Golden Eagle
by Jedusi

Comment by david_c:
Hard to find any way to improve this image...nice shallow DoF, beautiful brown tones.

Golden Eagle
by Jedusi

Comment by UrfaK:
This is quite a perfect shot.. the composition gives us a nicely detailed profile.. I probably would have gone for some burning on the beak area..

Life
by Jedusi

Comment by CNovack:
I love the blue and orange hues of the sky and the way the light really illuminates the sails such that it calls our attention to the boat instantly. I do like the play of light on the water's surface which gives it a look of liquid gold - but while studying the image I wonder if there was a way to cut down on the intensity level for it can get overbearing with one look while at another glance it fits nicely. I love the saying but I think a less thicker font (I don't know if you put this font in bold) would suit it better by getting it to be on one line. I like the caligraphic style font you used here - and it would be good to keep it in that same style (and size if you can). But I really feel that if you keep the saying to just one line with the person who said it on the next line you will make that inspirational impact with the saying without taking up up so much visual 'real estate'. Both, the picture and the saying need to compliment each other so if you can say what you want to say without taking away too much space showing the beauty of the skyline & photo then it has much more visual appeal. The picture is absolutely lovely. However I do want to point out that a different way of composing the shot might have made a greater visual impact on that inspirational quote. The quote talks about the horizon as not being the end of the ocean. The way I take the quote is that death is merely an extension of life; that they go hand in hand. And who knows what we will find once we venture in deeper waters beyond what we 'perceive' as the horizon. As you have the composition now the boat is on the far left with a great deal of ocean behind it to the right. There is nothing to sail forward too in it's 'exploration'. Would it not compliment the quote better if you had the boat in the far right hand side of the composition seemingly sailing towards the wide open expanse of ocean waters opening up before it to the left half of the frame?

Patience
by Jedusi

Comment by krnodil:
Heh, heh, heh. That *is* cute - hadn't ever heard that quote before.

Just Woken Up . . .
by Jedusi

Comment by SandyP:
Awwww, this was yours????? Way to GO!!!! I love this photo so much!

Patience
by Jedusi

Comment by posthumous:
very good illustration of that quote.

Just Woken Up . . .
by Jedusi

Comment by Jutilda:
Sorry this didn't have a higher ranking. Got a 9 from me.

Just Woken Up . . .
by Jedusi

Comment by Wenders11:
I love this one, what a cute little guy!

Patience
by Jedusi

Comment by BeeCee:
This should be available as a print :D

Life
by Jedusi

Comment by tjbel05:
This is beautiful.