Nice day

[jjeling]

Today was a great day. Almost 60F today. Had to get out and take some pictures in the woods. I was on my way in when I took the picture of my dog with her head out of the window. This is what she looks forward to in these trips....

[jjeling]

Some green moss I found interesting. I tried laying down to get the shot and got soaked. The ground is so saturated right now. It was warm today so everything smells like a complete dump, in a good way. You know its all food for the trees and plants getting ready to bloom in just under 2 months!

I did a little dodging and burning on the one. Its quite apparent, take it for what it is though.

[kiley9806]

oh my goodness, it still looks like fall there! man, i am jealous!! that last shot looks really cool...

[jjeling]

We finally had a nice day. This has been the worst winter we have had in 9 years or so the meteoroligists say. Either way, yeah I was glad we had a nice day finally. Ma is the one you should be mad at though. If I'm not mistaken, it still is summer for him. Guess thats what you get for living in the Southern hemisphere.

[Mad Aussie]

I'm sitting here with no shirt on ('Man Boobies' showing proudly) contemplating closing all the doors and windows and starting up the air con.

Looks like a nice area for photos there JJ

[kiley9806]

oh shaddup both of you.... 'worst winter in 9 years'... boo hoo - have you seen the pics i just posted in the 'your city at night' thread!? now THATS a bad winter... and MA - put those man boobies away, hop on a plane and come freeze yer ass off in northern canada for a while. just for funsies...
(sorry if i come off cranky - ive been surrounded by 4 feet of snow and -20c temp since october. yes, thats right - this is coming onto my 6th flipping month of winter. COME ON SPRING, where are you!?!?!)
all that green in your photos jj... making me yearn for it even worse!

[Barefoot]

Nice shots! Those woods look like they could just as easily have been ours. They remind me of The Congaree National Forest just a few miles from here. Our trees are trying to bear leaves, though.

In a few more months, I'll be wishing I was WAY up north. God, I hate the summer.

[jlabel]

The first tree picture I think its is okay, but if you waited for near sunset, thw light would cast a more pleasant color and dramatic shadows.

The water picture, is too simple, you could try to find some thing reflected by the water such as other trees or the grove itself with a tin bit of a hint of the leaves from the inside the water

[jjeling]

1st - was about 30min before sundown.

2nd - I thought the complexity of the environment masked by the shear simplicity of it image was the most personally interesting/gratifying.

[Mad Aussie]

2nd - I thought the complexity of the environment masked by the shear simplicity of it image was the most personally interesting/gratifying.

Good grief ... I'd get stretchmarks around my mouth if I tried to say something as gratifying and artistically interwoven with entwining elements of complexity as that statement you just made JJ