West of here
Sunset and Coronas at “The Shack”, West Island, Cocos Islands. The kind of sunset you want to swim through – pastel water and sky – chasing the sun west.
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Frank Legault
cool, I would love being sitting there, great capture!!
Helene Kippert
Sure is Louise – those colours are to die for. Wonderful!
Anthony Mancuso
Gorgeous work Lousie, makes me so jealous sitting here in my office!
HenkStolk
good framing and colors. Good stuff
Louise Cooke
cheers Frank, Helene, Anthony and Henk, your comments are appreciated :)
Andy Evans
Beautiful … it’s what it’s all about.
Great shot Louise
Robert Mullner
Ah the good life…Great capture Louise, certainly makes me feel like being there..
billyboy
Louise, why do you have to keep making me wish I was somewhere else? Wow, this is a stunning shot. But what separates it from the rest is the sunlight through the beer where everyting else is in silhouette. Checked the larger view and it looks like he`s got a Corona, but don`t know about hers… don`t they like the same beer? Or maybe she doesn`t like lime?
This is lovely work, so you don`t need to stop making me jealous… just keep `em comin’!!
Louise Cooke replied
Well it’s your snow shots that did it…tempt me with snow that I just can’t get here! So here is the warm beach you can’t have there!
And yessss, we’re both drinking Corona…Darren withOUT the lemon, me with..sorry if you’re a beer purist who frowns on fruit! But you’re right, mine looks like something else…perhaps he fobbed me off with something else!
Jared Revell
What a beautiful place Louise, wonderfully taken – I just love the sun setting in the sky.
spice
come to the cocos islands…..............well, now I’ll have to go looking at that. beautiful peaceful sunset…....then we can sing it together…........
coffeebean
Wow what an awesome scene, bliss….great silhouettes, great mood, great colours…a GREAT image Louise!
filthy6
I guess it doesn’t get much better than that… you’ve captured a perfect moment and distilled a whole bunch of dreams here Louise. Superb.
SharonAHenson
This shot is so beautiful…..it makes you want to jump into the computer and be there…well done !
micmac
What a dream ,my oh my ,with a good bear and all ,WOW !!!!,the kind of vacation I like ,romantic and simple .Amazing sky and the blue of the ocean is outwordly beautiful.
Antanas
great composition, well done
Walter Collazo
Very cool. Would love to be there right now.
Barbara Sparhawk
Heavenly dream of a place, you’ve made me want to be there since your first pictures of Cocos Island, it’s exquisite and I love this view of you two in it. Corona’s very big here; lots of lemon with it. I periodically check craigslist for jobs in exotic locales. Is there anything to do there to earn a living? (beyond the obvious and probably few jobs of selling beer).
Louise Cooke replied
I don’t think there is much going on there Barbara…just a little tourism, and even that is kept to a minium thanks to the absence of 5star hotels. Just 1 restaurant and 1 cafe. Most people seem to work in tourism, schooling, health and other services. As a painter, I think you would be in your element!! My aunty spent a year there in the 70s and spent most of her time painting…that is how I first learnt of the place through her wonderful paintings. I’m wondering what Craigslist is? Thanks so much for your interest in these images of Cocos…I love that it’s made you want to be there!!
Chris Capizzi
Sweet spot, great shot.
Martin Mullen
A super image Louise!
What a place to be!
Deidre Cripwell
this is a stunning image
Louise Cooke
Thanks to everyone for your encouraging comments – very much appreciated :)
Barbara Sparhawk
I’ve loved all your photos of Cocos Island, thanks so much for the run-down on work, and reminding me that your aunty’s visits inspired yours.You’ve taken such beautiful photographs of that place.
Craigslist.com is a phenomenal international bulletin board. It’s based in San Francisco, but has cities all over the globe. You hit a link to your country and city, and come up with jobs, housing, work, barter, free stuff, gigs, temporary work, work in dozens of occupations, it’s fantastic. You can put in ads for free, email responses are routed through them so it stays private until you say so. You can find anything on craigslist from cars, to houseware, to houses. And in every country in the world. Let me know if you have any trouble finding it.
Abdelaziz Alsa...
wonderful … amazing … fantastic
aphoto4you
love the light in those bottles…lol so cool
Peter Evans
Wow!!!
Fantastic shot Louise!
Michelle Shoos...
The bottles are amazing well done Lou
BethBernier
Sure makes me want to be there too….really beautiful Louise!!!
ozczecho
Wow…stunning shot…beautiful moment..
Jase812
Fantastic image ,well done!
John Violet
This is a great shot. Very atmospheric
Rosina Lamberti
stunning image
jase8812
Great shot !
DawsonImages
Excellent travel image
Michelle Shoos...
I love the giant onion ! this image is much better with the subtle silhouette
funkyfacestudio
Nothing better than that ! great shot !
~ Ademac
Beautiful image………….
Shree
Awe….....i am speachless looking to this moment…so beautifully captured that i wish i can one day paint this whole scene on my canvas…ofcourse if you permit..!!!
Louise Cooke replied
Thank you very much Shree, and an honour that you might like to paint it!
amarica
I love this Louise. It looks so private and romantic
Janet Fikar
Holy Cats! Your portfolio is stupendous! I love all of it. This one has to be my favorite. Just perfect!
Louise Cooke
Thanks for all your kind words…this is such an awesome holiday memory, so I’m glad you like it :)
Jean M. Laffitau
WOW!!! This is fantastic!
liliana
Such a beautiful peaceful image. Love the colours. Great shot!
Frank McCafferty
Wow!! Louise this is Amazing So Chilled Great Buzz from the Image As Perfect as it gets A Stunning comp and fab technique Wish i could be there and as good as you!!! Brilliant Lou Absolutely Brilliant Ta for Kind comments Honey Frank xx
Louise Cooke replied
Thank you so much Jean, Liliana and Frank! Frank, it really was a perfect place, and we feel so lucky to have chilled out on this beach-side bench, even if I was running back and forth from the tripod!
Lila Alias
Looks like something from an old fashioned post card! Such a lovely shot! postcard perfect! ;)
davidmilne
Strong silhouettes with stunning low-light backdrop,fab work!!
drec
nice work, the beers look good
EmilyWinter
Hi The Way to go.Love This.
Emily Winter.
Mia1
Wow, this is very cool. Beautiful. GORGEOUS COLOUR. Awesome job.
naureen
This could almost be taken from the rear yard of where we lived on Cocos in the early 80’s – I always loved the sunsets (but you have to be quick to get these great shots) Our house backed on to the beach up past the hospital and what you have captured was our view for just over two years – hello Africa!!
Louise Cooke
Really??!! We stayed quite close to the hospital on the beach too – do you remember the huge banyan tree? We were right in front of that. Actually, going to bubblemail you now!
Steve Chapple
Wonderful colour and composition, a beautiful outcome!
Alessandro Pinto
perfect…!
satwant
wonderful evening with nice setup. Nice shot Louise
Louise Cooke
thank you Satwant – it was a fun set up and took a number of shots to get the right wave motion :)
Thanks for taking a look.
eddiepark
Beautiful place and great shot.
John Quinn
Very beautiful, wonderful work
Barbara Brown
wonderful image. sure wish I was there! Great light and silhouettes.
Louise Cooke replied
thank you lenzart – it was a beautiful place to be!
E.R. Bazor
Love it!
Louise Cooke replied
Thanks so much ER!! Made my day :)))
Trish Woodford
Fantastic shot, I love a photo that tells a story. Congrats on the feature :)
Louise Cooke replied
thank you Trish!
Jon C
This is gorgeous! I love everything about it, the colours, the framing, the subject matter…Fantastic piece of work! Congrats on the feature, well deserved
Louise Cooke replied
Thanks so much Jon..it’s a very special place :)
Nigel Donald
Very nicely captured
kaycheree
Great capture… I love the way the sunlight shines through the Corona’s!! :)
Wendy Slee
congratulations on a much deserved challenge win with this beautiful, peaceful image!
Louise Cooke replied
Thanks so much Wendy, very kind words!
Stephen Colquitt
What a great place to watch the sun set from. The atmosphere you have captured in this image is sublime!
Louise Cooke replied
cheers Stephen! Thanks heaps for your lovely comment :))
Evita
Beautiful capture !!! :D
RedRose1
Great shot ! Beautiful place :))
Holly Kempe 7 days ago
Wow! Fantastic! :)