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3rd June 2012
Soar high, be free by ozziehoffy

Soar high, be free

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... or perhaps catch the bug and eat it... which was actually what he was doing. I was watching him flit about and stalked him!

Usually I don't process much but for some reason my RAW version is just noisy and it's only ISO 100.... so I don't know :( Anyway, went the jpeg version which was too dark... I pushed the highlights way up and bumped the contrast and brightness just a bit and I'm in love with this!

Couple of other shots from today http://365project.org/ozziehoffy/a-bit-more
http://365project.org/ozziehoffy/overflow
Comments
Right behind my condo, at a certain time of the year fruit bats come out at dusk to feed on the insects. I've always been tempted to shoot them, but figured I'd never get a decent shot because of the darkness and the way they flutter around so erratically.
posted June 3rd, 2012  
WOnderful
posted June 3rd, 2012  
@cromwell Yeah, that's a hard one... you would have to have fast shutter speed but then you compromise other things :/ That's the issue with my magpie shots...
posted June 3rd, 2012  
Absolutely stunning!
posted June 3rd, 2012  
Great capture - did he catch it!!
posted June 3rd, 2012  
Rob
Awesome shot! Playing with the sliders is half the fun as well!
posted June 3rd, 2012  
@boogie Thanks so much, Mags :)

@michelle58 Thanks Michelle... I think so? He returned to the tree to wait again.

@jdr4690 Thanks Rob... well, perhaps but I find it frustrating... I don't like editing/processing lol.
posted June 3rd, 2012  
beautiful shot.
posted June 3rd, 2012  
Love this shot - such a feeling of freedom.
(Except perhaps for the bug)
posted June 3rd, 2012  
I love the negative space in this shot! Beautiful composition
posted June 3rd, 2012  
This has a lovely "fine art" feeling to it! Nice work!
posted June 3rd, 2012  
stunning movement and composition
posted June 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful capture and composition!
posted June 3rd, 2012  
I can see why you love it Cassandra. Perfect simplicity. Have to fav this.
posted June 3rd, 2012  
Love the mid air shot. Well done!!
posted June 3rd, 2012  
Ah, this is so nice, Cassandra. . .I love the way you followed through to this!
posted June 4th, 2012  
Perfect shot Cass. Really beautiful.
posted June 4th, 2012  
Gorgeous shot! I could see this on one of those motivational posters too :)
posted June 4th, 2012  
Fav. Terrific moving into space
posted June 4th, 2012  
This really is so simple yet so wonderful. Love the pastel blue sky.
posted June 4th, 2012  
@cheribug Thanks Cheryl :)

@filsie65 Thanks very much, Phil... lol... yeah well, the bug :/

@beachradish Thank you so much :)

@vskolnik Thank Vee, appreciate your comments :)

@shanne Thanks for the fav and comments, Shanne... much appreciated :)

@marlboromaam Thank you very much :)

@jonesp Paul, thanks very much for the fav and comments.

@bdb3471 Thanks Brian, appreciate your comments :)

@lyno Thank you Lyn... I was pleasantly surprised when I downloaded to the computer :)

@danacarruthers Thanks Dana, such a compliment :)

@alia_801 Thank you so much, that's such a lovely compliment and fav!! :)

@peterdegraaff Oh Peter... thank you so much!! I consider a fav from you a very high compliment with the calibre of shots you take.

@sailingmusic Thank you very much, Myrna!
posted June 4th, 2012  
Very nice composition.
posted June 4th, 2012  
fantastic capture!
posted June 4th, 2012  
Very cool! Love how you've captured him with wings open against the cloud and blue sky. Fantastic!
posted June 4th, 2012  
Awesome shot Cassandra, and I love the way she's cornered! :)
posted June 5th, 2012  
I just realised I had looked at this but not commented! I love this! Fav!
posted June 5th, 2012  
@clarkafb_brat Thanks John :)

@libcreative Thanks Lib :)

@cmc1200 Thanks very much, Caryn :)

@grizzlysghost Thanks for that, Aaron :)

@monika64 Thanks so much for the fav and comment, Mon :) It kinda reminds me a bit of your one that you sent me for my birthday :)
posted June 5th, 2012  
i can see why you love it!! It looks great with the contrast up, and i love the negative space....great shot, fav'd!
posted June 5th, 2012  
@trude Thanks so very much, Trude!!
posted June 5th, 2012  
Fantastic photograph, everything about it is great :)
posted June 6th, 2012  
Stunning capture!! Such type of birds in motion are real tough to capture! Nice attempt!!
posted June 6th, 2012  
@brizmako Thanks so much, Alan. Appreciate your comment and thanks so much for the fav too!

@yogee246 Thank you, Gita :) I think there was a lot of luck in this lol. I was sitting on the ground, focussed on the bird... waiting for it to take flight!!
posted June 7th, 2012  
This would make a wonderful desktop wallpaper on my computer screen. Hint. Hint. Nudge. Wink :D @ozziehoffy
posted June 8th, 2012  
@brizmako lol.... you wanting to save it on your comp then huh...
posted June 8th, 2012  
Weeeeell, I'd prefer a version that's about 1920x1080 pixels created from the original by the amazing artist who created it 8-] @ozziehoffy
posted June 8th, 2012  
@brizmako Thanks for a lovely compliment :) Do you want to email me, Alan. We can talk more there... .... just removed the email haha ... you got me paranoid!
posted June 8th, 2012  
Nice capture!
posted June 17th, 2012  
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