COMMENTS:
 

Carole Kropscot	There is big drama to the color and black silhouetted images. The bird's shape is disconcerting to me. I had to read your description to know what it was. The bird probably looks all right when not silhouetted.
Elizabeth Lautner	I really like the simplicity of this image. The bird is at a mean angle but sometimes you have to take what you can get.
David Price	I think this is close to being a winner in several categories. The almost radial gradient color behind the bird and the halo effect is great. The only fault I can pick is just bad luck that his wing obscures his neck but this is trivial, it's a really good image and perfectly framed.
Ruth Rittichier	Simplicity and warm color give impact to this implied sunrise photo.  A well timed photo, with good placement of the bird in the frame.  The bits of grass in the water add interest.  Of course you couldn't do anything about it, but I wish the bird's head was somewhere between the wings.
Walter Ross	This is a great image with the silhouette of the egret taking off against the early morning sunrise. I feel it is well composed.  Your presentation is a great reward for the time you spent preparing it.
Diana Fernandez	I am always interested each month to see all of the different renditions of the subject matter because they are always so varied. I think that your Egret taking Off is a very creative interpretation. I like how despite it being a silhouette it still has so much action in it. Nice touch with the spotlight.

Member Bio

Barbara Kuebler - Biography As a child I had a Brownie box camera, and loved taking pictures from day one! I grew up in Lead, South Dakota; graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa; met my husband in Chicago, and moved with him back to his home town of Lake Worth Florida. We have been in Jupiter, Florida since 1975. We spend five months each summer in a house in the woods near Bigfork, Montana. I still am a 35mm shooter ­ all Nikon equipment with lens from 20mm up to 500mm. I originally started out as a nature photographer, but now shoot everything! We love to travel, and since I have been working with Adobe, I see all sorts of new possibilities when taking pictures. I have an older Sony Mavica digital camera that I sometimes use, but prefer to put my slide images in Photoshop and work with them there. I look forward to seeing your images and sharing photography with all of you.