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Challenge: Silhouettes XII (DPL6-5B) (Standard Editing)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Date: Sep 13, 2025
Galleries: Black and White, Action
Date Uploaded: Sep 13, 2025

 I was running out of time and I had nothing worthy for this challenge, and well, you all know how much I love silhouettes, I couldn’t go by without entering. So on the weekend I went down to the foreshore, didn’t see anything exciting. I was heading back to the car when this guy was running along the causeway. He was about 15 metres above my head. I quickly fired away, got about three shots. When I got home I was absolutely delighted to see the birds in this image, I didn’t see them because the sun was shining right in my face.

Thank you for the lovely comments.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 61
Avg (all users): 6.7288
Avg (participants): 6.6750
Avg (non-participants): 6.8421
Views since voting: 327
Views during voting: 99
Votes: 59
Comments: 10
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 09/24/2025 06:49:03 PM
Congratulations!
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 09/24/2025 11:48:08 AM
Anita this is beautiful! And well trained birds ;-) They are the perfectly timed!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 09/24/2025 09:24:54 AM
Originally posted by primabarbara:
a stunning capture - I loved to read the backstory.
Congrats, Anita!

I'm wondering about the colored version - but it probably has a reason why you entered the bw edit


Thanks for the kind words. I felt the BW was just more dramatic, that’s all.
Sony Alpha a7R V
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 09/24/2025 09:09:35 AM
a stunning capture - I loved to read the backstory.
Congrats, Anita!

I'm wondering about the colored version - but it probably has a reason why you entered the bw edit
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a7R III
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 09/24/2025 03:56:53 AM
PERFECT
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/23/2025 11:24:18 PM
romantic serendipity
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 09/23/2025 07:38:40 PM
Great timing!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 09/18/2025 09:09:54 PM
Nice timing on the capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
09/18/2025 12:34:00 PM
Lovely, both the forward motion and the details.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 09/17/2025 04:56:49 PM
Pretty great except for the fringing around the birds.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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