Black Hills - Echo Valley pond by odie

Photography • Landscape • posted on Aug 24, 2009

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Hello! This is #6 of my travel pics and was taken near our campsite one morning in Echo Valley campground near Custer, SD. Another gorgeous morning and the pond was as still as glass. The entire campsite was very wild and untouched. Each morning we could see deer walking around. Sorry about the lens flare but this reflection was too good to pass up. Next stop - Crazy Horse Monument. Thanks for visiting my previous upload:

Comments (19)

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kgb224

7:44PM | Mon, 24 August 2009

A bit of sun Flare in the picture Jodie,but still a stunning capture.Thank you for sharing your travel pictures.May the Lord Bless you.Blessed week for you Jodie.

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Artformz2

7:49PM | Mon, 24 August 2009

Nice, tranquil.

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goodoleboy

7:54PM | Mon, 24 August 2009

I can barely see the flare. Actually, I have a flair for flares. Superlative bit of pristine nature in this serene capture, Jodie...the pond, the reflections, the grass and trees, the Black hills...what more could one ask for during a peaceful vacation?

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3x3

8:10PM | Mon, 24 August 2009

lovely capture and colors x

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Sea_Dog

8:52PM | Mon, 24 August 2009

Wonderful scenery. Well done!

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MrsRatbag

8:54PM | Mon, 24 August 2009

Beautiful landscape scene; I don't mind the sun flare at all!

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magnus073

10:01PM | Mon, 24 August 2009

Looks like a really lovely area Jody, nicely done

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GiMi53

11:59PM | Mon, 24 August 2009

I like very much this place and your picture ! :~)

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Blush

3:59AM | Tue, 25 August 2009

Beautiful Lovely capture Hugs Susan~

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A.C.Wolfe

4:59AM | Tue, 25 August 2009

Wonderful place and photo! Isn't that where Rocky Raccoon lives?

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durleybeachbum

3:44PM | Tue, 25 August 2009

Beautiful pic!

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psyoshida

4:01PM | Tue, 25 August 2009

Lovely shot! Looks like you picked the perfect place to camp.

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marybelgium

4:12PM | Tue, 25 August 2009

simply beutiful !

PD154

6:57PM | Tue, 25 August 2009

I dont mind the flate either Jodes, sorry I missed this one, been having mailer issues.

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idiot_sphinx

11:00AM | Thu, 27 August 2009

Beautiful image !!

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anahata.c

2:58AM | Fri, 28 August 2009

Well!!! Lens flare! I'm reporting you to the U.N.! (The G8? The mayor of St. Paul?) It's nothing, and if you had to remove it—like under warrant from a Court of Appeals?—it would be nothing. So glad you posted this. You have a wonderful slope from down and from up, and it converges in the open sky on the left. And the water is beautiful, the reflections are in perfect harmony, and your light & hue are (again) soft & gentle. The blue 'dissolve' around the trees' edges is gentle, and the detail of the trunks—as we look right—is a beautiful element. Another gentle & very heartful capture, and it tells you why this land was so beloved by its initial inhabitants. The flare could be seen as the sun's 'stamp of approval': Kind of like the stamp you get on a passport. A lovely capture all around, so glad you posted it.

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