Ian Bramham's Photoblog
Piel Castle, Cumbria
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 22 May 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Piel Castle in NW England with a flock of birds coming in off the Irish Sea.
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Hoshisato from Ealing, United Kingdom
Wow, I love everything about this landscape: the subject, the colours, the composition and the amazing "ball" of birds!
22 May 2009 5:28am
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
this is amazing -- a superb image of magical beauty -- 5 stars!!
22 May 2009 5:38am
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Granted it's a good composition, but the color processing is exceptional. best...jerry
22 May 2009 6:14am
Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom
Quite special colours but also love the interest and movement. Good work Ian!
22 May 2009 6:29am
Mirko Herzner from Germany
One word: Stunning! Perfect light and composition and then you are even lucky with those birds... One of my favourites for quite some time...
22 May 2009 7:11am
Laura from Eindhoven, Netherlands
Great shot! The colours are amazing and the flock of brids absolutely finishes the shot!
22 May 2009 7:14am
Marie LC from Voiron, France
Une photo qui mérite 5***** que je n'hésite pas à lui offrir. Une merveille !
22 May 2009 10:18am
Richard Hollins from London, United Kingdom
One of the best pictures I've seen in a while, Ian. Wonderful colours, lovely composition and a well-behaved flock of birds. Amazing stuff.
22 May 2009 10:37am
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
This is one of the best pictures of the day! Composition, mouvement (birds), reflection, colors. light.
Great!!!
22 May 2009 11:15am
Marcie from United States
WOW! Fantastic color. Love the sprinkling of birds in the sky.
22 May 2009 11:57am
Momo from Montpellier, France
what they call poetry in motion me thinks...I also love the color in this one Ian...
22 May 2009 12:14pm
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
absolument émouvant ! 100000000 ******************** je prends !!!!! bravo !
22 May 2009 12:45pm
Onlymehdi from Wayne, United States
i would say one of the best pictures of the month, or year, just outstanding
22 May 2009 1:22pm
Beau Mitchell from Gold Coast, Australia
What a gorgeous scene! The colours are stunning and the flock of birds make a very nice subject :)
22 May 2009 3:53pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
What an great great delight to view this Ian! Every element is up to the highest standard... the subject, the drama, the setting, the atmosphere... another masterpiece!!!
22 May 2009 4:15pm
Ian Smith from London, United Kingdom
Such a fantastic shot Ian! An amazing sight.
22 May 2009 8:22pm
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Every time I think 'he can't do better than this', you present another stunning shot. Absolutely fantastic!
23 May 2009 12:27am
Cricket-Tammy from Alabama, United States
Very beautiful photograph! I love the reflections in the water.
25 May 2009 2:40am
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
This is a wonderful image, Ian. Could these, by any chance, be Barnacle Geese that go to the Hebrides?
I understand you and I have something in common re: level horizons. It came out in a funny way, but it is one of my largest pet peeves. We sailed for many years and have a deep affinity for the water. Last week someone posted a gorgeous shot ... but ... and it almost made me nauseous.
25 Jul 2009 2:39pm
@Judy: Hi Judy, I know very little about birds but I know they weren't geese....they were more the size of starlings. The photo was taken from a small motor boat doing about 20 kts as we were coming back into Barrow from the Irish Sea. Yes, I quite agree about horizons being flat on photos (it's when they are just slightly out of level that it annoys me the most - it's all I can see instead of looking at the rest of the photo :-)
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
Thank you, Ian. I just finished reading and old book, 'The Strange One' about a Barnacle goose; that's why I asked. Your capture of the birds ... and their reflection in this light is wonderful.
26 Jul 2009 11:23am
Nikon D40
1/100 second
F/9.0
ISO 200
24 mm (35mm equiv.)