Al's Images
Three in a row
Posted by Alun (cheshire, United Kingdom) on 19 June 2008 in Animal & Insect.
This was taken at Conwy nature reserve in north Wales.
I,ll be off on holiday tomorow, lots of new photos for the blog :)
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Hong Kong
An excellent composition in this capture!
19 Jun 2008 5:29am
@Michael Skorulski: thank you Michael
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Initially, the 'feel' of this image through me a little. On second take - I realized it was the depth-of-field, which has the third goose and the water beyond - almost an abstraction. I like the effect. The image is far from ordinary and to me suggests a timeless serenity. Lovely, Alun.
19 Jun 2008 5:36am
@Stephen Phillips: thank you Stephen
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
Nice photo Alun. I'm off to Conwy on my motorbike Saturday so long as it doesn't rain. Have a great holiday.
19 Jun 2008 5:48am
@Mike: Have a good time in Conwy, Realy nice place. Thanks a lot Mike
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
i just love canadian geese! excellent capture here! the ripple patterns of the water as they move towards infinity are amazing. wonderful.
19 Jun 2008 5:50am
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks very much dj
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Good composition with the diagonal line drawing by the three birds. Beautiful tones on water.
19 Jun 2008 7:54am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Rule of three? Works extremely well, love the perpendicular trio, it's beautiful. Have a great time and can't wait to see your new photos :)
19 Jun 2008 8:58am
crafts from Malang, Indonesia
Great capture! May be they've practiced before march =)
19 Jun 2008 9:54am
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
A very peaceful image.
Have a wonderful holiday Alun, looking forward to seeing the photographs, when you return :)
19 Jun 2008 10:29am
@MaryB: Thank you very much Mary
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
One of those moments when everything aligns, good job spotting this one.
Have a great holiday
19 Jun 2008 3:48pm
@Richard_Irwin: thanks very much Richard
Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States
Good example of line perspective :) Happy holiday, Alun!
19 Jun 2008 4:37pm
@Ken McCoy: Thanks very much Ken
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Excellent. I love how the first one is in such sharp focus and the last one is just a blur. Great photo Alun.
19 Jun 2008 4:41pm
@Marion: Thank you Marion i am glad you like it
danthro from Suburbia, United States
awesome composition with the positioning of the birds!
19 Jun 2008 7:07pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Really great capture and composition. Well spotted, well taken.
19 Jun 2008 7:09pm
@ceanothe: thank you for your comment
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Beautiful composition. I like the diagonal here!
19 Jun 2008 9:04pm
@standley: thank you standley
bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
excellent perspective and detail,bachgen..have a great holiday boyo..
Billybachgen...
19 Jun 2008 11:05pm
@bronzebilly u.k.: Thanks a lot Billy
Red Pen from United States
The diagonal arrangement of three receding works so nicely.
19 Jun 2008 11:41pm
@Red Pen: thank you Red Pen
@Observing: Cheers dude
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
Great shot... wish I could float around like this...
20 Jun 2008 2:57am
@Fliss: Thank you Fliss
Niña from New York, United States
simply wonderful. the diagonal positioning of the ducks are just perfect!
20 Jun 2008 4:23am
@Niña: Thank you very much Nina (there geese). Very kind comment
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Your compositional sense (and luck) worked well here.
20 Jun 2008 1:45pm
Andres Abon from Plano, United States
Very nice! I love these birds. Sometimes they stop around Dallas, Texas.
20 Jun 2008 11:39pm
Stéphane from Near to BXL, Belgium
Very nice picture. As the others I like the diagonal alignment of the ducks.
24 Jun 2008 9:10pm
pedro alexandre from loures, Portugal
i like the way you focused the first duck, nice work on the dof.
25 Jun 2008 10:57am
Canon EOS 40D
1/320 second
F/6.3
ISO 100
400 mm