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Bellbrook Country.

© John Connolly

Bellbrook Country.

Uploaded: December 09, 2013 10:35:52

Description

This is some of the rural countryside in the Macleay Valley west of Kempsey, on the mid north coast of N.S.W.
Now that the blue skies and warm summer temperatures are with us, we are leaving today for another week away on the Mid North Coast, and we hope to re-visit this part of the country.
You need a big bank balance to be able to afford our apartments in-house Wi-Fi, so I will catch up with you all on our return.
This scene was captured at 1/250th f11.0 and ISO-100.


Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 536871/134217728 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 14.00 mm, Model: E-300

Comments

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe December 09, 2013

Beautiful country scene and capture. Love the fresh greens and beautiful sky. Have a good trip. #1555406

John Connolly December 09, 2013

Thank you Tammy, we hope the weather is good enough to revisit this beautiful valley during the next week! #10918243

Colette M. Metcalf December 09, 2013

This is SO beautiful!! I too love the sky and colors here!! Have a wonderful time, John. #10918254

Monnie Ryan December 09, 2013

Beautiful and peaceful, John! Have a wonderful time and get lots of photos! #10918282

Michelle Alton December 09, 2013

Have a wonderful trip. This photo shows the rugged beauty of the countryside. #10918315

Gord MacEachern December 09, 2013

This is amazing looking countryside John, fantastic capture! Have fun!! #10918320

Joy Rector December 09, 2013

gorgeous #10918325

Ermanno Radice December 09, 2013

Marvelous landscape, excellent exposure, wonderful POV, colors and sky!! A fav. #10918354

Katherine Kuhn December 09, 2013

Love how the winding road leads you into the heart of the beautiful countryside! #10918356

Nancy L. Green level-classic December 09, 2013

I just can't say enough about the OUTSTANDING comp, POV, colors and general beauty here John, VERY well done!!! <>< #10918407

Wm Nosal December 09, 2013

Beautiful Capture, John!
Have A Great Trip #10918413

Ann H. Belus level-deluxe December 09, 2013

Beautiful country scene, superbly captured, John! #10918447

Thomas E. Hinds December 09, 2013

Wonderful exposure, sky, road, and overall composition, John! Beautiful work. #10918452

Barbara Waldoch December 09, 2013

Love that sort of country, John! #10918523

Nadia Paul December 09, 2013

Such an inviting road into this beautiful landscape John - have a wonderful holiday - look forward to you new pics! #10918585

Tiia Vissak December 10, 2013

a beautiful perspective! #10918595

Martha R. Mazon level-classic December 10, 2013

Positively stunning, John! Your composition is perfect. Enjoy your holiday! #10918795

MELODIE C. ROBERTS December 10, 2013

This is beautiful Johnny
The sky is wonderful!

Have fun, be careful and thanks for the birthday wishes! #10918893

April Riggs December 10, 2013

A beauty! #10918900

David Phalen December 10, 2013

Spectacular beauty with fantastic colors and sky!!

Have a great trip!! #10918929

Phillip R. Connolly December 10, 2013

A beautiful countryscape, John! Look forward to what you bring back for us this time!! Great capture!

Phil #10919042

Patrick Rouzes level-classic December 10, 2013

Gorgeous sky, greens, clarity, perspective, scene & moody lighting, John. Love this, my friend. Have a great trip.
#10919077

Emile Abbott level-deluxe December 10, 2013

Have a great trip John you make me jealous. Like the leading curving lines and that stunning sky. Be safe take plenty of pictures and catch up when you get back. #10919146

Terry Cervi level-deluxe December 10, 2013

Enjoy your trip, John! What a beautiful shot this is! #10919301

Avril Young December 11, 2013

stunning, love the sky, beautiful countryside...Happy holiday.. #10919350

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 11, 2013

WOW! I love the colors in this beautiful landscape image, John. And the leading line into the picture an up to the tree is almost irresistable :) #10919570

Stan Kwasniowski December 11, 2013

John, what a lovely photograph #10919723

Carol L. Fowler December 11, 2013

Looks like a great place to visit. Warm and sunny?? I am jealous! #10919947

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic December 13, 2013

Wonderful perspective, colors and sky John!,
Amalia #10921198

Husain Akhtar December 15, 2013

Amazing image, John!

Hope all is well! #10922150

John Connolly December 17, 2013

Many thanks for all your kind comments, we had a delightful time away! #10924023

Linda A. Braddock December 18, 2013

Beautiful, John! Love the Sky. #10924845

Mary K. Robison December 19, 2013

Gorgeous capture with its winding, inviting road, John. I love that you gave that stunning sky an equal share with the green fields in your composition. Glad you enjoyed your trip. #10925122

John Connolly December 19, 2013

Thanks a lot Linda and Mary, I value your input here! #10925457

Lydia Williams level-classic December 21, 2013

Love this John....I would love to take a walk here... Yes, very inviting! #10927031

John Connolly December 22, 2013

Thank you so much Lydia! #10927549

Denny E. Barnes level-deluxe January 31, 2014

Outstanding, John! Congratulations on another well deserved finalist! #10961304

Nadia Paul January 31, 2014

Congrats on another beautiful finalist John! #10961392

Lyn Darlington January 31, 2014

Outstanding! Congrats on another fantastic finalist! #10961436

Martha R. Mazon level-classic January 31, 2014

Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, and good luck in the next round! This is my favorite of the three! #10961457

Wm Nosal January 31, 2014

Congratulations John! #10961582

Renee Doyle January 31, 2014

Wonderful capture John! Congratulations :) Hope you are both well #10961710

Marilyn Cornwell February 01, 2014

Congratulations on this wonderful Winner! #10961822

Paul E. Earl February 01, 2014

Congratulations on this well deserved winner. It is a beauty.
#10961840

Lydia Williams level-classic February 01, 2014

Congratulations John! Well done and deserved. #10961846

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe February 01, 2014

Congrats on this beautiful winner, John. #10961853

Mary K. Robison February 01, 2014

Lovely countryside capture, John!
CONGRATULATIONS on your well earned Second Place Gold Winner! #10961867

Renata Gusciora February 01, 2014

Huge congratulations on your lovely Winner, John!!!:-) #10962151

Wm Nosal February 01, 2014

Congratulations Again John! #10962157

Martha R. Mazon level-classic February 01, 2014

Congratulations on your fabulous winner, John! I am so glad to see this with gold!! #10962226

Phyllis A. Houghton February 01, 2014

Congratulations on your Gold Winner, John! #10962300

Laura E. Swan level-classic February 01, 2014

What a wonderful scene! It's picture perfect and so deserving of the GOLD!

Huge congratulations Brother John!
-Swanee :) #10962514

Ermanno Radice February 01, 2014

Congrats John, on your gorgeous winning image! #10962518

Emile Abbott level-deluxe February 01, 2014

Congratulation on your gorgeous second place winner John. #10962530

Anita Hogue February 01, 2014

Congratulations on your beautiful second place winner! #10962555

JO ANN CLEVELAND February 01, 2014

Congrats on this outstanding 2nd Place Gold Winner John!

So well deserved too!

jo ann c #10962610

Denny E. Barnes level-deluxe February 01, 2014

Big congratulations on your Second Place Win, John! Outstanding! #10962626

Stan Kwasniowski February 01, 2014

John, a big, "congratulations" #10962776

Thomas E. Hinds February 01, 2014

A big congratulations to you, John, of this terrific Winner! #10962821

Mariann Kovats level-classic February 01, 2014

Big congratulation on your Gold, John! Gorgeous capture! Well deserved Gold! #10963071

Katherine Kuhn February 01, 2014

Congratulations on your beautiful winner, John! Beautiful! #10963103

Carol L. Fowler February 01, 2014

WooHoo! Congrats!! #10963152

Nadia Paul February 01, 2014

Congrats on this beautiful winner John - WTG! #10963238

Lyn Darlington February 01, 2014

Huge congrats on your Gold win!
Well deserved! #10963277

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer February 02, 2014

I'm so happy to see this with gold attached to it, John.
So well deserved.
Congratulations! #10963437

Colette M. Metcalf February 02, 2014

WTG!!! HUGE congrats to you on your Win, John!!!! #10963521

Chris Schlosser February 02, 2014

Congratulations on this beautiful capture and your win, John! #10963745

Claudia Kuhn level-classic February 02, 2014

Love the dirt road's lines, leading the viewer back into the image. Congratulations on your fine winner John! #10963778

Ken Smith level-classic February 02, 2014

Awesome, John. Congrats on your gold. Very well deserved! #10963783

Robert R. Goodman February 02, 2014

WTG!John.Big Congratulations on your beautiful win my friend!!!! #10963884

Gord MacEachern February 02, 2014

No surprise here John, well worth the gold my friend!!
Big congrats on your finalist, and the Staff Fav., also!! #10964304

Ray level-classic February 02, 2014

Congratulations on your outstanding Gold Badge Winner, John! Fantastic work! #10964348

Randy D. Dinkins level-classic February 03, 2014

Great lines and color. Congratulations John. #10965238

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic February 03, 2014

Congratulations John on winning the Gold!! Beautiful image with excellent leading line, color, comp and detail. #10965657

John Connolly February 05, 2014

Thank you so much for all your wonderful comment, they really are appreciated! #10967346

Graham Robards February 07, 2014

Beautiful John, I love your POV! congratulations on this fine image!

Pat and Graham #10969620

Barbara Mason February 14, 2014

Huge congratulations on this beautiful landscape John - Winner !!! #10975635

Merna L. Nobile February 24, 2014


A new year, new photos and plenty awards to go around. Congratulations!
#10984515

Vladan D. Djordjevic June 15, 2017

This is like from book scene! Some movies have to be made here. Love it! #11608879

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