Wonders of Nature
Uploaded: April 23, 2010 09:31:46
These seagulls flew so fast. To share the essence of the scene with all of you, I combined the birds from three separate exposures. They were captured within three seconds!
Oceanside Beach, California
April 15, 2010
RAW / Aperture Priority / -2/3 EC / 18 mm / Continuous Shooting Mode
F 9 @ 1/400 ISO 800
Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 800, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Lisa R. Buffington April 23, 2010
Beautiful image Donna. #1261871Kathy Salerni April 23, 2010
Gorgeous sunset image, Donna! The colors and sharpness thoughout are outstanding! #8564628Jill Odice April 23, 2010
The sunset colors are reflected back in the water so nicely! #8564639Susan M. Campbell April 23, 2010
The sunset itself is gorgeous and having so many birds in the shot makes this just awesome. #8565071Jeff Robinson April 23, 2010
Great combo work Donna - Very Beautiful! Jeff #8565229Julianne Bradford April 23, 2010
Donna this is so-o AWESOME!! It's just breathtaking! Wonderful work and a winner in my book! #8565282Datha Y. Thompson April 23, 2010
AWESOME and BEAUTIFUL Donna!!Usman M. Bajwa April 23, 2010
Very beautiful sunset and the birds really add a lot to the scene, Donna!UB. #8565517
Carol L. Fowler April 23, 2010
Spectacular sunset and the birds are a marvelous addition #8565574Bunny Snow April 23, 2010
That's where all the birds are hanging out. Must have been lots of fish out there.Your sunset captures are always colorful and awesome, but I agree that the silhouettes of the birds make this image.
Your PS work is amazing.
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Dr Silly April 24, 2010
Wonderful job on the editing. Beautiful. :O) #8565822Joy Rector April 24, 2010
excellent shot #8565978Leslie McLain April 24, 2010
Amazing capture and colors, Donna. #8566045Daniel Ruf April 26, 2010
Beautiful capture and colors. The details are staggering. #8571159Amanda J. Tanner April 28, 2010
Very Beautiful work and image. Nice work Donna! #8577148Dianna Murphy April 29, 2010
Great composite. Beautiful result. #8578198Renata Gusciora April 30, 2010
AWesome capture,Donna!Very beautiful! #8580704Kara L. Hendricks May 15, 2010
Congratulations Donna on being today's 101 POTD!! #8613171Usman M. Bajwa May 15, 2010
Good to see this again, Donna. CONGRATZ. on the 101 POTD. WTG!UB.
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Patti Coblentz May 15, 2010
Congratulations on this outstanding 101 POTD, Donna!!Patti #8613187
Diane Dupuis May 15, 2010
LOVELY!! Congrats! #8613209Dr Silly May 15, 2010
Donna congratulations on your 101 POTD. :O) #8613260Julianne Bradford May 15, 2010
Whoo-o-o Who-oo Donna! I hope it goes Gold! This is such a Fantastic capture with such adventure and great layering! Congratulations very well deserved on your 101 POTD :-) #8613261Mitch Spence May 15, 2010
I do love all the swooping birds, Donna, in addition, of course, to the gorgeous beach sunset. Congratulations on the 101 POTD. #8613310Katarina Mansson May 15, 2010
Winner! #8613374Katarina Mansson May 15, 2010
Winner!Datha Y. Thompson May 15, 2010
WINNER for sure!!!!Jean E. Hildebrant May 15, 2010
Gorgeous, Donna! Congrat's on 101 POTD :) #8613407Teri Klinger May 15, 2010
oh I love this one also, Donna! the colors are awesome and the gulls add feeling and story. beautiful!!!! #8613467Bunny Snow May 15, 2010
Well done, Donna. The gulls don't look as though they were manually inserted, they belong there! Beautifully done.Hope this goes far! Congratulations on your 101 POTD!
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Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 15, 2010
Thank you for all of your very kind comments. And to the members of PG 101 for your POTD selection and congratulatory wishes. You have made my day!!!Just for clarification, the birds were not inserted into the scene. I layered three exposures, captured within seconds of each other. I then used the masking tool to add some of the birds, in the sky, that had flew off so quickly. The seagulls were there because the Oceanside Harbor was being dredged, attracting them in numbers.
I feel so fortunate to have been at the beach, for this captivating sunset. A special thank you to Kathy Cline!!! She joined me on this adventure of a lifetime!!! This is an evening I will NEVER forget.
Donna #8614012
William C. Raco May 16, 2010
How beautiful the light, the color, the scene.Linda D. Lester May 16, 2010
What a beauty....Congratulations on our 101 POTD! #8616228Michael Umbreit May 17, 2010
Donna - Congratulations on your PG101 POTD!! - Mike #8618634Susie Peek-Swint May 19, 2010
Beautiful capture Donna ~ many congrats on your 101 POTD! #8622045Kara L. Hendricks May 24, 2010
NO SURPRISE HERE....:)) Congrats Donna... It's on it's way to GOLD!! #8632861Nancy (Peaches) Harker May 24, 2010
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOODonna La Mattino Pagakis May 24, 2010
You all inspire me!!! Thank you for your incredible support and great comments!!!Take care,
Donna #8633002
Tiia Vissak May 24, 2010
Congratulations! #8633034Kelly S. Cavanaugh May 24, 2010
Beautiful work, Donna! Congratulations! #8633310Carla Metzler May 24, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Donna! #8633550Maria Coulson May 24, 2010
Another beautiful shot Donna. Congratulations. #8633569Laura E. Swan May 24, 2010
Huge Congrats On Your Wonderful Finalist, Donna!
HOLY DOODLE this is BEAUTIFUL! I smell Gold!
-Laura :) #8633741
Courtenay Vanderbilt May 24, 2010
Beautiful, Donna! Congratulations! #8634054Pat Abbott May 24, 2010
Really beautiful! Congrats! #8634108Mike D. Perez May 24, 2010
Beuatiful light, Donna! Congratulations. #8634190Jodi Zimmer May 24, 2010
This is incredible art...I would buy this and hang it on my wall...beautiful. Congrats~ #8634592Deborah Lewinson May 24, 2010
Beautiful finalist, Donna, and excellent DD work on the birds!Congratulations on your finalist!
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Nancyj E. Hovey May 24, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SCesar J. La Rosa May 24, 2010
Congratulations on this WONDERFUL Finalist, Donna!!!Phyllis H. Burchett May 24, 2010
Congrats on this fantastic finalist Donna! #8635640Glenn E. Traver May 24, 2010
Just Beautiful , Congratulations Donna On this eye cathing Finalist ~ GT #8635867Patti Coblentz May 24, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Donna!! Patti #8635897Julianne Bradford May 24, 2010
Gold's next I hope! :-) This is such a dynamic capture. Congrats beach buddy!! #8636074Amy M. Wilson May 24, 2010
Big congratulations on your gorgeous Finalist, Donna!! #8636097Kathy Cline May 24, 2010
HI DONNA from Hawaii...actually Im getting ready to baord for the all night long trip back home. (12 hours)Dawn M. Schneider May 24, 2010
Donna this is so wonderful, congrats on your very deserving finalist!! #8637311Robert K. Bemus May 24, 2010
Fantastic image, Donna...congratulations and best of luck in the next round!! #8637807Bojan Bencic May 24, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist, Donna. #8637855Stefania Barbier May 24, 2010
congratulations on your lovely finalist!!! #8637979Steve M. Harrington May 25, 2010
Wow, four finalists! Good on you, Donna! :)Barbara Waldoch May 25, 2010
Congratulations on all your beautiful finalists, Donna! #8639178Linda Blair May 25, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist!!!!! #8639492Usman M. Bajwa May 25, 2010
WTG Donna. CONGRATZ on yet another Finalist Award!!!UB. #8639957
Wendy Moghadam May 25, 2010
Congratulations another awesome finalist #8640013Carol L. Fowler May 25, 2010
Congrats! #8640701Renata Gusciora May 25, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist,Donna!!!:-) #8640974Luigi Di Serio May 25, 2010
Catch all is right! This image has it all... composition, clarity, colors, great content... an one last "C" for you.... CONGRATS!!!! #8641046Renee Doyle May 25, 2010
Excellent work here Donna!! Congratulations! #8642227Leslie McLain May 25, 2010
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Donna. #8642392Sam Britt May 25, 2010
Congratulations again, Donna! #8642400Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 25, 2010
I really appreciate ALL of your supportive comments and congratulatory wishes.This was sure a memorable sunset. I was lucky to share the moment with Kathy Cline.
Thanks so much,
Donna #8642410
Kathy Salerni May 25, 2010
Big congrats, Donna, on this beautiful finalist! #8642626Kathy Cline May 25, 2010
I was there that night.Lydia Williams May 26, 2010
Gorgeous! Congratulations Donna!Best, Lydia #8644594
Daniel Ruf May 26, 2010
Another beauty. Outstanding and big congrats. #8644818Maria Morrow May 26, 2010
This is beautiful .. the exposure, composition, movement of the water and birds. Great image. #8646014Debra R. Harder May 31, 2010
Love, love, love this, Donna! Huge congratulations on your BEAUTIFUL finalist! Deb #8655008Yulianto Soeroso December 17, 2010
lovely photo ...love the scene #9110577Phyllis A. Houghton June 10, 2011
Your entire album has me in awe, especially your awesome sunsets. I love the colors in this one and how sharp all the seagulls are. WOW! #9453072Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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