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Summer is on the way….
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Kazzoom IPA
fantastic treatment Mel stunning
~ Ademac
Marvelous….........................
John Edwards
Simply stunning Mel
Stuart Chapman
I feel like that in a different hemisphere – We had our hottest day for months in the middle of October last weekend!
Love the textures in the sand, especially right in the foreground, the sand looks really parched and dry but is being lapped by the water.
Irene Burdell
Stunning work Mel , really beautiful.
midzing
beautiful shot Mel,,,, love the textures and the earthy tones,,,, well done
butchart
ah mel… just gorgeous…. something about the light is just ethereal….. this one reminds me a little of pv’s work… the same sensual feel to it…........ bravo…..........b
Leeo
Bring on the Sun! Love this Mel!
Tom Gomez
Wonderful, great treatment as always …
helmutk
Mel you have done it again, absolutely stunning image, great treatment
Anthony Mancuso
beautiful work Mel, wonderful treatment.
Denzil
Mel, this is so beautiful … the contrast between the water and the dry sand is remarkable, truly striking.
WhartonWizard
brilliant treatment, great image
denise romano
love it !
John Conway
not that far away judging by this Mel, beautiful work
Lorraine Creagh
...and so looking forward to it. Beautiful work.
billyboy
What a wonderfully nostalgic postcard. And I love the way it works so well having your horizon in the center… almost looks vaguely like a reflection. OK, maybe it`s last night`s drugs still in my system? Magical tones, superb blending… awesome take!
JeffStockton
I llike the texture & detail in the f/ground & the fisho’s & boats in the b/ground..nice depth
Karin Taylor
whatever you have done…..
DO IT AGAIN…mel…i love it
lightsmith
it really is brilliant.
CinB
beautiful image mel
Lucindawind
fabulous!
Susan Grissom
love the soft subdued light in this, feels like a painitng
Shanina Conway
Beautiful Mel…love the effect…you make me want to run down the beach;)
Silvia Ganora
Beautiful! Love the treatment and the warm colors.
Malcolm Chant
Gosh you have really made this into a fantastic picture.
Well done.
ziko
Its autumn here Mel
Mel Brackstone replied
So it is…..heh
Its autumn here Mel
Squealia
beautiful
Megan Martin
Wonderful capture! I wish is was summer where I live! Im headed into winter! =(
mhkantor
wow! so farout what wondrous color. sensational work mel.
Ethnicolor26
Beautiful image Mel. Love the processing on it.
cdwork
Simply superb! Fantastic shot and processing
TextureoftheSin
Love the sense of space and your treatment
Rosemary Scott
Fabulous treatment Mel! I can feel our hot summers already!
Sean Farragher
brilliant
dougie1
nice mel!
Beth Wilson
Another beaut Mel. I wish I had the talent that is in your little finger. Fantastic.
Jan Cartwright
My son just wrote a story titled “Blood Sand.” For some reason this image reminds me of that. Wonderful effects and soft color.
Angel Gold
Gorgeous work Mel…Love that treatment.
Rosalie Dale IPA
Very Aussie parched feel – you have mastered this treatment well Mel!
Sharon Hammond
Luv that texture
linskudd
Beautiful well composed shot. Love it a lot.
Juilee Pryor
this is so beautiful Mel
Sherrianne Talon
Absolutely lovely, Mel!
Louise Cooke
lovely kind of nostalgic feel and washed out colour – and just that one tree down on the sand…works a treat Mel!
thelotuspress
lovely painterly feel, Mel
Geoff Coleman...
yeehah – so it is and the lensbaby always seems summery to me – suppose it’s reminiscent of the old kodak colour pics. Just beautiful Mel.
Ashley Justiniano
this is beautiful.!!!
Keiran Lusk
Oh to be somewhere near the ocean right now! Summer is definitely on the way here in the desert too. A beautiful capture Mel. You have an amazing eye for the perfect shot. Lovely work :-)
PJ Ryan
really lovely work
Paul Vanzella
sensational piece Mel – love the way the mood shifts from left to right with different flavours!
DavidMark
Really nice coloring, texture and golden tone. Love the wide-angle perspective and the sand details in the foreground. Has a real organic feel to it. Excellent!!
Jen Whyte
This is just fabulous
LindaMcCarthy
Excellent work. So beautiful.
Tracey Mac
WoW this is such an oil painting Mel…....the tones are just amazing…..totally beautiful image…
Alf Caruana
this an excellent photo and even better processing. The mood created is divine
mawaho
The tones and composition are really appealing and I like the vertical sky.
Tracey Mac
Oh and congrats on the featured page!! :)
Mel Brackstone replied
Thanks Tracey :D
Anne Vis
Stunning work, Mel!
micmac
This is beautiful Mel,so peaceful.
Diane Schuster
Beautiful, such creamy, dreamy colors!
Sonja Wells
It must be so wrong, my first thought was that I just wanted to lick it.
Sonja Wells
I didn’t mean the photo was wrong! I love it! I meant my head must be wrong.. haha
Love your work always <3>
Cheers,
Kha
Globalphotos
Aged, summery, wonderful texture and comp= one damn good image :))
Aimelle
awesome work !
Joanne Bradley
Amazing scene and treatment but I love how the image seems to be divided right down the middle.
gillsart
Love the colours /the light and the scene itself !!
Akira
Lovely, and the treatment is great.
Shannon Byous ...
This is beautiful – I love the treatment, it adds a lot.
Alex Marks
great treatment, love it!!!!
Basia McAuley
Very beautiful Mel, lovely warm tones and love the processing and layer, timeless and soft, well done.
Jan Piller
Gheesh you’re putting out some good stuff! Beautiful work Mel!
Mel Brackstone replied
not good enough, Jan, OE rejected it….LOL
Elizabeth Duncan
This really does encaptulate the feeling of summer.
Anne-Marie Lad...
Wonderful capture! Love the composition, the colours and textures – brilliant! :)
Patricia Gibson
Wow Mel, a truly outstanding image, well done!!!