Flying Away by lauriehiggins

Flying Away

Today was grey and gloomy until late afternoon when a weak sun broke through. I took a long walk on the beach at sunset tonight and it was just me and the shorebirds. It was so peaceful and beautiful. The reflection of the sky on the water was so beautiful and so complete that most of the time I couldn't see the horizen. It was just a blurr of pink and orange.
Wow!! This is just stunning Laurie!! Absolutely love this and those birds are just perfect! Fav!
February 18th, 2012  
Beautifully captured!
February 18th, 2012  
You're putting out some stunning work lately! Those raised wings just make this shot for me. Another fav:)
February 18th, 2012  
This is so beautiful Laurie
February 18th, 2012  
What a wonderful shot. It's really difficult to make out the horizon, which I believe, is a plus for this shot.
February 18th, 2012  
Beautiful, I love the colour.
February 18th, 2012  
So your beach is facing east? This scene mustn't happen that often.
February 18th, 2012  
Wow absolutely gorgeous capture Laurie. Fav!!!
February 18th, 2012  
I wish I could fav this more than once!!! Wow!! Your gray day sure Irtysh into something extraordinary!
February 18th, 2012  
Amazing image! So beautiful
February 18th, 2012  
Fav!
February 18th, 2012  
Wow, Laurie! all I can say is Faaaaaaav! :)
February 18th, 2012  
what a colours I love the birds silhouette.. absolutely fav
February 18th, 2012  
fabulous capture, so pretty and peaceful
February 18th, 2012  
lovely!
February 18th, 2012  
Well Laurie, not much more I can say, but Awesome!
February 18th, 2012  
i see a top 20 here. awesome shot! fav for me too
February 18th, 2012  
What a gorgeous shot. Nice capture of the birds flying too
February 18th, 2012  
Wow Laurie! This is spectacular. Love the rock and gulls wings against that sky! Right place, right time, right talent! Fav!
February 18th, 2012  
lovely laurie!!
February 18th, 2012  
Wow, Laurie! This is fab! It would still be a terrific photo w/o the gulls, but boy do they make it extra special. I like the lines on the water, and the gull to the right has really amusing extended legs. :-)
February 18th, 2012  
woweee how beautiful faved for sure
February 18th, 2012  
Wow Laurie -- stunning. A fav for me!
February 18th, 2012  
Excellent shot. Awesome colors and love the shapes of the gulls and rock. Lucky you. Fav!
February 18th, 2012  
Fav! Just gorgeous, Laurie! Also, there is no reason you can't still use your p&s for macros. Others do.
February 18th, 2012  
this is a superb shot Laurie - great colours - superb capture
February 18th, 2012  
Instant fav, Laurie - this should be on the PP tomorrow! Just beautiful!
February 19th, 2012  
Gorgeous, Laurie. Sure makes me wish I had been out there.
February 19th, 2012  
Love your sunset and the gulls flying away into it was a great touch. Nicely captured.
February 19th, 2012  
Oh wow! Such beautiful background for the bird silhouette!
February 19th, 2012  
beautiful!
February 19th, 2012  
fav! Just lovely!
February 19th, 2012  
@stepheesue You really were with me on this walk because the whole time I thought of how much you would love it.
February 19th, 2012  
Beautifully shot.
February 19th, 2012  
Fav stunning
February 19th, 2012  
Just saw this on the POP page, Laurie. Well done!
February 19th, 2012  
Beautiful!
February 19th, 2012  
Glorious and the wings are uplifting!
February 19th, 2012  
laurie.....wowee!! fav, fav, fav!
February 19th, 2012  
This is gorgeous, Laurie! It just looks so peaceful. What an amazing capture of the birds along with the beautiful sky! Fav!
February 19th, 2012  
really great timing and colors, I love the dark sky. Congrats on the PP
February 19th, 2012  
Lovely capture!
February 19th, 2012  
Very nice color and comp!
February 19th, 2012  
Wonderful capture of the birds and the colours are stunning! Super composition!
February 20th, 2012  
wow...gorgeous! Congrats on the POP page!
February 20th, 2012  
What a stupendous moment! Thanks for taking me with you! :)
and congrats on the PP - well deserved!
February 20th, 2012  
I faved this for the timing and beauty of the shot. What a good capture of the action.
February 20th, 2012  
beautiful capture!
February 20th, 2012  
@stepheesue Steph, you will forever be my sunset girl. Even if I'm sitting in my living room working and see a sunset sky out the window, I think of you.
February 20th, 2012  
Gorgeous capture, very calming. :)
February 20th, 2012  
Lovely colours. Congrats on PP!
February 20th, 2012  
Fav! love it!
February 20th, 2012  
i luv it! u took the pic at the rght time, it looks so peaceful unlike in my house. fighting all day, all night every day of the year
February 20th, 2012  
Love this, very nice capture!
February 21st, 2012  
i love this scene... love the color..
February 21st, 2012  
Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for letting us share that view. And perfect timing with the bird's wings.
February 21st, 2012  
@aj1268 Paula, that kind of perfect timing was the result of 175 photos over an hour period of time. It was the happiest and most peaceful hour I've spent in months.
February 21st, 2012  
I love the edge of that cloud bank! Perfect shot of the gulls in flight. Sometimes persistence really does pay off!
February 22nd, 2012  
Lovely shot
February 22nd, 2012  
omg....next time you get a shot like this...please email me...this is beyond spectacular....
February 22nd, 2012  
Congrats Laurie on Top 20 for this beautiful beautiful photo!!
February 24th, 2012  
@michaelelliott Not really?!!! Thank you so much for letting me know, Michael! I've been so busy this week that I might not have noticed.
February 24th, 2012  
Congratulations on the Top 20 LH! I have to FAV it -- better late than never! :-)
February 24th, 2012  
Yah! TOP 20!
February 25th, 2012  
Wow! Top 20!!!! Congrats, Laurie! :)
February 26th, 2012  
I don't know how I missed this one! Awesome! And congrats!
February 26th, 2012  
unbelievable! fav
February 28th, 2012  
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