running with the seagulls

Update2: please vote for this photo on JPG if you are a member over there. Thanks!

Well now, who knew. This one is definitely the most popular photo in my photo stream. Thanks y'all! - update: I also submitted this one to the Musee de L'Elysee as shown here.

Update: Thanks to the Wallpaper and Backgrounds group for making this the Wallpaper of the Month! Very cool!

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Kinan Sweidan says:

so beautiful .. I think you should start thinking about changing career :)
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Erci says:

Wow - great capture!!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

EternalEvil says:

this is realy great!!!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

jeffbalke says:

Love stuff like this. Great capture.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

eschipul says:

Thanks y'all! I took this a while ago and only posted it at the suggestion of a friend. Glad everyone likes it! Must shoot new stuff soon.

Tek- um... I think I better keep my day job for now. LOL
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Bo = now "Box the Brownie" says:

Wow, great shot!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

enboheme says:

Fantastic angle ! Love it !

The World Through My Eyes
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

espressoDOM says:

cool photo... next time wear a baseball cap... protect your hair...
those birds are unpredictable

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Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

peribanyez says:

Nice!
The World Through My Eyes
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

antiguan_life says:

sweet shot. i love using the wide for that kinda stuff.

TWTME
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Andy Allum says:

This is a very cool shot!

The World Through My Eyes
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Lastaii says:

Ha! Great shot! :)

The World Through My Eyes
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

slippay says:

Awesome! Great action.... Love the running kid......
The World Through My Eyes
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

J-a-x says:

Groovy birds!!

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Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

MariePoesie says:

Great shot!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

proxygeek says:

Supercool. looks like u flying through those seagulls at low altitude :-)
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Welie says:

Very good, composition perfect, lightning supurb.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Christine ™ says:

Hahaha! What a FUN photograph. It makes me want to put on a warmer sweater and head to the beach right now!

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Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Claire de Lune says:

Wonderful !
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

skfjgyv says:

This is a great shot !!!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Benrut says:

something really really scary in this. hitchcocian ^^
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

eschipul says:

Thank y'all so much for the comments! I can't say that any photo previously has resonated as much, and I greatly appreciate it. And I love the "hitchcocian" quote - awesome!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

slippay says:

An extraordinary photo like this deserves to be seen, please join us and show your creation:

People's Choice
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Pitcha says:

Super snap !! Love this a lot... fresh and free, lovely !
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

LucaPicciau says:

Fantastica foto! Congratulazioni.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

noamgalai says:

Fantastic!
This could be a great poster.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Simona Andrei [deleted] says:

It's such a dynamic shot!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

minormood says:

Great!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Hypergrafia [deleted] says:

Wow so much life compacted into one photo.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

★ Sandeep ★ says:

Beautiful picture!!!

Please post this beautiful photo in
Beautiful Earth
Please add tag Beautiful Earth
Thank you!!!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

carola's look says:

Excellent capture of the seagulls! Great timing!

I saw this beautiful photo in
Beautiful Earth
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

fujiyama17 says:

This photo has been nominated as Wallpaper of the Month

Feel free to vote on it, or invite others to vote on it.

Thank you for posting this photo to the wallpaper and backgrounds group. It was chosen over thousands of other entries.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Andy*B says:

Another Great Capture
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

pshutterbug says:

Great picture and congratulations on the Wallpaper of the month :)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

kotaroukick says:

Beautiful!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

eschipul says:

Thanks again for the comments y'all!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

mgratzer says:

Im sooooooooooooooo impressed. Love this shot. One of the nicest pix I saw on Flickr for a while. Well done!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Sandmania says:

Awesome shot
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

neilalderney123 says:

This is an instant fave!

You are my winner!
Please add this photo to
www.flickr.com/groups/mywinners/

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

DrGaia says:

superb photo. simply super.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Kryptonbornson says:

Seagulls are good models. Feed them and they'll pose for you. lol.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Genjoe says:

fantastic shoot
fav :)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Sörn says:

well done! great capture.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

khosey1 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kids and nature, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

dalbertazzig says:

Fantastic shot! There is liberty and peace here. It's such a wonderful image, the composition is perfect. I really loved it.
Congrats.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

loumayoun says:

You are welcome on www.flickr.com/groups/beachlife/ !!!

Come join the pool!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Peter ●●initram5● says:

Love this photo but pls, clean your sensor. :)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

eschipul says:

ha! I cleaned that sensor so many times it just never worked. So finally I upgraded to an XTI with a nice clean sensor!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

pippawilson says:

Beautiful!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Soffia Gisladottir says:

what a great shot
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

houstonist_potd says:

This photo has been chosen as

See this photo on Houstonist!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

saroy says:

I must've missed this on Houstonist the first time. Great shot!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

deji_01 says:

Bravo!! ... and congratulations!

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Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

awohlfarth1 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Inspiration from the Imagination, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

The Little Girl Who Just Bought The Olympus... says:

Great capture...looking at this photo almost made me feel like I was at the beach running with the seagulls =)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

ComputerHotline says:

gewitterwolke says:

Amazing shot!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Johanneson says:

This photo inspired this story on Ficlets.com.

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Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

jennythebloggess says:

Amazing!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Pixeltopia says:

I think i am visitor 9991. How could I have ever missed this? !
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

TravelMuse... says:

Thank you for granting us special permission to use this photo on our new travel Web site TravelMuse. The image will soon appear on the front page of our beta site with attribution to you and a link to your Flickr page. Thank you, and keep shooting!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

eschipul says:

Thanks @TravelMuse! I appreciate the comment and using the image is a huge compliment. Thanks!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

khosey1 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kids and nature, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Such a fun shot!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

neilcreek says:

What a wonderfuly lively and free image. It brings memories of a carefree childhood, when an open space was an impossible to ignore invitation to run for the sake of running. You did a fantastic job catching the seaguls take flight, and I'm impressed with the composition in such an action-packed shot. Thank you for sharing!

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Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

eschipul says:

@neilcreek - thanks for the kind words. And it is a kick to see the creative commons uses of this one. Never imagined it would take off quite like this!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Eric Zeffery says:

Beautiful sky. I just love the gradient of blue to white! i love the DOF, i think i would have ducked ... afraid i would have been pooped on! haha great shot.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

tubbytwoshoes says:

wow! this is beautiful. how you were able to take this shot without the birds running away from you is magnificent. this is a fav

although you could have used the zoom ... *~*
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

André Cassal says:

What I really like in your shot is the sense of depth and movement, it fills the entire frame. And, course, perfect timing of that boy running.
I can imagine this shot on a sunset.

@neilcreek - Thanks for your tips, I never thought about it but it is what I always wait on my photo comments.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

~ Liberty Images says:

What a wonderful shot! Most striking at first glance are the well-contrasted angles of the gulls' wings against the blue sky. That really captured my attention; it's a wonderful pattern.

Then of course it naturally draws the eye into the rest of the image, so carefree and happy. Nice job!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Carol-ikkker says:

i love this shot. i think it have magic inside.. i would love to stay there and run..run ..i think its perect in all senses...the seaguls, the light, the composition.congratulation
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

musher_jan says:

Wow, this photo made me want to duck when I saw it... and I really enjoy the composition. Quite a nice job capturing the freedom of the beach and the activity of the birds. Nice!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

supercamel says:

Awesome photo! Well done!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

static416 says:

Hey, I used this shot in my blog post here:
laconicreply.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/memorie s-of-my-chil...

In keeping with creative commons I linked to this page, and your profile for accreditation.

Let me know if that's cool, or if you'd like it removed.

Thanks
Eric
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

eschipul says:

@static416 - Thanks!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

happatree says:

Very cool
Nicely captured moment
Good stuff
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

<renaldo> says:

amazing shot! love the seagulls!
i made a similar one:
www.flickr.com/photos/renaldo_tr/2912943488/
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

expect sunshine says:

wow! i love this!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

jmeunier says:

really amazing ! congratulation !
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

lupo grigio1 says:

spettacolare!wow!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Htet-Aung says:

Great capture..
Very very nice
Thank for sharing..
FAVE
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

irinsmith says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Birds of the Southwest US, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

Eddi 07 says:

Hallo, ich bin der Administrator der Gruppe Creative Commons- Free Pictures, und wir würden uns freuen, wenn Du dies zu unserer Gruppe hinzufügen würdest.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

Jack Mora says:

Oh My Gosh!
I have seen over a million pictures on Flickr, and I have to say that this is one of the best. This is my dream picture.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

fre_natae says:

Fabulous image!!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

trekaroo says:

your photo rocks! we have selected it for use on *trekaroo*, the definitive travel source for parents by parents. your photo will be displayed and credited to your flickr username. check it out and share your opinion on things to do and places to stay in *texas* with kids.

thanks for sharing and happy travels!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

Jill Riter says:

wonderful photo!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

greeblemonkey says:

Congrats! You are a finalist in the May Greeblepix Contest!
www.greeblemonkey.com/2009/05/may-greeblepix- finalists.html
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

eschipul says:

Thanks @greeblemonkey! Tough competition. I actually voted for another of the finalists earlier today. Funny, but true.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

halamen says:

Hi,

Your photo has been used in a travel article at the Matador Network with a link back to your photostream. The post can be found here:

matadortrips.com/photo-essay-readers-favorite -family-vaca...

Thanks for sharing your pic!

Cheers,
Hal
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

H e l l y says:

Incredible, beautiful capture!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

Lateefa says:

Absolutely breakthtaking capture. I'm in awe.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

texaslegacyproject says:

I'd like to use this beautiful image in an upcoming non-profit book, within Creative Commons restrictions, of course. If that is OK with you, how should I attribute the picture to you?

Thanks,

David
Texas Legacy Project
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

rawheadrex says:

Terrific capture!!!!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Aitor Agirregabiria says:

Amazing!!!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

sam2cents says:

Extremely impressive!

You are my winner!
Please add this photo to
www.flickr.com/groups/mywinners/
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

natasa10 says:

Wow, stunning capture! :)
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Customek says:

nice capture :)
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

babyxela says:

great shot! well done!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Heradia says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ARTE EN TU FOTO / ART IN YOUR PHOTO. ** PLAYAS /BEACH CONTEST **, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

increible ...!!!!
una belleza de toma...
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

z o p h e. says:

amazing..
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Tim Sheerman-Chase says:

This reminds me of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas when he imagines the bats swooping on the car.

"We can't stop here! This is seagull country!"
Posted 8 days ago. ( permalink )

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