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Photographer’s Note

Forge River Mastic NY

The Forge River, located between the hamlets of Mastic and Moriches on the south shore of Suffolk County, has great recreational and ecological value. Unfortunately, historic activities have subjected the river to numerous nutrient and pollutant sources including duck farm and sewage treatment plant discharges, septic system leachate, storm water runoff, loss of wetlands, small-lot development, and shoreline hardening that have resulted in adverse impacts.

leo61, Charo, tyro, tabora, zeca, Matthew-Watt, romanaa, Benedict, paura, cfreire, gunbud, steliosk, Floydian, markogts, denisn72 has marked this note useful

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arvndv_in (141) 2008-01-19 19:44

Simply great Angela. A rare scene. Nice composition. Thanks for posting.

rbassin (4171) 2008-01-20 11:48

Hello Angela,
Une belle composition, le rythme des piquets avec les mouettes est intéressant et montre une belle perspective.
Roland

corniste (4210) 2008-01-20 12:47

This looks like offshore parking fiels for birds! Congratulations!

Cheers

Charo (31651) 2008-01-21 3:51

Hola Angela,
Sencilla y bella composición en la que parece que las gaviotas ocuparon todos los palos para posar para ti. Bonitos colores y estupenda definición.
Cordialmente
Charo

tyro (2606) 2008-01-21 13:42

Hello, Angela.

This is simply wonderful - fabulous colours and reflections and fantastic composition with that line of poles leading the eye to the right. And not quite every pole has a bird on it!

Excellent!

Kind Regards,

John.

tabora (13636) 2008-01-23 3:44

Bonjour Angela,
Tout simplement superbe composition, la rangée de piquets ressemble un peu a une portée musicale et les oiseaux a des notes.
Jolie partition de mère nature,bien cadrée.
A+ Jospeh

Estelle (2317) 2008-01-26 14:15

Hello Angela,
I actually saw a very similar situation in Lake District in England, with the birds of top of pilars like that. And I just didn't know how best to take the picture. This is the answer!
TFS
Estelle

Davidwh (3652) 2008-01-27 8:00

Hi Angela,
A lovely perspective looking down the line of poles.I hope there wasn't a trigger happy hunter in the vicinity as those gulls would have been a temptation hard to resist :-) The deep blue of the water is so soothing.....almost hypnotic.Great work.....TFS.
Regards, David

markstaples (15670) 2008-01-30 10:13

Hello Angela
Love the deep blue of this shot, but like even more the graphical qualities provided by the posts. They provide good perspective and the gulls are the icing on the cake. Nicely done.
Best wishes
Mark

zeca (20026) 2008-01-30 18:58

I like this capture, Angela. The simplicity of all details is nice... and at same time we have lots of details to see. Very good graphism in the foreground, with those poles driving our eyes to the background. Good depht.
Regards,
Zeca

jpinkham (844) 2008-02-03 16:44

Nice work, Angela. The line of poles leads the eye really well; the reflections in the water are a nice added touch; and the birds perched atop are an extra attraction. Good rich colors and POV. The lighting from this angle is probably not the best, but worth doing to see the birds from this approach.

Well done,
Jim

clnaef (6289) 2008-02-03 23:08

Bonjour,
Belle enfilade avec des pieux qui donnent une bonne idée de profondeur.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Matthew-Watt (4463) 2008-02-06 17:19

Hi Angela,

Wonderful work! It is funny to see each post is occupied by only one bird. I am sure if another gull were to land and attempt to share a perch there would be a fight breaking out. I like the gradual change in gradient across the water from deep blue/black in the left to lighter tones towards the sun. I like also how the posts are reflected in such a warped, rippled way. Good depth of field and great contrast. TFS, and also for the visit!

Matt

romanaa (2551) 2008-02-08 4:52

Hello Angela,
I love your composition of the birds sitting on the poles - it is funny.
Nice colours and reflection.
Well done
Romana

Bluejeans (31663) 2008-02-09 1:29

Ola Angela ,
Magnifica foto com estes postes dentro , ficou muito interessante os passaros em cima deles , bonitos os reflexos , belos tons de azul , parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Caroline72 (100) 2008-02-09 4:58

Too funny , too lovely , beautiful colors : it ' s perfect !

cbrman (18703) 2008-02-10 3:04

Hello Angela,

Excellente idée ! Les mouettes ont chacunes leur piquet pour se reposer ! Je trouve que cela donne un très bon rythme à cette image ! La partie sombre dans le bas de l'image est bienvenue car elle laisse l'observateur se focaliser sur les piquets et les mouettes !
Bien vu !

A+

Dominique

leo61 (42946) 2008-02-11 10:10

Hi Angela!

A great shot and composition with the birds sitting on these poles.Your POV is well choosen and I like the color of the water and it`s texture.A great shot.
Regards,leo

Benedict (7062) 2008-02-19 22:24

wonderful composition. the continuing airplane trails above is an added charm; the poles' reflections and the deep blue water give out the richness and depth. TFS, angela.
benedict

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-02-25 11:23

Hi Angela

A beautiful scene, with a large membership and an unmatched depth of field. I like the shade, and though it lacks a little bit of definition, I think it's a beautiful work, very timely. Congratulations.

John

marietom (31782) 2008-03-06 7:54

Hello Angela,

Beaucoup de sérénité dans cette très belle image. Marie

paura (37896) 2008-03-12 17:33

Angela,
You got a very good composition here. Interesting the simetry in the birds position. Colors are also great. Well done.

Paulo

fryz (1727) 2008-03-20 2:17

Hello Angela
excellent this situation
well done
thank you for your message
Vincent

giorgimer (20750) 2008-03-21 1:06

Hi Angela,

very nice image, I like these pillars' perspective, good POV, nice "silky" water. I like this kind of water effect as you can see in some of my shots
http://www.trekearth.com/viewphotos.php?l=7&p=806151
http://www.treklens.com/viewphotos.php?l=7&p=367288

TFS!

Gio

cfreire (11647) 2008-03-23 6:56

Hi Angela
Splendid shot the which I could intitle of blues&blues .. wonderful colors, contrasts and reflections. Good POV and perspective. Well done, friend. Best Regards, Consuelo

gunbud (27585) 2008-03-27 18:29

Hi Angela,
Wonderful depth created by the curving rows of tidal poles as the line the deep blue waters the lovely bay. The gulls are gathered in neary capacity on the poles.
Regards, Tom

steliosk (4784) 2008-03-28 17:40

WOW i don't believe the composition its just great!!!! how did you manage to put those birds in each dock?
lovely colours and perspective leading the eye all the way to the right.
One of the pictures I admire in TE!!
My Congratulations Angela, for this great capture!

Regards
Stelios

alftrek (2709) 2008-03-31 0:45

Hi Angela,

I really like this photo:

Diagonal arrangement of the poles.
Soft blue colour of the water
Above all, you manage to get a seagull on almost every pole!!

Excellent work and thanks for sharing

Regards
Alfred

Anna-- (7723) 2008-04-13 0:17

Ciao Angela,
very good capture of the birds onto the pillars and great reflections and colors. Very nice composition
Have a nice sunday
Anna

Floydian (30970) 2008-04-13 12:00

Hello Angela,
What a clever composition, how nice build up in the frame. That on all poles are seagulls is a very nice bonus and adds great interest in the overal composition. The two different blue tones from sky and water are great, i like it.
Regards, Henk

LUISCOSTA (142) 2008-04-17 15:59

Ola Angela!

Parabens por belo registo...gosto da edição como do enquadramento.

bjs

Greg1949 (8507) 2008-05-20 13:50

Angela, the line up of the birds is cute. Nice saturated colors and fine detail. Nice capture.

Greg

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-05-20 19:26

Hi Angela

I really love the composition here, and how the birds are sat on the poles coming out of the water. The reflections are spot on, and shadow detail and blues in your capture finish of the image nicely.
Well done
Jim

aofl (1085) 2008-08-09 6:28

nice picture with good reflexes and light
al

denisn72 (6909) 2008-11-30 17:26

Hi Angela
You were lucky to catch these birds on these stakes. Very original and beautiful scene. Bravo!
Best regards
Denis!

delkoo (33988) 2009-05-18 1:00

hi angela,
The clarity of this image is excellent. Well composed with good saturation of colour and sharpness. The view looks peaceful and beautiful .

didier