Soaring So High by taffy

Soaring So High

On my walk to the college today, four birds flew by -- three too quickly for me to capture, but this cooperative one lagged behind just a bit for me to get off one shot. Lucky the settings were okay!
Wonderful!
November 14th, 2013  
very cool
November 14th, 2013  
Cool capture, great colour
November 14th, 2013  
I like the silhouette of the bird, with a wing span shaped to make it look like it's floating and "lagging behind" just to wait for you to photograph it. The blue is a wonderfully rich color. Look at those wispy clouds, too! I wonder if the tree tops are a bit distracting? Or do they add to the sense of looking upward?
November 14th, 2013  
@jyokota I wondered the same about the treetops. I decided to keep them to capture the idea that the bird was straight up.
November 14th, 2013  
@jyokota But I think I'm going to cut them out...I don't like them the more I look!
November 14th, 2013  
Nice! I see this and I think of that song by Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJMeTmdfNWk
November 14th, 2013  
It is not an easy shot, I did three shots today, one blurred and two have head chopped off. Well done.
November 14th, 2013  
Wow. Makes a great silhouette against that beautiful blue sky. I like the way the bird's really rising. The sky is the limit :)
November 14th, 2013  
wow, amazing catch!
November 14th, 2013  
Deep blue wonderful, love it!
November 14th, 2013  
Lovely silhouette against that super deep blue sky
November 14th, 2013  
Great action capture. Love the deep blue sky.
November 14th, 2013  
Beautiful
November 14th, 2013  
Great catch!
November 14th, 2013  
So i guess the tree tops were cut? =))) cant see them! =) anyways, beautiful shot and awesome timing, Taffy =))
November 14th, 2013  
Beautiful blue and capture!
November 14th, 2013  
Lovely capture, well caught.
November 14th, 2013  
Great one: love its simplicity: Fav!
November 14th, 2013  
I do like this version better! The trees felt like they were in the way of the sight line instead of being part of the overall image.
November 14th, 2013  
nicely spotted. a wonderful silhouette!
November 14th, 2013  
Super shot - love the colour.
November 14th, 2013  
Wonderful capture! I like how the bird appears in silhouette against the lovely blue sky.
November 14th, 2013  
Kim
Love the look of the black bird against that beautiful blue sky!
November 14th, 2013  
Nice silhouette shot
November 14th, 2013  
love the color and silhouette
November 14th, 2013  
Love the deep blue.
November 14th, 2013  
Love it - gorgeous sky colour
November 14th, 2013  
Beautiful!
November 14th, 2013  
Lovely silhouette against deep blue!
November 14th, 2013  
Great silhouette and I like the wisps of the clouds
November 14th, 2013  
Really neat as the silhouette and love the placement within the frame and the uplifted wings.
November 14th, 2013  
When I saw this while scrolling down...before seeing the title I thought of "soaring"....cool shot. The black on the blue is stunning!!
November 14th, 2013  
Lovely image!
November 15th, 2013  
Kev
Lovely. Great composition.
November 15th, 2013  
Caz
Lovely composition, the colors are great
November 15th, 2013  
Looks like he's coming in for a landing. Good shot!
November 15th, 2013  
Mac
Very cool. Is it Jonathan Livingston?
November 15th, 2013  
@riverlandphotos It must be Jonathan Livingston Blackbird!
November 15th, 2013  
@mariyakey Yes, I went in and cloned out the trees. It looked a lot better without them and really, I think people could tell it was the sky without the tree tops annoying the scene!! THanks for the visit and comment.
November 15th, 2013  
@jyokota THanks for the suggestion -- it did improve the photo, I think.
November 15th, 2013  
lovely low light shot... such a gorgeous deep blue
November 15th, 2013  
Love all the negative space and the dark blue!
November 15th, 2013  
@kwind @northy Thanks Kim and Northy -- I always appreciate your comments.
November 15th, 2013  
Love the negative space and silhouette against that blue.
November 15th, 2013  
beautiful use of negative space and great minimal composition! fabulous shot!
November 15th, 2013  
@darylo @wind_of_the_sothern_sea Thanks Daryl and Arefin. You are both such supportive 365 friends!
November 16th, 2013  
Jo
Love the silhouette against that deep blue.
November 16th, 2013  
Beautiful!
November 16th, 2013  
Beautifully captured! Great comp
November 18th, 2013  
Nice shot! He seems to be soaring upward so you were able to catch such an interesting angle.
November 30th, 2013  
@cjphoto Thanks so much, Chris, for your visit and all those kind comments! You've made my evening! Good to see you on the site and active! Have a good rest of the weekend.
November 30th, 2013  
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