Thursday, May 17, 2012

Babbling Brook

Mountain Creek, Tanawha Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved


Gurgle, murmur, plash... 

imagine the soft soothing sounds of a mountain stream.




32 comments:

  1. Now that's just plain pretty :-)

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  2. Love the colors, love the flowy water, love the central compo of this image! [ haha our walking boots were badly torned after 3 years of excellent service ]. so thank you boxing day sale for the new ones :)

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  3. Great colors! Love the contrasts between the green and "brownish" rocks.

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  4. Aman inspirational photo Doug. Something to aspire to.

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  5. Beautiful photo and colours. I'd like to be there :)
    Have a nice day! Greetings

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  6. beautiful, really tranquil

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  7. The light coming through on to the leaves realy lifts the shot. A real high-class image.

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  8. The water looks like skeins of silk. Beautiful scene.

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  9. Muito belo o efeito do congelamento do movimento da água...Excelente fotografia....
    Cumprimentos

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  10. The hills are alive with the sound of music.
    Hey, NC looks more interesting than SC now. ;)

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  11. Nothing is better then listen to the sound of the water in a forest.
    Great picture, love the water on the rocks.

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  12. How I'm refreshed Doug! I could almost hear it! Amazing tone and clarity!

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  13. Your place is like a beautifull dream!
    Greetings!

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  14. Fabulous Doug. You have really captured the essence of this beautiful mountain stream.

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  15. Super waterfal and your previous picture is also perfect.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  16. Me gusta el efecto seda y la naturaleza que nos enseñas.
    Un salduo amigo bloguero.

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  17. Beautiful stream surrounded by the new green of spring.

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  18. This is fabulous. My kind of country.

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  19. I LOVE babbling brooks, Doug. Just calling them that makes me smile! :) This one's a beauty.

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  20. must have been nice and interesting to explore this forest?

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  21. That LOOKs soothing.

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  22. I like the texture of the boulders and their greenish shade.

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  23. Magical place, I love this kind of scenery!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  24. SO gorgeous! Sorry I been so quiet these last couple weeks, I’ve been really ill (now finally diagnosed with Whooping Cough even though I was immunized) and have had another very rough week.

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  25. What a great landscape! I like how you've captured the movement of the water. Bravo!

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  26. Ahh, the babbling brook. Soon it will be saying its first words then it will put words together for more complex sentences...before you know it he'll be off to college.

    Sorry, it's a peds thing.

    Love this tranquil, refreshing scene Doug.

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  27. Nice capture; looks like a painting. Nicely done!
    Have a nice day.

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  28. this is hard to beat, anywhere on earth! the pristine forests, the gurgling waters, the odd waterfall or two, the colourful leaves in fall .... almost perfect!!! (but then you know i'm biased ...)

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  29. you've got a lot of us "babbling" about this fine image.

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