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The Great Performer Bows Elegantly Before His Audience...

My mom had never visited the new Oslo Opera in Bjørvika in Oslo. I took her there today, as they had 'open house day'. Of course we went up on the roof to enjoy the view.

The seagulls around the Opera are getting very used to people and come very close. This one took little dancing steps backwards - until it fell off the roof. Not kidding, I swear!

[Ann Stenson]

WOW!.....You have caught this seagull just perfectly, the pose, detail, shadow & background.....all spot on! FAV for sure!

[Bankmann]

@annbo Thank you so much for the fab comment and the even more so fav! ;-D I think this must be the best bird picture I've ever taken! ;-)

[Arthur Loosley]

What a delicate bow! The ballet master/mistress must have been delighted! A Fav for sure!

[Bankmann]

@wordpixman Indeed; the audience was delighted! ;-) (You forgot to klick the fav... ;-p )

[Arthur Loosley]

@bankmann ... Oops! Went back and did it for the encore!

[Bankmann]

@wordpixman ;-D Thanx! ;-p

[Lorraine]

Fabulous shot! Do you have flickr or a facebook page? I'm finishing my project on Friday and would love to keep up with your work.

[cheryl]

great shot.. timing was perfect!

[Bankmann]

@lorraineb Thanx! ;-) No, I'm only here on 365. That's really more than enough. ;-p I hope you won't turn you back on 365 entirely; I like your work.

[Bankmann]

@cheribug Thank you, Cheryl! ;-)

[Bankmann]

@lorraineb You know, you could set up a RSS client and subscribe to the streams of those on 365 you want to keep an eye on... (mine is "http://365project.org/bankmann/feed";).

[Carole]

Perfect timing, well done on a great shot

[Lorraine]

@bankmann Interesting concept, but all I got was a page saying 'Sorry"

[Lorraine]

And thanks, re the first comment, I just need less time on here!

[Bankmann]

@lorraineb ;-p You need to feed the link to a RSS reader; it won't work in a web browser... On Mac I use NetNewsWire.

[Paul Godfrey]

Great shot. Nicely timed.

[Bankmann]

@lorraineb Some say FeedReader is pretty on WIndows (http://www.feedreader.com/).

[Lorraine]

Thanks I'm mac to so I'll take a look at the first one. : )

[Bankmann]

@lorraineb Cool! I've found that with NNW open in the background, right-clicking on the RRS-link in Safari and choosing copy pretty much does the work for you.

[Bankmann]

@godders Thank you, Paul! ;-)

[Lorraine]

@bankmann Fab, I'll take a good look later this week, thank you : )

[Lyn]

grand shot! I love the way that forward little webbed foot is so delicately displayed in what I think has to be a curtsey!

[Bankmann]

@lyno Thanks, Lyn! ;-) It certainly looks like that, doesn't it? It reminded me of those old court dance curtsies...

[Lyn]

WOW. . .btw: thank you SO MUCH for the very clear instructions on the RSS feed idea. Brilliant and I have DONE it!

[Bankmann]

@lyno Thanks! Glad to spread the know-how. ;-)

[Sandy]

Excellent capture! You put your right foot in and you shake it all about! A dance and song we did as kids.

[Bankmann]

@quiltincats The 'hokey pokey' or some such, right? ;-) Thanks!

[Sharon Lee]

Great capture

[Dana]

Great catch. B&W was a perfect choice.

[☠northy]

oh indeed! it does look like it is elegantly taking a bow... but it also kinda looks like one of the creatures from kung fu panda balancing on top of a pole :) very nice shot!

[Vee]

What a great catch! It certainly does look like he is bowing!

[Bankmann]

Wow! This actually made it onto PP! Yay! Thank you so much, everyone!

@annbo @wordpixman @lorraineb @cheribug @melorac @godders @lyno @quiltincats @sugarmuser @danacarruthers @northy @vskolnik

Northy, I never even thought about the crane stance, but you're absolutely right. That's so funny! Thanks for pointing that out to me. ;-)

[GPix]

Your comments are great on this seagull. Well seen and taken!

[Bankmann]

@georgews Thank you! ;-)

[Myrna O'Hara]

what a great shot, captured to perfection and fitted with the perfect title.
Love the b&w of this too, wouldn't not have gone over in color. You must have laughed yourself silly when it fell off, LOL

[Jennie Cole]

Wow, so well timed here, a great capture.

[Bankmann]

@sailingmusic Thank you! Yeah, I really couldn't believe my own eyes. I'm so glad I had the camera on on it... ;-p

[Bankmann]

@esolvideosuk Thank you, Jennie! ;-)

[Leonie Mogridge]

I don't know how I missed this one. Fantastic capture and a Fav

[Shirley Jess]

Exellently executed! Great in B&W A FAV!

[Bankmann]

@onie @shirljess
Wow! Thank you both for the fav's! Rockin'! ;-D

[Ann Stenson]

Congrats on getting this on PP!.....So well deserved!.....Its Awesome!! : )

[Bankmann]

@annbo Thanks! ;-)

[Charlene Barker]

Great shot, nicely done in b&w, good clarity and loved the story

[Bankmann]

@peacerebel Thank you! ;-)

[Antonio Vigil]

great capture!!

[Bankmann]

@jsvigil Thanks! ;-)

[jenny tucker]

beautiful detail in this shot.....great clarity.....and i love the story!.....so funny. We have TONS of seagulls here in Seattle, especially in the summer when the tourists arrive and leave their trash behind.

[Bankmann]

@sticksandstones Thank you! ;-) I think this one was getting a bit too used to people; it came back again and again, landing near groups of people, obviously trying to get food. Here in Oslo, we have more of a problem with gulls, crows and magpies emptying trash cans in search for food.

[eva]

Absolutely stunning capture.

[Bankmann]

@redrucksack Thank you, Eva! ;-)