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Effortless soaring! This is totally SOOC (straight out of the camera) too - no editing.
.:shk:. (26 months ago | reply)
Brilliant tone and focus.-- Seen on my Flickr home page. ( ?² )
Thomas Tolkien (26 months ago | reply)
Amazing capture - great colour contrast on a difficult subject.
ELAINE 57 (26 months ago | reply)
wow love it, maybe a bit of contrast will bring out the bird more
Jane in Colour (26 months ago | reply)
Marvellous shot!!
MorningRosie added this photo to her favorites. (26 months ago)
MorningRosie (26 months ago | reply)
Amazing capture!
Snap-Smith- (26 months ago | reply)
great capture!!
steeple_jackuk (26 months ago | reply)
Nice sharp capture Rich, not easy to photography birds on the wing like this.
Christopher Harry (26 months ago | reply)
Great shot just the way it is! Although, if you tweaked the contrast and cropped it a bit, it could also be cool to see a before and after comparison.
ImaginIsca (26 months ago | reply)
Great focussing - I like the background too (is it bedding layers in a sandstone cliff?)
richard.heeks (26 months ago | reply)
Hi Chris. I don't know what kind of stone it is but it does look layered. I've mapped it, if you want to find out where it is.
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This photo was taken on April 4, 2010 in Marwick, Scotland, GB, using a Nikon D90.
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.:shk:. (26 months ago | reply)
Brilliant tone and focus.
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Seen on my Flickr home page. ( ?² )
Thomas Tolkien (26 months ago | reply)
Amazing capture - great colour contrast on a difficult subject.
ELAINE 57 (26 months ago | reply)
wow love it, maybe a bit of contrast will bring out the bird more
Jane in Colour (26 months ago | reply)
Marvellous shot!!
MorningRosie added this photo to her favorites. (26 months ago)
MorningRosie (26 months ago | reply)
Amazing capture!
Snap-Smith- (26 months ago | reply)
great capture!!
steeple_jackuk (26 months ago | reply)
Nice sharp capture Rich, not easy to photography birds on the wing like this.
Christopher Harry (26 months ago | reply)
Great shot just the way it is! Although, if you tweaked the contrast and cropped it a bit, it could also be cool to see a before and after comparison.
ImaginIsca (26 months ago | reply)
Great focussing - I like the background too (is it bedding layers in a sandstone cliff?)
richard.heeks (26 months ago | reply)
Hi Chris. I don't know what kind of stone it is but it does look layered. I've mapped it, if you want to find out where it is.
dianeham and Into the Wild ... added this photo to their favorites.