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Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:20 am**

Went out this afternoon to a 'reserve' near Ipswich - specifically to try to get a shot of my personal moby dick - a pacific heron. Long story cut short, I got a lot of very shitty pictures, and was swearing a great deal, but decided to go and look at the lake ...... took some more shitty pictures, and packed up at sunset ...... and got this

I was pleased, but that could just be me ?? (It really is a stupid idea to look straight into the sun when taking a shot too !!!!)

Rel

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:48 am**

Very unusual shot Rel. I love the backgroung colour of the sunset.
Very interesting silhouette - looks like someone's been trying to make a silk purse out of a cow's ear! :lol:

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:56 am**

A strong image. Refined simplicity...very hard to do with a photograph. Nice!

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:46 am**

Love it Rel, love it. Silhouettes are my thing at the moment and this is a gorgeous example. The interesting ear on the cow makes this shot stronger for me.

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:12 am**

Mooooooooooo...

Is good

MATT

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:38 am**

I love silhouettes too and this is very nice indeed. Not sure that the actual sun needs to be in the pic but a minor nitpik!

I have a gallery in my PBase site dedicated to silhouettes and shadows! In fact, I may post one today

Cheers
Sheila

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:59 pm**

is nice as is but feel it would be a stronger image without the sun.

the very bright spot forces us to look there.

I personally would like to see it toned down or even cloned out.

well done. simple and effective

steve

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:56 pm**

Thanks everyone for your comments

I kind of like the effect of the sun, but here is a crop with the sun cloned out....

Thanks again
Rel

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:59 pm**

let me be the first to say that I believe it is much stronger now.

Steve

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:15 pm**

avkomp wrote:let me be the first to say that I believe it is much stronger now.

Steve

and me the second!

Winner!!!

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:33 pm**

Me too, Narelle,

Sun is so bright in first pic that it distracts. Definitely works better cloned out. Having said that, I love the moo(d) of the shot (poor joke, that one.....).

By the way, do you have burn marks in your retinas today?

Keep up the great work

Cheers

Michael

Posted: **Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:46 pm**

Thanks Steve, Craig & Michael - and yes, I was seeing spots for quite a while afterwards