For Les Williewhistler, a photo from Queensland, East

Photographer's Note

Last week, some of us here on TE received the terrible news of the sad passing of our dear friend Les Bennett, Williewhistler. I was very fortunate to have met Les and his lovely wife Gladys, Jadesgran. They were a truly beautiful couple, who loved each other so much. Les was one of Nature's gentlemen and will be missed by us all. Les took beautiful photos of the sea, of the moors and loved his home England and his second home, Australia. I will never forget sipping champagne with Les and Gladys on the shores of Sydney Harbour, right under the Bridge.

So I dedicate this photo of the Great Barrier Reef to Les. Here's to absent friends.

lucasgalodoido, pajaran, danos, cornejo, gervaso, ChrisJ, macjake, tyro, ktanska, worldcitizen, Cricri, maloutim has marked this note useful

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lousat (139906) 2018-01-27 3:37

Ciao Lisa,una notizia davvero tremenda,non lo sapevo,purtroppo ogni anno questo sito mostra i conti di utenti un po' anziani e ogni tanto qualcuno ci lascia. Ovviamente non l'ho mai conosciuto di persona,ma ci siamo sempre scambiati messaggi e commenti. Mi dispiace moltissimo,condoglianze alla famiglia e grazie per avercelo comunicato con questa foto che ricorda il blu del cielo dove ora lui si trova. Buon weekend! Luciano

holmertz (103520) 2018-01-27 3:50

Hello Lisa,
It's a beautiful photo, but what a sad message you bring us. I remember Les well as a very good photographer and we exchanged many critiques and comments for a number of years. I knew he had been ill but I hoped he had recovered well. If you keep in touch with his family please convey my condolences.
Kind regards,
Gert

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2018-01-27 3:55

Hi Lisa,
impressive the water colors here and this curious ocean formations. Great job, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

PaulVDV (63432) 2018-01-27 4:08

Hello Lisa,
I didn't know that Les is deceased. I remember his wonderful landscape pictures of the South West of England.
You present us here a splendid aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef but the news is very sad.
If you still have contact with Gladys, please I like to express my condolences.
Best regards, Paul

pajaran (116915) 2018-01-27 4:21

Dobro vece.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst i secanje na Les Bennett ...
Ostaju nam fotografije i lepa secanja.
Lepo pokazano, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje.
Lepa priroda.
Zelim vam mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
Interesting and beautiful view, good text and memories of Les Bennett ...
We still have photos and nice memories.
Beautifully shown, good perspective and contrast, beautiful colors.
Beautiful nature.
I wish you a quiet night, all the best.

Silvio1953 (222747) 2018-01-27 4:35

Ciao cara Lisa � sempre un piacere rivedere le tue magnifiche foto, peccato che questa volta l'accompagni con una tremenda motozia, non conosvebo di persona Les , ma era uno degli amici pi� cari su TE, riposi in pace e condpglianze alla fsmoglia? Un caro abbraccio Silvio

abmdsudi (95869) 2018-01-27 6:37

Hi Lisa
I'm shocked at the news, my condolences to the family and thank you for updating us with this pic. I am sure that his memory will be with you for ever. What must had been a wonderful photographer who made excellent contributions to TE. Have a nice weekend!
Best regards

danos (110407) 2018-01-27 7:02

Ciao Lisa,
Nice the view of the endless seascape view dedicated to Les.I like the beauty of the place as the excellent presentation.Well done.

Regards,Danos

Sergiom (117241) 2018-01-27 7:06

Bonjour Lisa,

C'est tr鑣 beau comme photo et tr鑣 doux � la fois au niveau des formes et des couleurs.On en perd un et malheureusement comme les aiguilles d'une horloge ne tournent que dans une seule direction, on s'en va tous par l�.

Amicalement

Serge

willperrett (14215) 2018-01-27 9:00

Hello Lisa

Of course I share your thoughts about Les, with whom I shared many a critique (not all of them completely favourable - as it should be!). Sadly, and despite living only a few hours apart, we never met, although both my parents lived in Devon when they were alive. This seems a very appropriate "homage", and I hope the Great Barrier Reef survives us all...

adores (46979) 2018-01-27 9:23

Hi Lisa!
It's a very beautiful photo and a perfect one to dedicate to Les. I returned to TE this week, just in time to know about his death. He'll be missed here for sure. He used to post so many beautiful photos of his country.
My condolences to his family and friends.

cornejo (61504) 2018-01-27 11:07

Hello dear Lisa, this news has been a shock to me, I appreciated the art of our friend Les, it is a beautiful photo in his memory.

Good day and happy start of the week.
A warm hug.
Angel.

jimmj63 (0) 2018-01-27 14:41

ciao Lisa,
mi dispiace, l'immagine � quanto di pi� bello si possa vedere sul nostro piccolo pianeta,
ciao, Giacomo

carlo62 (81265) 2018-01-27 14:52

Ciao Lisa
ci mostri una bella foto e ci porti una brutta notizia.
Non conoscevo Les e ci siamo scambiati opinioni molto raramente, ma questo non importa, quello che � importante � che una persona che amava la vita e lo trasmetteva attraverso la fotografia � venuta a mancare.
Le mie condoglianze alla famiglia e a tutti coloro che lo conoscevano.
Carlo

gervaso (28381) 2018-01-27 17:25

Hello, Lisa!

Really sad news we had these days, and that's a beautiful tribute you make to him, a photo of nature, that he liked so much! The colors of the sea look beautiful here, and these round reefs look very interesting and make the image very attractive! Very nice job!

ChrisJ (172372) 2018-01-27 17:28

Ciao Lisa

A nice dedication to Les who will be sadly missed by family and friends, including a sizable number here on Trekearth. Wonderful turquoise and aquamarine colors of the sea and submerged reefs. Tfs!

macjake (98544) 2018-01-28 1:39

Hi Lisa
this is the first time i'm hearing of this news, terribly sad and most importantly heart breaking for the family.

It's a reminder, a sad one at that, where we as a family on TE will be loosing members as the years go by.
a beautiful photo and fine tribute to our friend
Craig

tyro (30513) 2018-01-28 4:31

Carissima Lisa,

Thank you so much for posting such a lovely shot of this tranquil scene and dedicating it to Les. You, of course, had the good fortune to meet Les and Gladys and be inspired by them while I just had to make do with admiring their photographs but also communicating with them both on many occasions through the medium of TE where I found them to be the most delightful couple, so in touch with their beloved Devonshire as well as Australia.

Yes, a beautiful photograph of the Great Barrier Reef, perfectly captured and composed with gorgeous tones and colours.

Beautiful!

Kindest Regards,

John.

ktanska (45018) 2018-01-28 10:34

Hi Lisa,
Sad news. But so good to hear of you after a longish break. Fascinating high view of the reef. There's so many hues of blue there. As you saw I made a trip to Netherlands Antilles. I didn't learn to dive, but had a pleasure to see reef life through the windows of a real submarine.
Kari

emka (158672) 2018-01-28 14:55

Hello Lisa,

When I saw the miniature of your picture, first I felt joy seeing you again but then I read this sad notice. Maybe Les will meet other friends, like Gildas and Patrick thet left us not long time ago. I liked Les nature photos very much and I will miss them. If you have any opportunity, give my condolences to his family.
Wonderful picture.
Kind regrads MAlgo

worldcitizen (16226) 2018-01-28 15:52

Hello Lisa,
This is a beautiful and colorful, minimalist view of the reef. I like the different shapes and patterns. It's a lovely dedication to Les. I hadn't heard about his passing, so thanks for letting us know. I hope all is well in your corner of the world.

Cricri (176) 2018-02-26 11:11

Hi dear Lisa
Bel hommage avec ce merveilleux paysage de la nature incroyablement fantastique.....
Il est toujours bien triste de perdre un ami.....condol閍nce a la famille...
cricri