Oh, lovely diamonds in the water!! Nice shot!.

Louis: Thanks Mary - the diamond effect was my main goal.

Nice and warm shot, Louis. I can feel the sun. And it feels good

Louis: Thank you kay and yes the sun was still quite warm then

I think I could like this place! Like the way the sunlight's reflection on the water and in the lens come together

Louis: Thank you dirk, maybe you should come and visit again next year

the sparkle in the water is very nice

Louis: Thank you Chantal. I have been experimenting a lot with taking pictures against the sun.

Ponds like this were my favourite place when I was young. There were always yabbies [fresh water crayfish] in the water, and so there was fun in trying to catch them with a small piece of bacon on a short length of string.
Really like this image, Louis.

Louis: They are in this water as well. There is also trout and that keeps me quite busy when I am not busy with the camera. Thanks ray.

Love the pond and the sparkle, but I would have been tempted to do a tighter crop. I find the lens reflection a bit distracting.

Louis: You are right Aussie - the lense flare is strong is in this picture.

All is light Louis.

Louis: You are light about that chad

Nice one, I imagine that the sun on the lens actually makes this photo what it is??

Louis: Thank you Dunico. Yes, since my main object was to capture the sparkles.

Sparkling pond very nice

Louis: Thank you vintage

The sparkles in the pond are so nice, they make the picture alive and the sun in the lens is not disturbing here.

Louis: Thanks Astrid - I have seen in many a comment in the past that some like lens flare and some don't. For me flare is part of shooting into the sun.

Jewels on the pond, lovely Louis

Louis: Thanks Tracy - want some?

OMG! Are you collecting diamonds in ponds in RSA now? Fine shot Louis.

Louis: Thanks Richard - have you forgotten how they are laying around to be picked up

Nice pic, but glare is a bit too glary.

Louis: Thanks for the comment - one day I will learn to take alternatively exposed pictures.

Looks like a wonderful place to soak up the sun. I like the sparkles on the water.

Louis: Thank you Red Pen - we are now going into the last part of autumn. Soon the sun will have less impact than the cold winds.

deLIGHTful water-hole louis. richard

Louis: Thanks Richard, I like the LIGHThearted tone of your comment

I promised I'd swing by your way again soon, so before I get waylaid again, I'll do it now.

That's a very brave shot directly into the sun and I love what's happened to the sparkles in the water.

The flare, of course, is wholly unavoidable here. I can ignore that as I try to imagine the countryside, presumably around where you live. Just look at all that space.

I'd really like a view of the vista there, Louis. It looks as if the plain is sweeping up into a mountain range from this tantalising glimpse.

Louis: Thanks for the comment Colin. I have been experimenting with shooting against the sun lately - in this case I wanted to catch the sparkles. About the vista - you are right there is a high mountain range at the back. I will find one and send it to you. Tomorrow is a valley view and then a view of the mountain to the left of the pond on Thursday. I have been hiking allover the place to take pictures

Ik dacht dat jullie aan het meer zouden staan, niet zo dus een pond.
Boven op de berg kon je hem wel zien liggen naar ik vernam.
Dirk had ook mooie foto van verloren kloof....

Louis: Krek
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Als jij nog welles langs komen op de goeie tijd ...

That's a very pretty place!

Louis: Thanks Martin - a bit different from the Grand Canyon.

Soon, very soon, the sun will shine on us too

Louis: You are right - soon, very soon.

think the lens flare actually works well with the scene which is unusual, nice one Louis

Louis: Thanks for this comment tim

Nice shot, like the sparkles in the water. Where's the shot taken?

Louis: Thank you Peter. The place is called Verlorenkloof, between Machadodorp and Lydenburg (Mashishing).

Lovely sparkles!

Louis: Thanks Jewlya - I see you are busy, so we may see some new pictures from you.

i think that have spoken to you before about shooting into the sun, I love doing it as well, it is a challenge to get the settings right and every now and then you get this special flare effect that can make an image great. good work .mal

Louis: I have done a lot of 'against the sun' pictures lately. Just something that intrigues me, like blurries and night shots. Maybe it is something about creating effects out of camera - and then a little processing to round the effort off. Thanks for the comment mal.

On golden pond...

Love the glare and jewels in the water.

Louis: Golden pond - this pond actually has the name of the Flycatcher - but it looks a little golden in this way. There is trout in the pond and a few difficult trees around it - hence the name. Thanks Kathryn.

I get this nice autumn feeling looking at this - autumn in the mountains....

Louis: It is autumn and this pond is in the mountains. Your feelings is 100% Aksel.

I like very much the sun flare in this picture, it gives a special atmosphere !

Louis: Thanks for the comment Zebigleb - you have done a dissapearance trick for a while