day 14 - scouts.jpg
by rachelellen

Comment by citymars:
Really nice personal photo. I can see the family resemblance. I'm curious as to why you blurred out some of the t-shirts. The troop number? Sometimes I think we worry too much about stuff like that. I mean, someone could maybe use it to identify your you or your town, but why would they? I don't mean to offend, quite the opposite -- just saying put your mind at ease about familial safety. Caution is good, but I think the news likes to scare us about dangers lurking out there to the point that they create fear where none is needed. OK, end of rant. :-)

day 13 - weathervane.jpg
by rachelellen

Comment by citymars:
Perfect blue sky, and I love the weathervane. Nice use of rule of thirds in the composition.

day 12 - helicopter man
by rachelellen

Comment by citymars:

Originally posted by rachelellen: He is smiling. :)

You have a terrific sense of humor!

Great photo, especially with the personal connection. And thanks for the "bonus" photos, too.

day 15 - birds
by rachelellen

Comment by citymars:

Originally posted by rachelellen: ... woodpeckers must be Crips to their Bloods or something, I swear

That made me laugh!

Really nice composition, even though you had to lose some of the birds. I love the silhouettes.

day 15 - birds
by rachelellen

Comment by karmat:
Great use of negative space!

day 15 - birds
by rachelellen

Comment by Ken:
The square crop works well here and I love the composition, and the blue gradient in the sky offsets the birds on the wire.

day 15 - birds
by rachelellen

Comment by Germaine:
Totally cool capture. I love the negative space and how regularly the birds are spaced on the wire, also their different positions. Suggestion -- you might bring the birds up a tad in the picture. IMNSHO, this would help the square crop.

Love the comparison with the Crips and the Bloods.

day 15 - birds
by rachelellen

Comment by roz:
mad shot .. love it .. excellent expanse of clear blue sky and then those birds on the wire .. great the way you've composed this and the square crop is working real well .. i drive by a place quite often that has birds sitting on a wire a lot of the time, and each time i drive by and they are there i think of stopping, coz i reckon it would make the best shot .. well you've just proved that it would be the best shot, altho the birds that are on the wire i see are usually minor birds and they arent that large or attractive ... so they might just look like dark smudges on a wire rather than your excellent sharp and focused birds .. love the way they're all looking in different directions and in different postures .. :)

day 15 - birds
by rachelellen

Comment by bimble:
Absolutely fantastic! love it! If I'd had more coffee, I promise I'd think of more superlatives.

day 15 - birds
by rachelellen

Comment by jonfrommk:
Yo-Yo, the blackbirds are in the 'hood...Although if they were really that tough then they would surely come out in the dark rather than go home!

I have to say I am a massive fan of negative space shots and this is a classic, especially since you have got so many blackbirds on the line which contrasts wonderfully

Very cool and slightly eerie