Fleeting Beauty
by rinac

Comment by digitalknight:
ready for sale - very nice

Fleeting Beauty
by rinac

Comment by karmat:
All three are beautiful shots -- graceful and exquisite. I really like the first one. Great detail and textures.

Fleeting Beauty
by rinac

Comment by kadech:
The color saturation is incredible. I don't understand the logic of the order of the photos, but the colors balance in this order. Good job with the macro.

Fleeting Beauty
by rinac

Comment by UNTITLED:
Bright and cheerful collection...hard to decide between #2 and #3 as to which is my fav of the bunch. Very nice!

Fleeting Beauty
by rinac

Comment by h2:
excellent color detail and lighting. very well presented

whakatopa
by rinac

Comment by missinseattle:
This is beautiful. I love the crystal clear reflection on the water.

Fleeting Beauty
by rinac

Comment by Bud:
WOW! This is just an excellent composition and tells a story. The colors are great - the only suggestion is if they all had been of the same flower.

whakatopa
by rinac

Comment by Nuzzer:
Nice title. To be honest it took me a while to find the meaning via google. I wonder if voters that didn't realise it was a maori word felt confused by the title?

I'm not voting on this but I do like the way the seagull and it's reflection focus my attention on the sea/horizon. The clouds feel a bit blown out for my liking.

Fleeting Beauty
by rinac

Comment by aerogurl:
i bet this shot was taken with a costly piece of glass.. the clarity and detail of the shots are amazing. so far my favorite. 10

whakatopa
by rinac

Comment by yanko:
Unfortunately the shadow holds this back. It isn't believable. It should probably pick up some of the water texture and be softer than it is. Perhaps running the ripple filter applied at a low setting would have helped. Also you probably want to skew the shadow somewhat to account for the angle. It shouldn't be of the same length and width of the bird that is way above it.