Serenity

[Marina Scarr]

Found this gem while deleting old photos. Don't you just love it when that happens? Kelbin was not bumped for this capture. It was a natural sunset at a local pond. I love the ripples surrounding the Sandhill Crane. Removed one piece of dirt from the water.

Canon 40D, Canon 400DO F4
F4, 1/500sec, ISO 640, manual mode
Handheld

C & C always welcomed and much appreciated.

Marina Scarr
www.marinascarrphotography.com

[denise ippolito]

Marina, I love it! The colors and the black silhouette look great together. The crossed legs add interest.

[Randy Stout]

Marina:

The ripples are very nice, like the pose, crossed legs. My favorite part is the transition from light to darker water color.

I am glad "Kelbin" wasn't bumped in the creation of this image. He gets rather cranky when you do that.

Cheers

Randy

[Grace Scalzo]

A wonderful image, Marina, full of mood and interest. Glad you found this one.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

beautiful indeed. Ripples and that elegant pose make all the difference. loved the colors. Looks very natural.

[Melissa Groo]

What a stunner, Marina. In the midst of a chaotic day, to view this moment of serenity is really gratifying. I love the composition, the color gradations, the elegance of the pose. Just gorgeous.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Wow I wish I had a few shots hidden away like this one!! I lik ethe silhouette needless to say but the colours of the ripples - just can't get enough!

[Andrew Merwin]

Beautiful & elegant.

[jack williamson]

The water color is spectacular! The pose of the bird is just great with the crossed legs. The ripples are quite artistic.

Jack

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Marina I love this!! Great ripples and colors and wow!! Would love to have this one!

[nrohrbacker]

This is art! Great photo.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

This is a lovely and moodey image Marina, I like the fact you it was made in camera. Well done!

[Shawn Zierman]

The image has a zen like quality. It's a nice image to just meditate on and think about what
the moment of capture was like. The ripple movements themselves remind me of how the sound
of a bell can function in a meditation. Obtaining a sandhill crane image like this in Minnesota would
be equivalent to a small miracle. Love everything about the photograph.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Simply gorgeous!!!!!

[David Salem]

Only one thing to say about this one "Print It" Seriously. Lots of great deals on canvases now a days. Gallery quality!!

David

[Rachel Hollander]

Marina - this is beautiful and elegant. Love the crossed legs.

TFS,
Rachel

[Bill Dix]

Sweet. What a great "find". All has been said above.

[Jon Rista]

Such a stunning photo. Those ripples are so serene. I love the use of silhouette here as well. It's so great you didn't delete it! What a gem!

[gail bisson]

Hmmm...I wonder if I have any great shots like this lying forgotten in my files! You make me what to pull out the external hard drive and look for hidden gems like this one.
Love the colors and the crossed legs. I find myself wishing the entire ripple was included on the left as it is almost complete but that would throw the vertical feel off and make it too square so I would be more aggressive and crop from the left a bit for a more decisive cut in the ripple. Am I making sense?!
Gail

[Arthur Morris]

Sweet pose and colors. I'd go a bit lighter all around. Who is Kelbin???

A crop from our left would tighten it up and get it close to 3X2.

[Melissa Groo]

Sweet pose and colors. I'd go a bit lighter all around. Who is Kelbin???

A crop from our left would tighten it up and get it close to 3X2.

I think it's a typo and that she must mean Kelvin, Artie...

[Arthur Morris]

I think it's a typo and that she must mean Kelvin, Artie...

I knew that Melissa. And so did Randy .

[Troy Lim]

well done, love the ripple...
Before they messed up the Celery fiend in town, it was the place to go to create images like this...

[Satish Ranadive]

A "Masterpiece"....Every thing in the frame is Gorgeous ...Love it.

Regards,
Satish.