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image notes: thousands of blackbirds flew in and blanketed the lawns and trees in our neighborhood last week. i stood for about 30 minutes trying to capture an image to give an essence of the size of the flock, but it didn’t work out well. the few in this image sat rather calmly in the treetops of our back yard as the others swarmed in the air like bees, landing on the lawns for moments only to swarm again and test another landing spot. zoli, who becomes enraged at squirrels when they jump from tree to tree in his territory sat quietly by the back door until they were gone. the sounds were like an audio clip from the movie, the birds.
Exif data:
Camera: NIKON D300
Aperture Value: 4.970854
Date Time Digitized: 2012:01:20 15:56:47
Date Time Original: 2012:01:20 15:56:47
Exposure Time: 1 / 1250
Flash: Flash did not fire
FNumber: 5.6
Focal Length: 200
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 300
ISO Speed Ratings: 400
Subject Distance: 4.294967e+09
User Comment: @pearweed
Lens Model: 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
19 Comments
Kala
January 23, 2012Wonderful use of negative space.
frankdejol
January 24, 2012Cool catch and beauty composition.
Klaudia J
January 24, 2012great work, love the composition visually and conceptually …
Len Saltiel
January 24, 2012Creative composition Sherri. The negative space really works here.
Arnd
January 24, 2012Love the remarkable mood here. Your picture is a stunning eye-catcher!
rian
January 24, 2012well, this sure is a unique take on this.. it could pass for an album’s cover.. ;D great work!
Richard STANDLEY
January 24, 2012Lovely composition.
Great post treatment too!
A.Barlow
January 24, 2012I like the simplicity of this allot.
CrashRyan
January 25, 2012wow! i love it ! nice graphic quality
Sharon
January 25, 2012Well done, Sherri. I like this a lot. I can see a lot of people wanting this, not only for their wall, but for cds or book covers.
Sharon
Andrew Graeme Gould
January 25, 2012What a unique image this is, Sherri. It’s the whole concept, and of course, the use of negative space.
Olaf
January 26, 2012Unusually but nice shot and great composition!
Christopher
January 27, 2012Absolutely perfect minimalism
yz
January 29, 2012very intriguing framing, elegant!
Arjan - PlasticDaisy
January 29, 2012good choice in how you framed this! Very minimalistic yet a real interesting image. I like how all but one of the birds are facing one direction.
Fritsch
January 30, 2012An overwhelming sense of freedom. I hear their songs. Tremendous frame, Sherri!
All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.
Eden
February 1, 2012Really love the minimalism in this!
emily
February 1, 2012reminds me of that Beatles song :)
javga
February 10, 2012Nice composition, nice title…