Bird flying by

Written October 14, 2006 in Birds, Black and White, California, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United States

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A gull flies off after an inconsiderate photographer runs after it to shoot it. Beats having the kids do the running eh? They might fall!

This was taken in San Francisco, and that’s The Golden Gate Bridge in the background. I went through my shots from my August trip a few days ago and selected around one hundred images for processing. I’ll mix in a few shots over the next few week’s posts. There’s everything from bridges, street people and furniture, Memphis Minis and Alcatraz so plenty for all tastes.

Note to self - when traveling to a new timezone, change the time on your camera!

10 comments on ' Bird flying by '

good choice to make this black and white. You did well to capture the moment so clearly and quickly. lovely tones in the photo

Written by Flickr: Psycrow on October 14, 2006 at 11:19am
Great catch!! So this shot was made “on the fly?” I’ll look forward to seeing more images from your trip.

Written by micki on October 14, 2006 at 3:18pm
Not bad. Not bad at all… Can’t identify the bugger though. What colour were it’s feet?

Written by Matty on October 14, 2006 at 10:00pm
Nice capture. Great timing.

Written by Andrew on October 15, 2006 at 2:51am
Matt - feet were a dull red colour. Does that help?

Written by Donncha on October 15, 2006 at 9:18am
I think the lines work well - I wouldn’t worry about it at all.–Seen on your photo stream. (?)

Written by Flickr: scribeoflight on October 15, 2006 at 10:13am
hello xeer,
I like your photo!
I am the Admin for a group called Birds in the Sky which consider photos of flying birds minding more the esthetic value of the image than the excitement of birds watching.
It would be great if you join and had the time to add this picture to our group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/birds_sky
thank you
michael / globevisions

Written by Flickr: globevisions on May 05, 2007 at 8:35am
Like the photo. Would love to see more.

Written by Rick on January 29, 2008 at 4:40am
i was image to be a bird as fily above the land the sky the world a war

Written by liew on June 01, 2008 at 12:06pm