Pequest River Running High

Posted by Betty (New Jersey, United States) on 27 March 2008 in Landscape & Rural.

Taken March 5th during moderate flooding.

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Comments (12)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

I like the composition and the earthy colors also the drama of the flooding makes for an exciting image!

27 Mar 2008 1:31am

@Michael Skorulski: Thank you, Michael.

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

It's beautiful Betty, I jus thope it doesn't cause too much damage...:)

27 Mar 2008 4:02am

@Lorraine: Thanks, Lorraine. The moderate flooding we've had so far this year hasn't really caused a lot of damage. Although, I noticed today that Belvidere has a few home that still have pumps running from their basements.

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Wonderful Betty! Be careful!

27 Mar 2008 4:29am

@Craig: Thank you, Craig.

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

I was just about to say ‘running high’ when I scrolled to your Title . . that water looks very unforgiving. You take care, now.

27 Mar 2008 4:38am

@Ronnie 2¢: I was very careful, thanks.

Teresa Durães from Montijo, Portugal

great light, great photo

27 Mar 2008 5:24am

@Teresa Durães: Thank you, Teresa. It was one of the few really sunny days we had this winter.

Chris from South Jersey, United States

very dramatic to capture this - the bridge really shows how high the water is.

27 Mar 2008 6:07am

@Chris: Thanks, Chris. That's what caught my eye when I saw the bridge.

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Quebec, Canada

Good composition and not only a flood of water, but also a flood of light. After a long dark winter we deserve the light, but with all the snow we got this season we might have too much water...

27 Mar 2008 8:36am

@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Thank you, Wolfgang. This winter was especially long and dark. We never had two sunny days in a row, and the sun was never out a full day! We didn't get all the snow the way you did, but a lot of rain in March.

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

A common sight here in NJ! Floods are such a problem for so many here.

You captured the fury of the river well. Hopefully there was no serious damage.

27 Mar 2008 8:43am

@Laurie: Isn't that the case here, anymore? The slightest bit of rain and we're flooding again! This particular river flooded only moderately. It empties into the Delaware River, and that ran really high, but there was no damage. Just a few flooded basements and roads closed.