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Challenge #15: Silhouettes and Shadows
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Challenge ended Dec 15, 2003
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© CyboRob
292 points
Fujifilm FinePix S7000
1/480 sec, f3, ISO 200
Dec 7, 2003
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Cropped goose off the left side.
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Great Blue Heron at Birch Bay
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CyboRob
Dec 17, 2003
18:11 GMT
Thanks for the kind comments and suggestions, I appreciate them all.
Craig Gillette
Dec 16, 2003
06:29 GMT
My wife peers over my shoulders as I comment, etc. She really likes this one too. My number one. another one that I played at cropping some and still like this just as is. Congratulations.
Dec 15, 2003 23:59 GMT --- End of voting ---
TonyMarsh
Dec 14, 2003
22:55 GMT
Would have been a great shot even without the flying bird in the foreground. Very relaxing to look at.
piglett
Dec 14, 2003
18:59 GMT
Nice picture but could do with a much tighter crop.
Gingerbaker
Dec 14, 2003
16:57 GMT
A beauty! Serene capture with great colors, light,etc Fits the challenge to a T. Top ten at least.
MikeBee
Dec 14, 2003
10:52 GMT
Fits the criteria, I reckon that's a shadow in the water as well as a reflection , may have been better if it was a closer zoom and to my eye the gull is very distractimg as is fighting for attention with the subject.
Duane Miles
Dec 13, 2003
23:50 GMT
I really like this one, just maybe a tighter crop perhaps would work better for me, I don't know. Good job!
luv2flyfish
Dec 13, 2003
20:25 GMT
Nicely done. The soft colors are very pleasing and the bird flying into the picture adds a good deal to this picture.
Kitcat
Dec 13, 2003
20:11 GMT
What an exquisite photo! You caught a beautiful effect of water meeting sunset. Very nice.
silverfox
Dec 13, 2003
15:01 GMT
nice shot. simple and serene expression.
CK
Dec 13, 2003
12:03 GMT
Nice composition though I am not sure about the bird in the forground.
amensher
Dec 13, 2003
02:25 GMT
I like the positions of the two birds and how the sun is reflecting off the water. I think that maybe the shot would have been even better if some of the water on the right were cropped out. Maybe not though, just my opinion. Nice photo.
Tameria11
Dec 12, 2003
23:19 GMT
I like this one a lot, love the color and composition. The gull pulls me into the photo, well done, top ten
Lothman
Dec 12, 2003
19:57 GMT
this could be a winner if the heron would fill the frame, the bird in the foreground is distracting.
Cassandra
Dec 12, 2003
19:10 GMT
Lovely, simple composition. Might have been better if cropped a bit more along the right side.
AlexMoore
Dec 12, 2003
19:05 GMT
Lovely framing, a nice tranquil shot.
thirties
Dec 12, 2003
18:33 GMT
Nice capture, I like it. On my fav. list. Maybe a little tighter on the right side, a lot of empty information.
BillS
Dec 12, 2003
16:33 GMT
Nice colors. Second flying bird adds interest.
Bryn
Dec 12, 2003
14:14 GMT
For me the silhouette and shadow are too small in relation to the size of the image. The bird in the foreground is also distracting. But a nice image all the same.
MrScary
Dec 12, 2003
13:14 GMT
A nice Image, but what puts me off from likeing it more is that the Gull is flying towards me out of the image & the Heron is faceing out the other way..
Ema
Dec 12, 2003
09:13 GMT
Very Nice! <br>I wonder if a crop on the rigth <br>(changing picture in portrait mode)<br>could have given more emphasys to the heron.
emas
Dec 12, 2003
07:15 GMT
excellent shot
Craig Gillette
Dec 12, 2003
06:36 GMT
Nice. Got a silhouette and a shadow. I might have played with the crop some to center the heron but there is a lot to work with - not complaining, it looks like there are many potentials with this one.
ChefZiggy
Dec 12, 2003
03:34 GMT
I think maybe an even tighter crop would be better. The bird in flight really doesn't add to the overall image.
shudder
Dec 12, 2003
02:09 GMT
I know it was probably an artistic choice, but I would definitely have cropped the flying bird off the bottom (especially since you cropped one off the left!). The one, single silhouette of the standing bird more than fits the challenge. The inclusion of the flying one just makes it messy to me.
tripanfal
Dec 12, 2003
00:47 GMT
Now I like this image, fitting both criteria... Subtle colors, and the bird in the corner fits well in the frame.
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