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Homeward Bound
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Challenge: Birds In Flight (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenges 2011
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Point Fermin Park, San Pedro, CA
Date: Mar 18, 2011
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/8000
Date Uploaded: Mar 22, 2011

 In the morning, the pelicans head "up the coast" so the speak; in the evening they head back down. I can watch these guys fly all day - they're remarkably graceful.

I was going to title this Homeward and Outbound, but figured I'd wait and see how many find the freighter (and can see it as such - it's hard unless you know what it is) without the verbal clue. That's Catalina Island in the lower left corner.

And yes, I know, this definitely won't score based on the thumbnail. :-)

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 114
Avg (all users): 5.8000
Avg (commenters): 7.4286
Avg (participants): 5.4844
Avg (non-participants): 5.9217
Views since voting: 929
Views during voting: 387
Votes: 230
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 03/30/2011 12:32:52 PM
Moody...
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 03/30/2011 12:27:04 AM
Thought this may do better. Still an acceptable score though. Reading the comments makes me smile. It's about a 50-50 split about whether the foreground adds or detracts from the image. Highlights the fact you can't please all of the people all of the time :)
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 03/30/2011 12:19:56 AM
Wonderful Deb, I seem to have lost the fav.
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 03/30/2011 12:08:37 AM
I wished I captured something like this. Love it!

Message edited by author 2011-03-30 03:27:14.
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 03/30/2011 12:03:08 AM
oh this is such a beautiful shot!!! I'm so glad this was yours! Breathtaking!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/28/2011 06:53:16 PM
I like the simplicity of this shot, but would be better if you cropped out the bottom hill and building.
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 03/28/2011 02:51:57 PM
A beautiful shot. I like the composition and the colors.
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 03/28/2011 11:33:05 AM
drama, well done
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 03/28/2011 09:44:17 AM
Ok. Since I can't vote on this challenge -- I'm giving out bluebirds to my top ten favorites. I'll post them in the posthumous thread after the challenge is over -- but I just couldn't wait and had to start now.

What a wonderful shot! I love that you included some foreground in this image. I wouldn't have thought of it, and would have been tempted to crop it up. However, it really adds to this image and makes it as wonderful as it is!

Here's a bluebird -- and good luck in the challenge!!

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 03/27/2011 12:36:31 PM
Simple and very nice
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 03/25/2011 02:31:42 PM
Ooh, I love this. The hill and ship (or whatever that is) really help this shot a lot. I love how the clouds echo the line of birds on the left. Great shot!
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 03/24/2011 11:41:48 AM
The alignment of the boat at the bottom to the tip of the "V" shows a wonderful compositional eye for this minimalistic approach to the bird challenge! 7
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 03/23/2011 08:43:32 AM
Oh. I'll have to go listen to that Simon and Garfunkel song now. :) I like the simplicity. I would have probably cropped out that dark line at the bottom. :)
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