Seagulls Timetable Photo

Photographer’s Note

During the aperitivo before the dinner, in that 10, 15 minutes of peace at sunset time, when all the seagulls, some hundreds, that during the day swimm and fly in and over the Le Vecchie Saline bay, back home on the other side of the small peninsula where we have the house and all togeather fly over our heads to the Olbia Gulf, where they spent the night on small islands in the lagoon of a close small river.

Every evening some hundreds of seagulls fly home, at the same moment of the day, when the sun jump down the mountains. As a perfect Timetable of the month, we know everyday that we are loosing some minutes of day-light.

Every day, in the Summer, few minutes before, and everyday that damned seagulls told us that the summer is ending, that August lost another day, that the vacations are ending, and that they will rest in paradise and...you not!

CeccoPhoto, mpsf, DKarine, Muse, pablominto, jwillie44, PJE, feather, xkolba, happypoppeye, vinicio, Silvio1953, claudeD, riclopes, kiks has marked this note useful

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CeccoPhoto (2711) 2007-09-11 1:21

WOW, Paolo un altro tramonto davvro impressionante!!
Molto poetica anche la nota.

Bel lavoro.

CeccoPhoto!!

DKarine (3852) 2007-09-11 1:26

Epoustoufflant.
C'est le seul mot qui me vient là de suite.
Les couleurs sont extraordinaires et les oiseaux en prime dans le viseur, c'est la cerise sur le gateau!
Magique!

Karine

mpsf (731) 2007-09-11 1:28

hola Paolo, hermosa imagen de puesta de sol, con unos colores expectaculares, da una sensación increíble de paz! las gaviotas volando hacia el sol le dan un punto especial. Qué pena que se acaba el verano. Un abrazo.
Pilar

Nicou (45673) 2007-09-11 1:33

Hello Paolo,

Merveilleux ciel, des couleurs divines avec ces 3 osieaux qui volent ver la lumière et le bonheur, superbe.

Bravo et belle journée

Nicou

Muse (31059) 2007-09-11 1:37

Hello Paolo,
Encore un superbe coucher de soleil dont tu nous régales!
De magnifiques couleurs et de beaux contrastes.
Très gracieux le vol de ces oiseaux.
Best regards
Denise

pablominto (41340) 2007-09-11 1:43

Hello Paolo,
An amazing sky and the three birds add interest value!
Well framed in including some silhouetted ground, wonderful patterns in the clouds!
Greetings,
Pablo -

danyy (69417) 2007-09-11 2:15

Bonjour Paolo,
ce n'est pas à toi qu'il faut apprendre à faire des ciles, tu nous en a souvent présentés de bien jolis.
Ici, les couleurs sont fantastiques et les oiseaux qui s'y détachent nettement sont un plus, de la vie.

Cadrage bien adéquat à ce genre de vue.
Kind regards.
Daniel.

stefanocer (10412) 2007-09-11 2:31

Lo specialista dei tramonti colpisce ancora , bravo di nuovo .
Stefano.

Hellas (5095) 2007-09-11 2:38

Wonderful colours, fine details and contrasts!
The seagulls steal the show, on the air!
Congratulations!
Regards,
Athanasios.

jwillie44 (1177) 2007-09-11 2:49

Killer cloud formation; the colors are amazingly striking; the birds add a nice direction to this powerful shot.
well done
michael

vero07 (1747) 2007-09-11 3:08

Ciao Paolo,
Incredible sky that seems to be in fire! The orange colour of the clouds it's amazing and it's a nice contrast with the strong blue and the black silhouettes. I like also the detail of the seagulls.
Just perfect!

Pascale (10188) 2007-09-11 3:52

Bonjour Paolo
Sublimes ces couleurs !Magnifique composition avec ces nuages qui se détachent sur ce bleu divin , ces oiseaux et juste ce qu'il faut d'avant plan pour équilibrer
Un vrai moment de bonheur ,merci
Amitiés

testmaniac (12262) 2007-09-11 3:54

Hello Paolo, perfect composition and amazing colors in this shot!The birds give more attraction.
Congratulations!

TFS

Philip

Sekhmet73 (4133) 2007-09-11 5:54

Ciao Paolo, pensavo fosse sempre dal tetto del tuo palazzo! Poi ho letto la nota e alla fine mi stava venendo un travaso di bile perchè alle 19.30 è già buio.... Meno male che possiamo guardare questi colori e ricordarci dell'estate che ormai è agli sgoccioli!
Sabrina

PJE (19485) 2007-09-11 7:10

Well Paolo sometimes paradise is where we make it for ourselves, and of course some parts of the day are much better than others as in the closing of the day. I find the timetable of these gulls very interesting and their reminder that your summer vacation is coming to an end a very humorous and sobering thought. Thanks for sharing the wonderful sunset. Good timing and excellent exposure!

feather (50144) 2007-09-11 9:09

I love your personal notes and I know just what you mean. It's September now and it's all downhill to winter. Another of your wonderful sunsets to illustrate your feelings and the gulls are heading off into the sun.
Kath

KostasKon (0) 2007-09-11 9:33

Very beautiful composition.
The colors are excellent, the sharpness is great and the POV is perfect.
Congratulations!!!
Kostas.

Magritte (418) 2007-09-11 11:57

Chapeau! on est plus dans la photo,on touche à la peinture ( l'un n'empêchant pas l'autre en fait)...les couleurs sont hallucinantes, le ciel....impressionant. Franchement bravo, ça cloue le bec des lumières pareilles!
Amicalement.

xkolba (3188) 2007-09-11 13:50

Hello Paolo,
Beautiful sky in amazing flame colors. I like tree's shadows in lower part and bird's on horizon.
Good work!
Best regards,
Maciek

happypoppeye (4064) 2007-09-11 16:06

Nice color Paolo. Amazing actually. The contrasting blue and orange in the sky looks great, especially with all those spaced out clouds. Just enough silhouette of the trees on the ground to add some interest and the flying birds make the shot perfect.

Great work.
John

barrufeto_77 (25935) 2007-09-11 22:46

Hi Paolo.

You're a lucky of enjoying these kinds of views...my compliments!

Excellent detail of the seagulls and colours!

Rgs, Oscar

vinicio (22428) 2007-09-11 23:09

Sembri incaz... con i gabbiani, mica è colpa loro se tu devi tornare al lavoro e loro no :)

A parte le dolenti note la foto è molto bella, complimenti.
Ciao
Vinicio

Silvio1953 (42769) 2007-09-12 11:16

Ciao Paolo, splendido cielo fiammeggiante arricchito dalla silhouette degli uccelli in volo, bellissima, bravo, ciao Silvio

claudeD (11465) 2007-09-12 11:48

Hello Paolo,

very good sunset shot with a very good composition and amazing colors.I like it very much.Well done.Bravo.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

riclopes (33131) 2007-09-12 11:55

Olá Paolo, most stunning colors on this amazing sky that also has an incredible sense of depth. On top of that, you caught the seagulls and gave us the story of their timetable :)
Have a nice evening,
ricardo

kiks (6147) 2007-09-15 3:53

Hi Paolo, what an amazing sunset is this! The colours are almost surreal.
TFS
KIks

dominique (11403) 2007-09-15 13:21

magnifique compo , la couleur du ciel est vraiment incryable , j'aime aussi les oiseaux , beau travail .

chrisnet (20376) 2007-10-02 9:49

Hello Paolo,
Amazing sky! Very well composed with the seagulls, really a fantastic moment, excellent!
Regards
Christian