Life Through A Lens
Soaring
Posted by Stu (Home: Scotland | Residing in Kyoto, Japan) on 1 February 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Fred from Easton PA, United States
Wonderful capture !
not only is the detail great but your processing really enhances this photo.
1 Feb 2007 5:12am
Bronnie from Christchurch, New Zealand
Grand birds aren't they!! Wonderful detail on the wings.
1 Feb 2007 5:31am
Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia
Unbelievable shot mate!! Love the PP and framing and detail; fantastic stuff!
1 Feb 2007 7:50am
Kheoh Yee Wei from pj, Malaysia
I like the mood and the brave yet freedom feeling in this photo ! Amazing capture indeed !
1 Feb 2007 9:48am
badala from Leiria, Portugal
Oh yeah, wonderful birds and so hard to catch on camera! You did it!
1 Feb 2007 12:00pm
Jerry from Tampa, United States
great capture Stu! Excellent tones - very well done!
1 Feb 2007 12:27pm
shiqi from Singapore, Singapore
That's a really great hsot, to be able to catch the bird in action this way!
1 Feb 2007 2:50pm
Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States
Wow! Great shot! I love these birds! This shot is not easy to do! But, you did it!
1 Feb 2007 3:00pm
@Dimitrios: Hi Dimitrios, this was two days ago on the way home from work, at the Kamo River in Kyoto. Cheers!
Matt Trujillo Photography from United States
Great catch, and excellent treatment.
1 Feb 2007 6:40pm
@koozy: Thanks Kouji! 鴨川です。
Zach Siebert from Bologna, Italy
this is radical! and i only wonder how you managed to get this?
1 Feb 2007 8:25pm
@Zach Siebert: Thanks so much for all your kind comments Zach. Much appreciated. I took about 20 pics of these birds flying around. In this one it passed low and slow enough overhead so I could get the shot.
Michael Zhang from New York City, United States
I love how the "light" is right behind the shot. It makes it so much more dramatic.
1 Feb 2007 10:44pm
bronzebilly from cardiff, United Kingdom
what a great capture--can you fly or what--billy
2 Feb 2007 12:45am
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Super shot and processing! You're really making good use of that long lens.
2 Feb 2007 5:05am
benjamin from Singapore
wow.. looks like i ve been missing out on alot... this is fantastic, stu! beautiful everything!
4 Feb 2007 1:08pm
Canon EOS Kiss X
1/640 second
F/5.6
ISO 800
200 mm