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14th August 2012
SMOKE AND DUST by shirljess

SMOKE AND DUST

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Smoke from a huge fire near Ellensburg, WA and the dust from Sunshine Road created a natural golden filter for this mornings sunrise.

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PP 8/14/2012
#5 on top 20 chart week 114 267/127/60
#2 on top 20 chart week 115 445/161/82
A first for me to have same pic in top 20 two weeks in a row.

1 of 5 finalist in the weekly theme challenge theme-golden 350/148/73 taking 2nd place.
Also, selected as a readers photo in the Moscow/Pullman Daily News on 10/21/2012

Thanks to all of you who viewed, commented and fav'd... you rock!
Thanks to everyone who voted for me in the theme-golden challenge, much appreciated ;)
Comments
Beautiful. Fav.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Wow a fav for me! Love it!
posted August 15th, 2012  
fav for me too. Awesome shot
posted August 15th, 2012  
perfect composition and I love the golden glow
posted August 15th, 2012  
great pov
posted August 15th, 2012  
stunning shot! Fav
posted August 15th, 2012  
ditto what Lynn said (:
posted August 15th, 2012  
Absolutely beautiful. The smoke provides a perfect soft light! Fav!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Oh I love this! Such a beautiful scene
posted August 15th, 2012  
Really beautiful scene - great composition. Fav.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Love the leading lines and curves of the tracks! Beautiful. warm tones to the sky!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Beautiful light.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Superb
posted August 15th, 2012  
Very nice work, Shirley!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Kim
WOW! Stunning shot!
posted August 15th, 2012  
lovely photo. fav!
posted August 15th, 2012  
lovely capture
posted August 15th, 2012  
Amazing, fav, wow!!!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Lovely, fav.
posted August 15th, 2012  
@kdei @yoshi @sugarmuser @pjonas @asutherland1964 Thanks all for your lovely comments and instant FAV"S. Much appreciated!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Wonderful warm tones.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Love the pov
posted August 15th, 2012  
mag
Shirley...I love this shot...A FAV....
posted August 15th, 2012  
@maggotx Thx, Mag for the Fav!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Lovely composition, gorgeous tones. FAV.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Great composition! Love this shot
posted August 15th, 2012  
Fav! Definite pp look!
posted August 15th, 2012  
spectacularly gorgeous!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Stunning shot!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Another gorgeous shot oh Nefertiti!!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Lovely shot!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Rob
Love the leading rail tracks and the wonderful composition!Fav!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Nice composition and color. Great shot.
posted August 15th, 2012  
@skipt07 LOL... Nefertiti, I told my hubby and he cracked up! Thx for your support ;)
posted August 15th, 2012  
gorgeous shot, hope you are ok with all the fires.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Simply beautiful!!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Very nice interpretation of the smoke we are getting all over the west.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Great shot for the theme.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Like the tracks leading you towards the colourful top of the pic
posted August 15th, 2012  
Wow. Fav. Perfect comp. love the bent tracks ...
posted August 15th, 2012  
I love everything about this. Just beautiful. fav!
posted August 15th, 2012  
THis is beautiful.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Absolutely beautiful shot!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Brilliant capture. Great scenery and colours.
posted August 15th, 2012  
+fav I love the umber hues in this shot and the way the track leads the eye through the shot.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Lovely shot
posted August 15th, 2012  
The tone of this is wonderful; beautiful shot!
posted August 15th, 2012  
I love this shadow here, fav
posted August 15th, 2012  
Smoke and dust makes for a beautiful shot.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Gorgeous shot!
posted August 15th, 2012  
I love this! Fav!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Gorgeous.
posted August 15th, 2012  
@agavegirl13 @kwind @webfoot @georgews @beachradish @ebdubay Thanks everyone for all the nice comments, views and FAVA ;)
posted August 15th, 2012  
posted August 15th, 2012  
Found this on PP and loved it straight away. You often leave kind remarks on my posts now its my turn! This makes me nostalgic and reminds me of travelling in the States when i was a child. Its a big fave and time to follow!
posted August 15th, 2012  
wow this is stunning! love the leading lines and the lighting is just perfect!
posted August 15th, 2012  
This is gorgeous, Shirley. Fav!
posted August 15th, 2012  
@Cherrill So glad this brought back some fond memories for you, that makes me happy. Thanks for the Fav and the follow, much appreciated!
posted August 15th, 2012  
@juliakan @mittens Good morning ladies! THX for the kind words, views and comments.!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Makes me want to jump on a train and go somewhere. Lovely calming shot. Congrats on the PP
posted August 15th, 2012  
@sailingmusic THX Myrna... wouldn't riding the rails be a blast!
posted August 15th, 2012  
awesome Fav!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Gosh this is a beautiful shot. Great processing.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Beautiful!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Stunning
posted August 15th, 2012  
fabulous shot !
posted August 15th, 2012  
Oh my! This is fatnastic! Love the tracks leading into the distance. Fav
posted August 15th, 2012  
Wow! What a great capture. Congratulations. A fav.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Fabulous and a fav! Congrats on the top 20 this week with the mouser!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Gorgeous!!!
posted August 15th, 2012  
You've really captured a mood here. So mellow.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Another gorgeous shot. Fav.
posted August 15th, 2012  
@nadaa @superflygal747 @meagang @cimes1 @gooner46 @auntiemary @mjmaven @clyveb @doorknee71 @hollandcrew @hettie You all are so awesome and thanks for all your views comments and FAV's!
posted August 15th, 2012  
@cimes1 Thanks, Carole! I love my little Bob Cat he is an amazing mouser!
posted August 15th, 2012  
fav...
posted August 15th, 2012  
Beautiful shot, Shirley -- I love the curve of the tracks and the light gleaming on them and the composition too. Glad to see it's tagged for theme gold.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Wow. Fave.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Wow stunner of a pic. Perfect theme entry. fav
posted August 15th, 2012  
@fueast @juanita @catwoman2 @cebelka Thx ladies, I sure do appreciate all your support!
posted August 15th, 2012  
Fabulous shot! It makes me think of possibilities.
posted August 15th, 2012  
Beautiful shot!
posted August 15th, 2012  
@clmiller @michaelelliott You're the best!
posted August 16th, 2012  
Awesome capture! Kamloops has had a few sunsets the same because of the smoke from fires burning miles away.
posted August 16th, 2012  
stunning!
posted August 16th, 2012  
Amazing capture... congrats on the PP... love the perspective
posted August 16th, 2012  
Beautiful!
posted August 16th, 2012  
Congrats on PP Jess! Amazing capture!
posted August 16th, 2012  
So very beautiful. I love how the track just leads you right in.
posted August 16th, 2012  
Love this for the theme. Always love train tracks.
posted August 16th, 2012  
Amazing color and tones! This shot is beautiful!
posted August 16th, 2012  
This is lovely - railway tracks AND sunset in the same shot!
posted August 16th, 2012  
I really like this terrific photograph.
posted August 16th, 2012  
Saw this on the PP, |Congratualtions Shirley. How magnificent; love everything about it! This a great photo of "Americana", and being from Conn., we have nothing like this. Super- Fave. :) Take care, Les
posted August 16th, 2012  
@glimpses Thanks so much, Les! You are soo sweet! Glad y9ou like it :)
posted August 16th, 2012  
posted August 16th, 2012  
The dust and smoke has created a nice soft image and light great shot
posted August 16th, 2012  
Pam
Love the tones! Awesome composition!! Beautiful shot!
posted August 16th, 2012  
Beautiful colors and lightning, thank you for following
posted August 16th, 2012  
@hobgoblinwychwo @pammerritt @vederlichtje Thanks for the kind words ;)
posted August 16th, 2012  
And I love this. Instant fav for me too. Looks like you're well on your way to the no. 1 position this week :) I hope so. This merits all it gets. Fabulous shot.
posted August 16th, 2012  
This is an amazing shot. My fav as well and thank you for the follow.
posted August 16th, 2012  
@aspada You are so sweet! Thanks so muchfor the kind words and support :)
posted August 16th, 2012  
@neli Your welcome and thanks to you too!
posted August 16th, 2012  
Wonderful composition Shirley. I love the softness of the landscape. Fav!
posted August 16th, 2012  
instant fav - awesome shot
posted August 16th, 2012  
Even as a thumbnail, I knew this was amazing! Love it!! Fav'd :-D
posted August 16th, 2012  
@janturnbull @sparkle @socalgal So nice of you, thanks for the instant Love!
posted August 16th, 2012  
Fav, fav, fav!!
posted August 17th, 2012  
Fabulous shot, fav
posted August 17th, 2012  
@bdb3471 @wenbow Your the best, thanks so much!
posted August 17th, 2012  
Wonderful! Fav
posted August 17th, 2012  
wow! that is gorgeous!
posted August 17th, 2012  
Fabulous, too! FAV!
posted August 17th, 2012  
So gorgeous Shirley! A fav for sure!!!
posted August 17th, 2012  
FANTASTIC
posted August 17th, 2012  
@ulpiphotos @katiebrenkert @boatpainter @rrt Thanks everyone for your awesome support views comments and FAVS!
posted August 17th, 2012  
Love it Shirley, congrats on T20!
posted August 17th, 2012  
@grizzlysghost Oh hey thanks for the heads up! I jsut got home from the gym and had not checked to see if Ross had gotten the top 20 up. I will have a look at it and all the other top 20 contenders ;)
posted August 17th, 2012  
Rob
Congrats on top 20!
posted August 17th, 2012  
@jdr4690 Thx Rob! appreciate all your support!
posted August 17th, 2012  
Shirley, don't know how I missed this. This is incredible. Beautiful capture, tones, lighting and angles. Railroad tracks have always had a sentimental hold on me, for I used to travel them alot as a child. Fav. And congrats on the top 20.
posted August 17th, 2012  
@losthorizon Thx so much... It brings me JOY knowing it brought you JOY!
posted August 17th, 2012  
Gorgeous - definite fav for me :)
posted August 17th, 2012  
So happy to see this one make it to the Top 20 Shirley, it really is an incredibly well done, well taken photo!!! Congrats!
posted August 17th, 2012  
@socalgal Awwww, thx so much Patty.. you are sooo sweet, I appreciate your kind words :)
posted August 17th, 2012  
Beautiful photo fro the theme, nicely done with your composition!
posted August 17th, 2012  
Well Well Well TOP 20 #5 not surprising at all. You deserve it!
posted August 18th, 2012  
Beautiful colours. The line is so strong, curving round and taking us where? Great shot, fav
posted August 18th, 2012  
awesome lighting and composition
posted August 19th, 2012  
Love it!
posted August 19th, 2012  
Like this fav. Congrats
posted August 19th, 2012  
@socalgal Patty, thanks so much.. you are too kind!
posted August 19th, 2012  
posted August 19th, 2012  
WOW! Fabulous shot. Fav!
posted August 19th, 2012  
No.5 for the week. Well done on a fabulous shot!!
posted August 19th, 2012  
Fav!! This is gorgeous!
posted August 20th, 2012  
Congratulations on your Top 20 Shirley; not at all surprised to see this magnificent photo again. Take care, Les
posted August 20th, 2012  
love this congrats
posted August 20th, 2012  
@stude73 @glimpses @travelingcamper @bdb3471 @yrhenwr
Thanks for all the Love everyone! This one jsut keeps ticking away at the views comments and Fav's thanks to you all!
posted August 20th, 2012  
Stunning shot, love the tones, composition and lighting....Fav for me =)
posted August 20th, 2012  
Really beautiful. Another Fav!
posted August 21st, 2012  
Congrats on the top 20 Shirley!
posted August 21st, 2012  
@ulpiphotos @anndee @tanja_1211 You guys are so sweet, thanks os much!
posted August 21st, 2012  
A belated fav on this one- but what a fantastic shot- just love that railroad track leading into the sunrise.
posted August 22nd, 2012  
Had to fav this. Amazing, lady. Congrats on the top 5, too!! I voted for you:)!
posted August 22nd, 2012  
posted August 22nd, 2012  
Congrats on Top 5 for the theme, great shot!
posted August 22nd, 2012  
Congratulations on the top 5, lovely picture!
posted August 22nd, 2012  
i missed this........wow, fantastic!
posted August 22nd, 2012  
@grizzlysghost @louisefrance Thx for the congrats on top 5 for theme-golden I appreicate it ;)
posted August 22nd, 2012  
Congratulations on being picked for the top 5! Definitely well deserved.
posted August 23rd, 2012  
love, a fav
posted August 23rd, 2012  
golden! FAV.
posted August 24th, 2012  
@ladyjane @snipsnap @yvnn Thanks ladies for commenting. viewing and Faving!
posted August 24th, 2012  
Congrats on Top 20 for this week!
posted August 25th, 2012  
Wow congrats on being #2 on the Top 20 week 115. Way to go!!!!
posted August 25th, 2012  
No. 2 for the week. Congrats and very well done.
posted August 25th, 2012  
Congrats Shirley on #2 with this amazing image!
posted August 25th, 2012  
@nadaa @sailingmusic @bdb3471 @ulpiphotos Ohhh my gosh are you kidding me. This is the first time I have had the same picture appear two weeks in a row and I beat out last weeks postion.. Wow, thanks everyone!
posted August 25th, 2012  
Congrats Shirley on Top 20. This is a beautiful beautiful photo. makes me wish I was there. Fav for sure. Just reread some comments and realised this is your 2nd week in the top 20 for this photo. Very impressive.
posted August 25th, 2012  
WOW! Congrats on 2 weeks in the Top 20 Shirley! This really is an amazing photo!!!
posted August 25th, 2012  
I just want to jump in the screen and run off into the sunset...love it!
posted August 25th, 2012  
Wow! That's some list! This is amazing! Congrats on your second spot on the T20! :)
posted August 25th, 2012  
the smoke and dust certainly add to the painting like feeling.
well composed and captured!!
posted August 25th, 2012  
Congrats on number 2 in top 20 Shirley. Just fabulous
posted August 25th, 2012  
Truely awesome pic. Well done. Fav!
posted August 26th, 2012  
beautiful shot! love it. fav
posted August 26th, 2012  
@stuckinoz Awww, thanks so much for the kind words... I really feel blessed. Yes, two weeks in row 114 and 115.. and the icing was i also made it as a top five finalist in the theme-golden challenge and this is thanks to all who voted, commented and viewed.. thanks so much!
posted August 28th, 2012  
@wardie Thanks, I feel very fortunate!
posted August 28th, 2012  
@orangecrush Thanks os much Jerry! Very blessed!
posted August 28th, 2012  
@socalgal Thanks for the kind words, I really do feel very blessed!
posted August 28th, 2012  
@danig @tunes @mrbandito @crissytina Thanks you all rock!
posted August 28th, 2012  
too beautiful ... fav n congrats!
posted September 5th, 2012  
another wow!
posted September 5th, 2012  
Brillian shot too. Fav
posted September 15th, 2012  
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