Rahul's Photoblog
Three In A Row
Posted by Rahul (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) on 23 July 2007 in Plant & Nature.
In the darkness of night they moved slowly towards the unknown, not noticing the eyes watching them. Ok, that sounds like a plot haha.., this shot looked cool to me with water and the background being dark like it is now, rather than the original shot. What do you say friends ?
Thanks Everyone for the wonderful comments on my earlier pics over the weekend. I was away golfing on the weekend, and i promise to catch up with all you very soon.
Hope you all had a great weekend, its monday again. :-) Cheers and wish you all a great week ahead!!!!
Celialee from Kyoto, Japan
Haha....three in a row....nice one! I like the lighting and the reflection on the water.
23 Jul 2007 6:13am
@Celialee: Thanks pal, its kinda become a convention to shoot the swans or any floating animal in pair of three, and i decided to get one such shot too. ;-)
Vanessa from Kent, United Kingdom
The darkness of the water makes the birds look like snow queens on ice, fantastic shot Rahul.
23 Jul 2007 6:27am
@Vanessa: Thanks Vanessa, really appreciate your encouragement and kind words. :)
Dave from United Kingdom
Cool composition and great reflections, very nice picture.:)
23 Jul 2007 6:46am
@Dave: Thanks Bro, i am glad the master liked it. ;-)
ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands
hahaha great title rahul, nice shot great framing.
23 Jul 2007 6:46am
@ColNed Pictures: Thanks dude. :)
@badala: :) Watch out for tomorrow's title then.
@Stunner: Thanks Stunner. :)
Sriram from Chennai, India
Wow.... Brilliant to see them in three! And fantabulous framing!
23 Jul 2007 8:25am
@Sriram: Thanks Sriram. :)
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Beautiful, Rahul, the lighting is superb, giving the birds an ethreal glow, the wonderful reflection in the water, just makes it all perfect :)
Hope you enjoyed your golf? :)
23 Jul 2007 8:54am
@MaryB: Thanks Mary, like i repeatedly said - You are the inspiration for this series. :)
The golf was fantastic, and its getting better. I am deciding now if i should take a little time off from photography and concentrate back on my golf. This year i didnt take part in tournament, as i was not playing much, but next year i plan to hit all of them. ;-)
Shahab from Qazvin, Iran
Wow!Looks like paiting!Fabulous reflection!Excellent work Rahul!
23 Jul 2007 9:38am
@Shahab: Thanks Shahab for the encouragement and continuous support. :)
ally! from Singapore, Singapore
the liney-reflection is different but really cool. nice!
23 Jul 2007 11:27am
@ally!: Thanks Ally, the reflections were not still as the water below was not still. :-)
Julio Pulido from Barcelona - Sant Boi, Spain
Muy buena foto. Una composición impecable en linea con los pelicanos y su reflejo perfectamente destacados del fondo.
23 Jul 2007 11:59am
@Julio Pulido: Thanks pal, I am yet to figure out what you said there (can only understand impeccable and perfectamente) LOL!!!, really appreciate your time and kind comments friend. :)
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Outstanding find; super capture; altogether beautiful image!
23 Jul 2007 12:13pm
@Viewfinder: Thanks dude. :)
@alla: Thanks alla. :)
@Erik: It did work right ?? :) Thanks mate.
@Rebel Streetshooter: Thanks you my friend. :)
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
RAHUL!!! This is just perfect. It's so graceful because of the symmetry. Outstanding!!!
Had a great weekend away and now I'm back.
23 Jul 2007 2:14pm
@amy: Thanks AMY, always appreciate your comments. I am now scratching my head on what should be the next series. :-)
Anthony from Singapore, Singapore
Nice composition with great reflection!
The foto makes the 3 seems like the same one with sequence of actions...;)
23 Jul 2007 2:43pm
@Anthony: Thanks Anthony. :)
Jen from Alpharetta, United States
another great shot Rahul!!!
Love the dark background and the reflections!!! BRAVO!
23 Jul 2007 3:55pm
@Jen: Thanks Jen, i just increased the contrast and reduced the brightness on this one to give it this effect.
@Kheoh Yee Wei: Thanks Bro. :)
@Art Monkey: Thanks ART and great to see you back. :)
@Laurie: Thanks Laurie. :)
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
excellent shot, you were there at the right moment, and pressed the shutter
23 Jul 2007 9:09pm
@Richard_Irwin: Thanks Richard, i got few different species in the group of three. :)
Candace from Emmaus, United States
I enjoy this photo a lot. And yes, the dark background makes these wonderful birds really pop against the water.
23 Jul 2007 9:31pm
@Candace: Thanks Candace, check out tomorrow's pic and i have also revealed there what i did to this pic to get that effect. :)
@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Thanks Alfredo.
HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States
Beautiful shot!!!! Totally great Rahul! :)
24 Jul 2007 12:25am
@HorseRotorVator: Thanks dude. :) Really appreciate your kind words.
@Helgi: Thanks Helgi, appreciate your time and kind words. :) Cheers!!!!
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
P.S. don't give up your photography all together Rahul, we would all miss your wonderful photographs :)
25 Jul 2007 1:56am
@MaryB: Nah, wont give up photography, just time to give a little more attention on my GOLF over the weekends, since i have plan to hit all the tournaments next year. Now is the time to start practicing and hitting the course more often. :) And what makes you think i wont be here to check out on you pal. ;-)
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Excellent for all the same reasons as the next day's image. (I'm going backwards in time for these photos of yours that I've somehow missed.)
30 Jul 2007 9:08am
@Andrew Gould: Thanks Andrew for taking the time and sincere feedback. Really appreciate that so much friend.
Nikon D40
1/1000 second
F/5.3
ISO 200
232 mm (35mm equiv.)