Bird Tree at Sunset

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted March 13, 20183,076 views9 comments

I was at Mt.Diablo State Park taking photos the other afternoon and just as I pointed my camera towards this tree silhouetted against some nice clouds, a flock of birds took off from its branches. Just lucky!

Canon 5dM3, ISO640, f/16, 200mm, 1/125 sec. Hand held, so a wee bit of shake in my excitement.

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on March 13, 2018 at 4:27 PM

This is so cool, I'd be sorely tempted to clone out the fence. The birds look like leaves blowing away.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 13, 2018 at 6:02 PM

I really like the image. A great moment captured against a beautiful sky.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 14, 2018 at 8:59 AM

Very nice capture of a great sky and tree from rolling oak country. The birds are a nice bonus. I am really enjoying this one.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 14, 2018 at 6:16 PM

Kathy, The great sky, wonderful silhouetted tree and fence line would have all made this such a nice image, then all the birds took off and that made it even more special. Very nice work capturing this!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on March 14, 2018 at 7:02 PM

Well done. The birds preparing to land adds action to this image. Otherwise some comments would be "Image is stactic". Which I have a difficult time understanding.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on March 14, 2018 at 8:52 PM

Great timing with the birds, Kathy. This looks so peaceful with tree silhouetted against the evening sky. Did you happen to get any images with the birds a little more to the left?

Ed

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on March 15, 2018 at 3:09 PM

Here is another version with more of the birds to the left of the tree. I like it better, but I think the focus is less good in this one.

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Comment posted by Kathy Snead on March 27, 2018 at 7:35 AM

Kathy

Lovely photo. Good color and sharpness. Congratulations on the well deserved WP!

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Comment posted by John Tobias on April 4, 2018 at 11:39 PM

Great image well deserved WP! Thanks for sharing.

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