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 indeedAnonymous Guest 28 Sep 2011
iberville morningTiffany 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.... WoWN.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, JoséLaurel 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 itVilma 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 niceJerry 11 Feb 2008
Looks like a very pretty southern landscape and mood!Charlotte Ottilo 05 Feb 2008
How lovely!! Well doneihor 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 oneJulie 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 beautifulPrananda Navitas 07 Dec 2007
Amazing picture!! Fabulous!!!doreen cyr 06 Dec 2007
awesome pictures kindy of scary for someone who's never been there doreenAqua1955 05 Dec 2007
Great detail in capture.. love the colorBetsy 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 NAGYGlenn 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 JoannaNatalie 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 JoFrancisco 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 familyOlga 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 stunningEmily 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, wowthea walstra 20 Nov 2007
A wonderful atmosphere and very well done JoannaMayme Crouse 20 Nov 2007
you truly captured the spirit of Evangeline.......hauntingMichelle 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. MichaelWanda 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 photoRobin 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 greatGabrielle 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! melAlberto 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 thoughRedjaine 18 Nov 2007
great shot fit ...Alberto Leopizzi 18 Nov 2007
Beautiful imageannette 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. XXJan 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 workTracy 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 lookGreg 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