I love this picture, but it is looking like I am the only one around here that cares for it. My stuff is usually more literal, whereas to me this one stimulates the imagination. What do you think?
A brooding presence.
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geebee
Makes one try to figure out if the bird is noticing: "I am the master of all I survey" or are the mountains asking: "How did that bird get here?" 
Wild and Free comes to my mind.
Dennis, this particular pic really looks like a painting....very expressive. Good stuff.
Ross
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Well it's not Eagle cause you got to get it off the camera and post it instead of being ripped up. It's beautiful Dennis. I can only imagine the images you have locked in your mind.
It's beautiful Dennis. I can only imagine the images you have locked in your mind.
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Karlynn
Caption - So you think MY life is small?
What a great photo!
What a great photo!
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Lisa in Katy
I saw "The Birds" when I was young and very impressionable. I can't look at a black bird without being reminded of that movie. Other than that, this is a cool picture.
Magnificent picture Dennis!
Great picture Dennis! I really really like it.
Mike
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quoth the raven...
quoth the raven...
...between Mr. Poe and the hillbilly superstitions I absorbed as a kid in West Virginia, Dennis' composition made me feel a tad anxious---which I know is ridiculous---but it is amazing what the subconscious can do!
"Brooding" is a great term, Dennis. A dark portent....
Diana
quoth the raven...
...between Mr. Poe and the hillbilly superstitions I absorbed as a kid in West Virginia, Dennis' composition made me feel a tad anxious---which I know is ridiculous---but it is amazing what the subconscious can do!
"Brooding" is a great term, Dennis. A dark portent....
Diana
CThrock
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Feel like the bird is thinking,"Where do I go from here?"
emc07
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Interesting...
Interesting...
What I find interesting is the fact that the bird is out of focus... as if it suggests a calmness about the bird almost a quiet patience. The mountains are the brooding ones... I am new here and it's nice to see that everyone talks about everything here. My default photo was one I took... I like taking pics too. Mostly of my 4 cats... I know crazy cat lady right?
Great picture, really says something. I love it.
Interesting...
What I find interesting is the fact that the bird is out of focus... as if it suggests a calmness about the bird almost a quiet patience. The mountains are the brooding ones... I am new here and it's nice to see that everyone talks about everything here. My default photo was one I took... I like taking pics too. Mostly of my 4 cats
... I know crazy cat lady right? Great picture, really says something. I love it.
To me this picture is a little dark-and this comes, in large part, (I think) because the raven is not clearly defined, and the viewer has a chance to read a lot into the image.
The raven is a master of this canyon environment. He will see more in an afternoon than we could hike in a lifetime. For a few peanuts or sunflower seeds he will be your friend, and might even perform some wonderful tricks.
But if you headed out to those canyons and got yourself into serious trouble, the raven would be the first creature to recognize your plight. Sometimes the canyon mazes and intense heat will work together to provide more than peanuts and sunflower seeds. We cannot blame the raven-he will not lead you astray, or hunt you down. But there is a law in this harsh environment. Nothing is to be wasted. Nothing at all.
The raven is a master of this canyon environment. He will see more in an afternoon than we could hike in a lifetime. For a few peanuts or sunflower seeds he will be your friend, and might even perform some wonderful tricks.
But if you headed out to those canyons and got yourself into serious trouble, the raven would be the first creature to recognize your plight. Sometimes the canyon mazes and intense heat will work together to provide more than peanuts and sunflower seeds. We cannot blame the raven-he will not lead you astray, or hunt you down. But there is a law in this harsh environment. Nothing is to be wasted. Nothing at all.
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Susan BAV
I like it.
Dennis, I remember in a town my husband and I lived
for 10 years in Meadowlake,Sask we had Ravens and oh boy
it was a community of 4by 4's trucks of all makes
When anyone went grocery shopping,the groceries went into
the back of the trucks,well the trucks with no covers to hide
the groceries had no groceries left!! These birds ate well (LOL)
zipper2
for 10 years in Meadowlake,Sask we had Ravens and oh boy
it was a community of 4by 4's trucks of all makes
When anyone went grocery shopping,the groceries went into
the back of the trucks,well the trucks with no covers to hide
the groceries had no groceries left!!
These birds ate well (LOL)zipper2
I love the background, but I winder if there would be a way to make the bird more focused without losing the effect that you are looking for. Which brings me to my question. What are you looking for? Emphasis on the mountain and having it be the central focus of the picture (seems logical since it is in focus) or the bird pondering what is off in the distance (in which case the bird should be the focus)?
Either way, a lovely picture! I wish I had that view in my backyard.
Either way, a lovely picture! I wish I had that view in my backyard.
I was looking to turn the raven into a type of edgy symbol. I think that works better if he is not in focus. While I was there and had the opportunity, I also got a shot with the raven sharply focused with the canyons and mountains less explicit. I didn't expect the second shot to be anything special, and-in my opinion-it wasn't.
