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The Myth of Evangeline

Longfellow's Evangeline is an important piece of American literature, and a source of inspiration and pride for many of the Cajun people of Louisiana. But, it is important to note that the story of Evangeline is a myth, based on Cajun stories and the imagination of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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Thomas Curry 07 Nov 2013

Makes me miss Mobile ....very nice indeed

Artist Reply: I love when the fog justs completely envelopes these old oaks dripping with moss. thank you very much Thom. I do appreciate your thoughtfulness, jo

Anonymous Guest 28 Sep 2011

iberville morning

Tiffany Stackpole 27 Sep 2011

Wow this is so Mystical and Magical! It's just Beautiful I Love it!!! Wonderful job!!! :)

Gaye lee 08 Jan 2011

Brilliant!! Love this Soo much.... WoW

N.D. Patel 28 Jun 2010

very mysterious. excellent photography!!

Kimberly 09 Apr 2010

Absolutely stunning! Lighting, composition, texture- it has it all!

Ginger Lovellette 24 Mar 2010

Superb photography. Excellent subject.

Jerie kunitsky 22 Feb 2010

This is truly breathtaking...

Caballero Salguero 02 Feb 2010

Thanks so much, for yuo belle comments, Joanna. Your trees with soul greats.Is one view very deep of great content of hope. The tomorrw and alvays. Wonderful, José

Laurel Talabere 08 Jan 2010

Very beautiful and mystical image.

Deon QWest 31 Mar 2009

WOW! What a pic!!! I am sure that you have experienced the absolute silence that comes with thick mist like this...

dawnae zobrist 15 Dec 2008

just breath taking!

Barry Armitage 15 Dec 2008

I'd love to be there .This is a beautiful scene.

Sigridur Bachmann 28 Jun 2008

Wow.!!.... What a beauty.!! Great sepia color Love the mist.!! ::::: SUPERB :::::

Chris Suckow 03 Jun 2008

My kind of picture.. great capture.. something very peaceful about it

Vilma Veguilla 23 Apr 2008

Love it!

Terri Yu 23 Apr 2008

Gorgeous and impressive piece of art!

Paula Eytcheson 23 Feb 2008

this is impressive! I love the mood, the color...wonderful!

Hiromi Green 15 Feb 2008

Beautiful moody shot!

Eddy collins 13 Feb 2008

very nice

Jerry 11 Feb 2008

Looks like a very pretty southern landscape and mood!

Charlotte Ottilo 05 Feb 2008

How lovely!! Well done

ihor khoynyak 22 Jan 2008

Very impressiv!

Jo-Ann Hayden 05 Jan 2008

Beautiful, hauntingly beautiful. Great eye!

Michael Easter 20 Dec 2007

Oh I just adore this shot! Is there really a myth about her! Please tell me about it, I love Folk Stories!

Anonymous Guest 15 Dec 2007

wow i love this one

Julie Mayser 15 Dec 2007

This is very beautiful, Joanna, what is the media?

Brenda Loveless 07 Dec 2007

incredible mood piece!!

Ian Richard Laws 07 Dec 2007

Simply beautiful image.

L.A. Spilsbury 07 Dec 2007

i am stunned that this is not a photograph-very beautiful

Prananda Navitas 07 Dec 2007

Amazing picture!! Fabulous!!!

doreen cyr 06 Dec 2007

awesome pictures kindy of scary for someone who's never been there doreen

Aqua1955 05 Dec 2007

Great detail in capture.. love the color

Betsy Foster 05 Dec 2007

Love these sweeping trees...just awesome !

John Fish 05 Dec 2007

A beautiful landscape such as this inspires beautiful writing. What a great shot. Love the lighting.

BILL NAGY 05 Dec 2007

Very nice view enhanced by the Spanish moss. BILL NAGY

Glenn Ledford 02 Dec 2007

Gret place for a graveyard! Peace!

Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 02 Dec 2007

what a great world, wonderful and giving dreamy thoughts.

Larry Fridel 01 Dec 2007

Wonderful Image Joanna

Natalie G 01 Dec 2007

Hi, Joanna. Wonderful photography! Thank you for your comments. Much appreciated.

Carliss Mora 01 Dec 2007

Spooky, but gorgeous work!

Lori Barnes 30 Nov 2007

This is very beautiful. This looks like something that should be in a calandar at hallmark. WOW.

Shelley Walden 30 Nov 2007

Awesome and so intriguing! Excellent work!

Nira Dabush 30 Nov 2007

Outstanding BEAUTY,Jo...it looks like a very fine painting to me...YOUR BEST !!

betty luna 30 Nov 2007

when u can feel the touch of God...somedays we all ned to stop, and feel, and listen...

Steven Torrisi 30 Nov 2007

Mysterious yet entrancing view of what lies beyond reality.

Namita Kulkarni 30 Nov 2007

lovelyy Jo!!

Cathy Holford 28 Nov 2007

So beautiful...amazing!

DMITRY KOSTYLEW 28 Nov 2007

Beautifull stunning short Joanna!!!!

Minnie Shuler 28 Nov 2007

I agree with Janet. This is quality.

Janet Gioffre Harrington 28 Nov 2007

This is an AWARD WINNING quality piece of aerwork, Jo. Wonderful choice with the sepia, too. REALLY adds to the mood. GREAT ART!!!

Gwen Battis 27 Nov 2007

Beautiful picture...as others have said. I too, think you captured the mood and the light wonderfully!

Randy McCullough 27 Nov 2007

Very moody and mystical! Captured beautifully!

joe valcourt 27 Nov 2007

outstanding setting--mystery and beauty--great Jo

Francisco Capelo 27 Nov 2007

What a beautiful beautiful image.

Jerry Sodorff 26 Nov 2007

Serene, restful, unnerving. I like it!

Mike Moss 26 Nov 2007

i dont know the myth but this has a very.......gives me chicken skin when I stare at the image and close my eyes to let my imagination stroll through. I love when art can send a physical and emotional feeling through you.

sidney orr 23 Nov 2007

Beautiful images JJ - Longfellow is underappreciated now and settings are wonderful....... more.....

gregg dutcher 23 Nov 2007

A beautiful b&w shot!!!!

Greg Dubois 23 Nov 2007

I think this photo is the best yet ! I love the spanish moss and how it compliments the misty ambience!

Renata Cavanaugh 22 Nov 2007

This is beautiful Joanna....Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family

Olga van Dijk 22 Nov 2007

Beautiful and mystical....

Jean M. Laffitau 22 Nov 2007

WOW! Amazing capture Joanna! Very romantic and magical!

Steve Howard 22 Nov 2007

This kind of looks like the tree in Forrest Gump. Like it.

Tom Berry 22 Nov 2007

Oh yes, this is a very special shot.

Tabitha Borges 22 Nov 2007

draping ,huanting, and stunning

Emily Reed 21 Nov 2007

WONDERFUL PHOTO!

Loni Saucier 21 Nov 2007

wow what an awsome shot ...this one has so much feeling !!!!i love it ...wonderful work joanna:)

Izabella Pavlushko 21 Nov 2007

it's so mysterious , Jo, well done , just striking work !!!!!!

walt larsen 21 Nov 2007

This is beautiful, and I thought this was a wonderfully done photograph. much kudos for the drawing, wow

thea walstra 20 Nov 2007

A wonderful atmosphere and very well done Joanna

Mayme Crouse 20 Nov 2007

you truly captured the spirit of Evangeline.......haunting

Michelle Duerden 20 Nov 2007

Wow! Wonderful image, so atmospheric!

mahesh konsam 19 Nov 2007

Wow !! This is great !! Excellent photography !!

julie Marks 19 Nov 2007

Exceptional atmospheric photography that conjures up so much emotional imagery with the weeping willows and mysterious mist. I also loved your historical narrative that enhance the impact of this powerful and elegant image. Fantastic shot cuz. You should add another 0 to what this is worth since in reality it is priceless.

Kathie Nichols 19 Nov 2007

Superb image Jo!

Jessica Courtley-Rose 19 Nov 2007

Wow...wonderful capture!

Andrew Dragh 19 Nov 2007

Beautiful image. Very nice!

clystie pruden 19 Nov 2007

This is outstanding. I love the feeling it gives. Very nice job.

Jamie Nice 19 Nov 2007

what an amazing photo Joanna. That is quite a magnificant oak! Just excellent work!!!

Dar Cragg 19 Nov 2007

Wonderful...I love it!!!!

Lynn De Serres 19 Nov 2007

Truly magnificent artwork, Joanna. So calm and peaceful and inspiring indeed.

Hui Zhu 19 Nov 2007

Oowww ^o^ wonderful piece...

Gregory Edwards 18 Nov 2007

A very imaginative work of art and touch of th mythical!!!

marisa reilly 18 Nov 2007

I agree with Jeanie,, it's a winner,, love it so much!! You're a genius.. It belongs in a vampire novel by Anne Rice.

Lior Goldenberg 18 Nov 2007

Fantastic capture, Jo! Love the foggy view, great mood!

Jeanie Chadwick 18 Nov 2007

Joanna, I'm jealous. Honestly, this image is one that I wish I had taken. I love it and honestly feel that you should start entering it in some competitons. It's an award-winner for sure.

Michael Forbus 18 Nov 2007

This is a magnificent image. Love the fog illuminating the Spanish Moss. Very beautiful and reminds me so much of the Natchez Trace in the early morning. Looks like the edge of the swamp by the Pontchartrain. Lovely image. Michael

Wanda Edwards 18 Nov 2007

I saw these trees for the first time about a month ago! They are so unusual, compared to what I am used to, north woods of WI!

Melanie Lamprill 18 Nov 2007

mysterious and so very beautiful.....

Lura Jones 18 Nov 2007

Wow! Thanks for sending me a link to this. I love it! Perfectly done.

Sara Deutsch 18 Nov 2007

You've captured the misty, mysterious, romance...

Joke Schotting 18 Nov 2007

Marvelous work Joanna!!!

Mary Janosik 18 Nov 2007

OOOOOOh, Myyyyy, Jo!! This is SOOOO cool!!! I love everything about this photo!!!!

Mimoza Oronova 18 Nov 2007

eXCELLENT PHOTO !

craig moline 18 Nov 2007

This is awesome Jo. Great comp and shades that bring such great depth. Wonderful mood shot!

Pepita Selles 18 Nov 2007

Hi,love this one,almost euphoric.Love the deep and the feeling.And most of all the dark and gold toghether,great work.

Seth Weaver 18 Nov 2007

Wow! Joanna what an excellent photo of this classic "Live Oak" tree with that great spanish moss. So dramatic and haunting a scene. Excellent Joanna!! This ismy "Pic of the Day!"

Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 18 Nov 2007

Brilliant creative photography,Just STUNNING!!!:)

Ann Fawssett-Atkin 18 Nov 2007

Beautifully atmospheric photo

Robin Foss 18 Nov 2007

Great shots.

Visionary Imagist 18 Nov 2007

Joanna: This is just simply exquisite. Great atmospherics and composition. Wonderfully executed photograph. Well done!!!

jamie winter 18 Nov 2007

ok this is very awesome Jo. wowowow this is great

Gabrielle Stahlie 18 Nov 2007

What a beauty and what a nostalic mood. Great work.

mel taylor 18 Nov 2007

Wow! Beautiful shot, Joanna! Brings back memories of my visit(s) to New Orleans! mel

Alberto D'Assumpcao 18 Nov 2007

Spectacular image, Joanna!

Cindy Lemoi 18 Nov 2007

Outstanding ! I love this one.

Rebecca halley 18 Nov 2007

what a haunting image...I have never heard of Evangiline though

Redjaine 18 Nov 2007

great shot fit ...

Alberto Leopizzi 18 Nov 2007

Beautiful image

annette steens 18 Nov 2007

a magical place!

Joe Sweeney 18 Nov 2007

Joanna, Robin Brown said it all.

Karen Cash 18 Nov 2007

hauntingly beautiful Joanna!

KC CHANG 18 Nov 2007

GREAT WORK!

Louis Myers 18 Nov 2007

Dreamy scene! Awesome!

Barry Huyett 18 Nov 2007

beautiful shot!!

Jan Jacob Mekes 18 Nov 2007

This is magical!

Chris Roukema 18 Nov 2007

Awesome, Joanna!

Lili Segal 18 Nov 2007

Fantastic shots, Koanna, beautifully composed! Marvelous atmosphere! Thanks for sharing!

Robin Brown 18 Nov 2007

The Myth's of time Joana. This is superb, my kind of image. Its like a portal where we can look back into time & think deeply about what it all means. Its not just a photograph of a mist scene its a pause button. Time to reflect. XX

Jan van Baarle 18 Nov 2007

I really love the atmosphere of this one!

JarKo JarKo 17 Nov 2007

GREAT IMAGE - VERY MYSTERIOUS!!! :-)

helen tyralik 17 Nov 2007

wonderful work

Tracy L Nicholson 17 Nov 2007

This is eerily beautiful, Jo!!

June Steward 17 Nov 2007

This is so wonderful, Jo. It tells the story...much love...

gerry logan 17 Nov 2007

great job love the mystic look

Greg Joens 17 Nov 2007

amazing and mysterious.

Danielle McNeil 17 Nov 2007

WOW!!!

Dell Belew 17 Nov 2007

This image is phenomenal, such a mystical wonder and dreamy.

Breeze 17 Nov 2007

Well, I'm afraid Joan already said it and I'll repeat it: Outstanding and full of mystery! Haaa, I really love the atmosphere of this one!

joan warburton 17 Nov 2007

Outstanding work! You've really capture an air of mystery and intrigue!

John Swift 17 Nov 2007

This is an incredible image, Joanna! Wonderful perspective, lighting and mood.

Donald Schrier 17 Nov 2007

I love the trees in the mist and the feel that the sun is about to burst forth. This is a very compelling picture to view. Tlhank you and have a great holiday.

Lewis Findley 17 Nov 2007

Hello, and THank you for remembering me, AND ESPECIALLY for sending this masterpiece my way. Thi sis magnifiscent. Have a blessed Thanksgiving week. Lewis