bluechameleon
continuous slow movement
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 15 May 2009 in Sport & Recreation.
“I heard the old, old, men say "all that's beautiful drifts away, like the waters"...
-- William Butler Yeats
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john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
OMG, this is gorgeous! A kayaker, a heron, rocks and calm waters; does this ever make me homesick for Juneau (and I have been gone for 25 years). This is when I wish that I had 6 stars to give.
15 May 2009 5:20am
BABYLONEZOO from Nantes, France
Je vois un homme sur un kayak et un heron sur le dos du monstre du Loch Ness, jolie photo
15 May 2009 5:23am
Lylou & Roland from Besancon, France
Really nice... I'd just have cut 1 or 2 cm at th bottom of the picture....
15 May 2009 5:26am
@Lylou & Roland: Thank you, I was wondering about that. Perhaps I'll try the crop.
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Fantastic!!! This image has it all!! Perfectly composed....wonderful calm water! Beautiful!
15 May 2009 5:26am
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
wonderful dark tones here -- the dark rock forms in the foreground hold the eye captive!! fantastic!! a beautiful, very personal moment here -- the kayaker and the heron, sharing a moment of peace and isolation amongst themselves... a private reverie if you will!! gorgeous work as always BC!!! :)
15 May 2009 6:43am
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
This is an excellent mono image, love the silhouettes of the canoeist, the rocks and of course that wonderful heron, which all combine so well, a very peaceful image
15 May 2009 7:23am
SePp from Trier, Germany
very nice work. Really like the STRONG contrast and the silhouette!
Great work
15 May 2009 8:05am
Sriram from Chennai, India
Great tones, and shot! Black and white gives a kinda mystic feel! that was a bizarre idea! and it works!
15 May 2009 9:10am
dkc from Xanthi, Greece
Such a beautiful, really beautiful photo...the tones are great, the silhouettes are looking exceptional and the composition is really inspiring! 5 stars from me...
15 May 2009 9:33am
paulski from Muncie, IN, United States
great use of vignetting, and i love the underdeveloped effect here. excellent...
15 May 2009 10:16am
Jip (Raven) from Hengelo, Netherlands
Watch out! The birds are watching you;-). Awesome silhouette combined with a great composition.
15 May 2009 10:26am
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
These silhouettes are wonderful. Perfect harmony.
15 May 2009 10:51am
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
What a dark moody wonderful shot... the roks and the bird watching the guy going by...
15 May 2009 11:07am
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Perfect composition with a nice use of silhouettes. Very beautiful.
15 May 2009 12:21pm
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
This is lovely. The silhouettes seem so tranquil. I like the richness here.
15 May 2009 12:27pm
zOOm from Paris, France
There's alaways a wonderful dark and light in your pictures Sharon, a mood, an atmosphere... your pictures are like travelling shoes, they just makes me fly over the ocean, it could be Vietnam or Indonesia... incredible.
15 May 2009 12:55pm
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
Such strong elements in this image. Yet they all work well together. I can envision the kayaker quietly slicing across this scene. And the heron going un-noticed. Very well done. Enjoy your weekend.
15 May 2009 12:58pm
grapf from Göttingen, Germany
forgotton dreams raise from the depth of the soul...
an archaic image, dark and magic. I like the heron (?) between the rocks.
15 May 2009 1:28pm
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Excellent capture... the bird and the wake of the boat enforce the caption.
15 May 2009 1:33pm
Bogdan from Brasov, Romania
It looks amazing. Great mood here! Just perfect timing
15 May 2009 1:47pm
lô from verdun, France
C'est dans ce type de shoot, que je me ressource au cours de ma journée.
Merci pour cet instant d'évasion en beauté!
bon week end
lô
15 May 2009 1:58pm
gavin hart from Gold Coast, Australia
The heron and the kayaker, both great elements in the scene, are perfectly placed. Nice capture. Lovely light too.
15 May 2009 2:03pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
So wonderfully intense and thoughts evocative!!! Inspiring work!
15 May 2009 2:19pm
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
Getting into the stroke of things...... Nice!
15 May 2009 2:23pm
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
Sharon, the word serendipity comes to mind when I look at this picture. Such marvelous elements, seemingly unrelated, coming together at the precise moment. You rock girl!!! ;-)
15 May 2009 2:27pm
Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France
I admire this picture! I would like to date execute a single picture as beautiful as yours!
15 May 2009 3:13pm
Don from spokane, United States
A remarkable capture to get man and bird in the same picture. Lovely coastal setting with the prominent rocks. Well done.
15 May 2009 3:35pm
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Minimalist and simple. A strong mood here...
15 May 2009 4:19pm
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
Our eyes follow the movement of the boat. Even the bird is looking in the same direction.
15 May 2009 4:38pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Excellent capture with the bird and the boat. Love the silhouetting.
15 May 2009 4:45pm
Stef67 from in my head, France
etre là au bon moment n est jamais simple, toi toujours, pour notre plus grand bonheur^^
15 May 2009 7:06pm
Tracey from Maryland, United States
Perfection. I want to know why you aren't getting the Spotlight image EVERY day!
15 May 2009 8:15pm
romine from Bucharest, Romania
such elegant composition. reminded me about the picture that won this year the spider award.. really.. i love it
15 May 2009 9:15pm
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
The first thing I saw was actually the bird, thought it was you tribute to the Loch Ness Monster and the boater is making an escape :) Anyway, that's just my imagination. Really great shot, especially the trail behind the canoe.
15 May 2009 9:40pm
Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
I love the darkness of your images. It is almost as I can tell your daily mood by the daily posts. The birds adds a lot to this image. As it is watching the passing boat, guarding it`s habitat.
15 May 2009 11:13pm
GJC from Kyoto (京都), Japan
This is quite a remarkable image and the deep tones feel very peaceful.
15 May 2009 11:31pm
David from Evanston, United States
Thanks for the reminder that subtle is many times the best way to be profound!
16 May 2009 12:20am
Nikon D70
1/250 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
200 mm