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by ADGibson

Comment by brianlh:
nice title :p. anyway, GREAT picture - if i could ever capture a moment like this, i'd be happy with my photography for quite awhile. that being said, i don't know what else could improve it (other than things that aren't really in your contorl, such as the structure's reflection). nice positioning/dynamic diaganol, and even a shot of the bird's head as it turns. 10

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by ADGibson

Comment by kearock:
Having the bird uncentered would make it more dynamic.

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Comment by Gatorguy:
bird, wind, diagonal compostion = good. filename, title = not so good. 7 anyway ;)

Simple Yellow
by ADGibson

Comment by ADGibson:
Thanks for all the great comments. This was not a set up shot. I had just gotten a new lens 2 days earlier and this was one of the first shots with it. It was taken in a drainage ditch by work. A few keen-eyed voters spotted the nails and other stuff I didn't even see at the time. Over all I'm please since this is only my second submission. Many more to come.

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Comment by jbirkman:
Very nice. Super sharp. good work.

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Comment by Sandymaya:
I am jealous....great photo!

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Comment by ScottK:
The relatively placid water leads me to believe there maybe wasn't much wind...? Pretty nice capture on the bird though. Too bad its not a little more brightly lit. Would make it stand out against the darker water better.

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by ADGibson

Comment by snackwells:
Oops, did we forget to give this a title? If it was your intention to 'untitle' this, I think you missed a good oppertunity to give us your perspective on this shot. As it stands, this is a fantastically sharp, well executed and interestingly angled. I think your link with the challenge theme is certainly there, but this image is more about the beauty of the bird, rather than the wind beneath its wings.

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Comment by vontom:
Composition: 7, Technical: 6, Appeal: 5, Challenge: 7, Overall Calculated Average Score: 6

Simple Yellow
by ADGibson

Comment by stevemill:
Great idea to focus a small amount of yellow in the shot. However I think the composition needs work because it seems too scattered