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Sunset at Seney #508

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted November 2, 2011480 views10 comments

This photo was taken early in the fall at Seney National Wildlife Refuge near Seney, Michigan. The photo is divided into thirds vertically and the cloud eagle on the left is placed at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical thirds.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on November 2, 2011 at 5:14 PM

Wow, I like it Phil. And you've captured the illusive "cloud eagle" too ... sweet!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 2, 2011 at 5:16 PM

Lovely colors. The clouds are really nice and the duck(??) cruising across is a good addition.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 2, 2011 at 6:11 PM

This is wonderful Phil, a fine work.
I really enjoyed the LP, makes you want to stay awhile and bask in this magical moment

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on November 3, 2011 at 5:11 PM

Very nice sunset shot and really cool cloud formation. Well captured.

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Comment posted by Verdon on November 3, 2011 at 5:17 PM

what kind of bird has that big wings.....???

great moment!

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Comment posted by RL Potts on November 4, 2011 at 1:40 PM

I'm not real clear on the concept, but this is a beautiful image. Is that a beaver swimming across the pond?

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on November 4, 2011 at 3:58 PM

The eagle was formed my a combination of the clouds and two contrails that crossed.. I wasn't happy when I first saw the contrails but as the evening progressed they merged with the clouds to form this spectacular sunset. The bird at the bottom is a Grebe that was passing through.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on November 6, 2011 at 11:43 AM

Phil, I love the cloud eagle; I think your image might be even more effective if you cropped in from the left. Keep the island, remove the trees through cropping and/or cloning, and move the cloud eagle more off center.

Must have been a beautiful sunset you were able to see.

Regards,

Carol

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Comment posted by Varina Patel on November 7, 2011 at 11:45 AM

For me, the most appealing aspect of this image is the incredible glow. I think this shot is gorgeous. The little details are wonderful - the sun peaking over the horizon, the glowing eagle shape in the sky, the little duck scooting across the water, and those patterns of dark leaves against the glowing sky. I also like the monochromatic color scheme. All that gold! Wonderful!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 10, 2011 at 10:05 PM

Nice EP! congrats!
Sandy

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