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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.

 

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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

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19 notes

  1. Wonderful use of negative space.

  2. Cool catch and beauty composition.

  3. great work, love the composition visually and conceptually …

  4. Creative composition Sherri. The negative space really works here.

  5. Love the remarkable mood here. Your picture is a stunning eye-catcher!

  6. well, this sure is a unique take on this.. it could pass for an album’s cover.. ;D great work!

  7. Lovely composition.
    Great post treatment too!

  8. I like the simplicity of this allot.

  9. wow! i love it ! nice graphic quality

  10. Well 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

  11. What a unique image this is, Sherri. It’s the whole concept, and of course, the use of negative space.

  12. Unusually but nice shot and great composition!

  13. Absolutely perfect minimalism

  14. yz

    very intriguing framing, elegant!

  15. good 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.

  16. An overwhelming sense of freedom. I hear their songs. Tremendous frame, Sherri!
    All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.

  17. Really love the minimalism in this!

  18. reminds me of that Beatles song :)

  19. Nice composition, nice title…

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