The Eagle Has Landed

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• GreenBaron (40630)
• [2008-09-06 1:05]

Hi David,
Hope you are doing well! A nice surprise on this Saturday, great imapression of this boat landed on "dry" land. The grey tones are perfect creating a special mood. The gulls are a nice deatil in this fine picture.
Great one my friend and take care!
Hans

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• bazzap (316)
• [2008-09-06 1:07]

Cheers. I love the POV. I love the mild contrast. Great mood. And... cheers to you.
Barry

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• manujmehta (4999)
• [2008-09-06 1:09]

hello David
how are you friend?
nice view wonderful pov lovely depth. grey colour has a fine impact on the whole composition. tones are perfect.

regards
MAnuj Mehta

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• szekelykristof (3858)
• [2008-09-06 1:56]

Hi David,
Nice POV of the Southern Ocean with the boat and the eagles on it. Pale colours give the viewers a mysterious feeling. Well done! TFS.
Greetings,
Kristof

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• yetis_bey (410)
• [2008-09-06 3:08]

Amazing color. Good light and bright, very good sharp. Original job.
best regards
hikmet

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• Hendrika (18754)
• [2008-09-06 4:21]

Yes David,

That Eagle is going nowhere very soon, landed/stranded indeed. Such a lovely relaxed atmosphere these picture have - TFS

Els

(hope you are feeling a bit better day-by-day)

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• lrw1966 (0)
• [2008-09-06 5:26]

David Hi:
This image has an amazing Mood Expression. Wonderful -
Creative and Original
Thanks for the note, as always, my friend
Congratulations, very nicely composed and presented
Larry
USA-tfs

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• harpya (24)
• [2008-09-06 6:17]

Hello David


It is final of winter, it is going leaving yours
last landscape ashes and with your beautiful fogs.
Interesting the stagnated boat, the times for here, when the tide
he lowers a lot, the boats of the fishermen suffer this same impact!
A beautiful one visual
Congratulations!

Sérgio

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• cunejo200 (11600)
• [2008-09-06 6:22]

Hi David,
I do enjoy looking at this almost monochrome of silvery gray. It is like painting on a canvas with a well defined and attractive b/g. Mighty fine details, the positioning of the stranded boat is ideal. Best regards, Danilo

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• dareco (11553)
• [2008-09-06 7:24]

Another very beautiful image! I love these pictures, the mood is great! It makes me wish I lived by the ocean. TFS and hope you're feeling better.

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• Silke (24123)
• [2008-09-06 7:41]

Very fine composition here -- the mudflats are beautifully captured. Great light
TFs
silke
Hope all is well with you

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• tibig (7539)
• [2008-09-06 7:49]

It is again recognizably your work, David, and a good image as usual.
Regards,
Tibi

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• wilth (1743)
• [2008-09-06 12:46]

What a desolate looking day amplified by the boat forlornly sitting on dry land. (well, sort of dry)
Nice work again on making something out of the fog and mist. We're about to get hit by tropical storm Hanna here so the weather here is almost as snotty as in your photo here.
Hope all is well with you and TFS,
Wilt

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• shelbeesmom (35763)
• [2008-09-06 13:42]

I really like this David! Nice details, love the large amount of space in front of the boat! Looks miserably cold.... very nice sharpness too!
B-)
Linda

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• clic (4169)
• [2008-09-06 16:06]

Hello David
Almost black and white for the spirit of desolation!
Appears really stuck in the sterile mud for a while ...not a single gull to take her company!
So sad.
Have a g'day.
Robert

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• boomcat (12261)
• [2008-09-06 20:02]

i like the title, David :) the boat have just to wait till the high tide.. as always beautiful capture even on moody day..

have a wonderful Sunday.. tfs..

regards, terry

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• Royaldevon (9239)
• [2008-09-07 3:01]

Hello David,

Cheer up! Winter is nearly over for you and the spring should lift your spirit as well as your health.

The horizontal layers of grey split up the f/g and lead the eye out towards the focal point.
The gulls look to be in charge! Is this a scene from 'The Birds'?

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• Teresat (4970)
• [2008-09-07 3:07]

Bom dia David
It´s impossible to forget your sea, your boats and the fog. any time i will see something close of you done in your photos. I will remember you sailor man.
Perfect.
Ps I have seen thw Ws too.
Have a nice sunday
My regards
Teresat

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• Janice (28419)
• [2008-09-07 3:13]

Good old mudflats! You wonder how much damage is done to a boat sitting on the mud like this twice a day.
It could just about be a B&W image Dave.
Well captured, and very good PP work.
I hope you're taking it easy and that you are getting better,
Best regards
Janice

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• denizler (11126)
• [2008-09-07 4:18]

Hi Robert :)
This image has an amazing Mood Expression.Perfect
Creative and Original.Congrats !!!
Best Wishes,
Deniz:)

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• mbrito (7013)
• [2008-09-07 8:42]

Hello David,
Another great posting very well composed and with your special mood, comming from a master capture of the sea amtospheres.
Excelent once more. Congrats, mb

PS I love your new «intro» photo.

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• Dingo (11723)
• [2008-09-07 15:34]
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One of my all-time favourite authors, Jack Higgins... did you also read the sequel, "the eagle has flown"? Terrific book. I'm also very fond of the motion picture with a fantastic crew: Michael Cain, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter and Donald Sutherland.
And I think this picture fits very well in that movie (or book), David. I recall the escape scene with the V-boat.
A very nice connection you made here.
TFS

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• trekks (9948)
• [2008-09-08 0:31]

hi David

I hope you are getting better. For that, I have posted a more casual looking beach and sea for you, although at first I was tempted to post you a morning fog.

This is a tough nut to crack for exposure. So much monotone here to the background. The stones at FG is giving nice shade of dark grey and the boat is sufficiently visible with thin fog but its placement makes the shot much more interesting.

tfs, bill

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• pushpinder (873)
• [2008-09-08 23:51]

david,
very nicely composed pic with everything in the right place...

loved it!!

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• paul_indigo (6786)
• [2008-09-10 16:39]
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I like the mood in this and the seagulls all sitting about. The rock in the foreground adds depth and allows the image space to breathe. Nice.

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• jean11-3 (2914)
• [2008-09-16 8:41]

Hello David, I don't know how, but you manage to make mud flats look attractive!
I like the monochrome unity of this shot.
The composition is well balanced; you have a good eye for achieving balance imo.
The gulls add a little bit of life to the scene.
Tfs, regards Jean.

Hope that you are feeling better.