a fantastic shot, Mark All these beautiful plants and trees are gorgeous and you captured the all so clear. I like alot what you did to it. It made it crispy and even more exiting. Isnt is a great fun to play with ones own Photos??? Yes my thoughts go to Haiti.

Fantastic place. Wonderful colors and image!!!

marvelous place!

very serene and beautiful shot !

Nice composition Mark with the eye leading into the bend and the lush verdant greens! A suitable colour to make us envy the weather there!

Stunning image Mark! The leaves absolutely sparkle in the sun! I love the serene feel as your eye is led down the path, the curve that leads around a bend and makes you wonder what is around that bend. Romantic, I can see lovers holding hands as they stroll, a very meditative walk where one can collect their thoughts and gather new energy. Beautiful and peaceful!

Mark you are really showing us all your best stuff. I appreciate your 2D and the hours upon hours of work you pour into each remarkable piece. I recognize excellent writing when I see it...you do it so well, e.g., yesterday's humorous tale of seeing Carl off. And for the past month ot two, the "remarkable" photos that you either wow us with directly or use to celebrate something special. This photo of some walkabout of yours in Florida is more than a snapshot...look at the detail, the color and the atmosphere you've created. You've taken us right down this road with you. Wow. Do we get to stop for lunch? I am always hungry for more:)

Wonderful image. What a great atmosphere for a mid-winter shot. Well done.

You do exactly what you did--stop, take a few shots and share the result with us!! This is a blast of warmth, I can hear the leaves rustle as that wonderful tropical breeze wafts through the trees. I can smell the air, full of the very special life that you find only in places like this, places my heart and soul simply yearn for. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm just going to sit down and take it all in!!

love this shot saw some amazing optical illusions I dont know if its deliberta I saw a small porteit of michael jackson and on seperating the elements looks like a person in the forground with one further back wheter or not its actually people or not it very daliesque one small setion if you want to know more drop me a line and I will pin point it or see if you can spot it yourself down in the far bottom right!! LOL superb shot lovely place to be I'm sure!!

Lush and warm! what more can one ask to brighten a drear day in winter! I love the composition, I want to peer round the corner!

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SUPERB SUPERLATIVE SHOT !!!!! I thought it was a bit TOO green to be Chicago.... ;-D

A very beautiful and lush looking scene. This pathway looks so inviting that I really have the urge to go and look around the corner.

OMG, with that title, I should have known you were referring to Florida, or somewhere in the great Southeast. In contrast, Southern California is warm and very dry during December. Superlative POV, colors, lighting and contrast in this pristine arboreal estate capture, Mark!

I remember discussing this image at length, fiddling with it, comparing results ... but WOW! This just leaps off the page at me. Your postwork choices are spot-on perfect. You brought out the light, retained those gorgeous shadows, brought out the lushness and the richness of that place, in ways I never would have thought of. I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying seeing your photography. You listen to everyone, look at everything, and then produce something that is wholly Mark, wholly genuine and honest, and that rocks my world! Wow.

Very nice scene and lighting! Great shot.

Looks so inviting. I am always intrigued with trees. CC

Sunlit and shaded. Gorgeous place and capture. Looks very tranquil there.

Ok now you are totally getting me to fell a little bummed we didn't get to go this year........Ah next year. Great shot.

Thank you Mark for such wonderful warming photography, it is much appreciated on this cold misty day here in the UK. hugs Jane xx

Sigh. It's raining here, cold and damp. In January. When it's supposed to be c-c-c-cold and snowy. So looking at this deliciously warm and very green scene is almost as good as being there. The path just begs to be walked down, calls to me to go around the curve to see what lies beyond, maybe a view of the ocean, or a lovely park .. and sunshine, more sunshine .. sigh

Not only do you have a wonderful artist's eye for composition, but your postwork is exemplary! (No real surprises here, knowing what you do with your drawings and paintings in PS.) I love the high contrast, the deep shadows and the rich colours, and of course the composition that just makes me want to follow in your footsteps to see what's next...

Hi,Mark:-))I am very late here!Sorry! Your photos from florida are all beautiful!!This one is wonderful in all ways...the colour so green, the light and the point of view! And that place is so calm and silent!Thank you!