Freedom of flight Photo

Photographer’s Note

Avene and Zmey and I had a great time on the Rhode Island / Massachusetts coast line a couple of weeks back, some of the shot are already posted here on TE. While we were at Sakonnet Light this one was shot in the opposite direction; like most coastal areas it was a subject rich environment and limited only by our imaginations..

AROBN54, adores, Charo, avene, dareco, robertosalguero, gunbud, bakes888, Budapestman, Cretense, Royaldevon, Kielia, fulvio52, stego, jlbrthnn, maloutim, zmey has marked this note useful

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Charo (31665) 2008-06-05 16:29

Hello Greg,
Very well caught the moment of the flight of the gull. Marvellous dynamism with very good colors and details. Nice work.
Cordial regards
Charo

avene (10930) 2008-06-05 16:43

hi Greg,
perfect timing for this shot, looks as if the bird hasn't decided yet whether to walk or to fly, and interesting symmetry between the V-shape of the wings and its legs. but what I like most is the colours of the water, I'll have to try and find some of that in my photos from that day :)

with best regards,
Kristine

dareco (17100) 2008-06-05 17:03

WOW! This is really great Greg! Perfect timing!! The colors are really super here, the water and the rock. Very nice lighting, I like the shadow of the bird. Very good detail of the gull! An excellent picture in my opinion! TFS and have a great weekend.

robertosalguero (2763) 2008-06-05 17:19

Hello Greg,

This is a nice image. The seagull is a very attractive element in the view. Nice framing and use of light to compose the image. I think you had a good time taking pictures during this meeting. Cheers :-)

Roberto

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-06-05 17:25

Hello Greg

Very good capure, the flight of the bird is excellent, but that shadow on the rock is very very good. Colours, composition very well handled. Well worked, Regards, Jim

gunbud (27741) 2008-06-05 18:38

Hi Greg,
Great capture of this simple moment by the sea. Your gull is caught in perfect symmetry and is surrounded by brilliant colors and sharp salty details. Wonderful coastal image that I'm glad you have shared.
Regards, Tom

Hellas (5109) 2008-06-05 23:29

Hi Greg,
terrific moment you chose for shooting! The sharpness and the pleasing background blur are so much attractive! The green line of the sea is beautiful, too.

Regards from Greece,
Athanasios.

bakes888 (18055) 2008-06-05 23:44

Hi Greg. It pays to have eye in the back of your head so you don’t miss a shot! One of the hardest shots to get well is the “bird in flight” shot, but you have captured this one well. Good colours and sharpness where its important. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Longroute (9133) 2008-06-06 0:00

Hello Greg,

times of seagulls this one, eh?
Fortunate shot, with the bird starting to take off, but also a very good composition that leave the rock at the left and enough space at the right which is the direction in which the bird is pointing. Colours and saturation are perfect as in all your photos. Very pleasurable.
Ciao,
Donato

bracasha75 (21900) 2008-06-06 2:22

Hi Greg
Very peaceful image and the freedom and liberty is almoust touchable here
TFS
cheers,Braca

Budapestman (41488) 2008-06-06 3:19

Hi Greg,
Beaitiful moment, indeed with splendid timing. Very attractive composition with beautiful colours and details. Excellent shot, Have a nice weekend
George

Silversnow (2105) 2008-06-06 13:43

Great shot of a flying Seagull, very sharp and good composition.
If only they were not so damn annoying sky-rats :D

amaryllis (17293) 2008-06-07 0:57

bonjour,
superbe capture de cette mouette qui s'envole, moment bien saisi et superbe de cette envolée avec l'ombre sur le rocher, j'aime beaucoup cette réalisation
juliette

pablominto (40364) 2008-06-07 3:56

Hello Greg,

Nice action!
I like the simplicity of the composition, which is well balanced and has an attractive colour palette...
Great maritime atmosphere!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Cretense (55528) 2008-06-07 7:38

Hi Greg!

Excellent photo, my dear friend, perfect timing, great composition with few but beautiful elements, great colour pallete and excellent focus! Congratulations!

Hercules

Royaldevon (5888) 2008-06-07 11:59

Hello Greg,

You shot this just at the right moment!
The wings are raised and the landing gear is just about to be raised.
Lovely off-centre composition!
I particularly like how the light is highlighting the bird's head and neck and creating a lovely shadow on the rock.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

pboehringer (770) 2008-06-07 16:06

Greg,
the subject rich environment certainly gave you here an unlimited amount of possibilities to your imaginations. Very sharp in its details were I can even see the red dot on the beak despite the distance. The moment freezing the gull at the time of take off is a great one although I guess that having the bird completely either above or below the horizon would have made it a even stronger composition. Latter would be my favorite option.
Pete

Flavia (10202) 2008-06-07 21:32

Hi Greg,

Perfect timing to catch this seagul flying. The light and colors are good, just a little too much space on the left side, a croping would put your subject more in evidence.

Regards,

Flavia

Kielia (8367) 2008-06-08 10:14

Hello Greg,
very nice title for this amazing composition. Excellent sharpness and strong colours of the water.
Thank you for sharing!
Best regards
Harriet

angela926 (1882) 2008-06-08 20:34

Hello Greg,
Nice capture, good composition and point of view,
excellent sharpness and fantastic action.
TFS
Angela

WepWaWet (3955) 2008-06-09 5:48

Hello Greg,
Great timing!..Wonderful captured with excellent color and perfect light. Sharpness and clarity are very beautiful. Regards,
Seref

Juntas (3131) 2008-06-09 7:52

Hi Greg. Good composition. Nice focus on the bird and perfect timing. Well done. Paulo

adores (15447) 2008-06-09 17:55

Hi Greg!
You captured a good moment, the flight of the gull is perfect, you framed it very well. The light is good andI especially like the tonalities of the water in background.

AROBN54 (10721) 2008-06-09 21:04

Hi, Greg,
I love bird photos and I espcially like them when the birds are in flight. This is wonderful. Very well composed, excellent light and contrast with the white of the gull, nice detail and I especially love that great stop action. This is a cool shot... Many thanks and kind regards,
Shelly

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-06-10 7:07

Hi Greg,
great timing and excellent contrast between sharp fore and blurred background. The colors deserve an extra smiley, if you ask me. Very good job!
Hell, after having mum & sister visiting over here I went through almost 2 weeks of heavy overtime on my work to catch up with stuff, hence my silence. I'm fine now and back on schedule, so I'll check out little by little what else you posted lately.
Meanwhile : have a great day, I'll see you soon.
Fulvio.

stego (22350) 2008-06-11 9:43

Hi Greg,
A simple but beautiful nature shot. Perfect timing and DOF, great POV , clarity and colours! Well seen that "like most coastal areas it was a subject rich environment and limited only by our imaginations"! As a matter of fact that applies not only to coastal areas.
Regards, José.

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devimeuxbe (55837) 2008-06-13 13:50

Hi Greg
Perfect timing. Also you get very good sharpness on the gul.
NIce picture !
Bertrand

jlbrthnn (37505) 2008-06-14 14:29

Good evening Greg,
Your image is of a great purity. There is nothing in excess. The aesthetic rock, like point of take-off, and the bird on which all the attention is focused are clear, whereas the blur of the sea contributes to isolate the center of interest. The light is excellent as are the colors. It is a beautiful very pleasant image, which one can
look without wearying itself.
Good night
Cordially
Joël
Joël

maloutim (3925) 2008-06-14 15:02

Hi Greg!
Great capture! Great colours and composition!
The vertical position of the wings, the horizontal lines in the sea, and the round golden rock are fantastic!
TFS.
MarieLouise.

mumek (17468) 2008-06-16 2:35

Hi Greg!
Very good capture of the flying seagull. Excellent light, good sharp details of the bird, nice depth of field. Very well done.Thanks for posting
best regards
ziggy

dta (4786) 2008-06-16 14:30

Hello Greg ,
A vert fine capture , at the good moment . The framing is excellent . Nice contrast of colors .
Congratulations
Denis

zmey (7244) 2008-07-02 9:43

hello Greg

soo... you caught THAT bird, after all... :)) i was trying too, but the birdie was not cooperating while my camera was aimed at it. i guess, i had to arm myself with more patience. or luck... hmm... love the water color in this one.

good luck in Boston!

with warm regards,
kristaps

nels (2455) 2008-07-19 7:36

hi greg, great timing love the colour of the sea
adrian
have been away so long i am just now catching up on your shots i have missed

DariaK (641) 2008-11-17 18:09

Very nice, well caught!

Daria