| Photograph Information |
Photographer's Comments |
Challenge: In the Rain (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Location: Upper Beaver Meadows, Rocky Mountain National Park
Date: May 11, 2012
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/320s
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2012
|
Mountain Bluebird in meadow during precipitation.
Hope
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune--without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.
I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.
_Emily Dickinson
[May. 21st, 2012 07:33:09 PM]
Here we go. This image is probably going to finish the top 20 of an Expert Edit challenge. It would have easily passed a validation for Basic Editing. This gives me hope.
There was a mix of snow and rain. I have another frame with all rain, but it is mostly invisible. The occasional snow had more reflective characteristics (more visible). |
| Author | Thread |
|
|
05/25/2012 05:13:16 AM |
| For me, spotting a blue bird and capturing it this sharp before it flies away in itself is a herculian task :) On top of it you have got the snow captured. Awesome. I think this is overly underrated may be because of the expert editing thing. Otherwise this would have been in top 5. Great job! |
|
 Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/24/2012 08:05:20 PM |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Before you thought of spring,
Except as a surmise,
You see, God bless his suddenness,
A fellow in the skies
Of independent hues,
A little weather-worn,
Inspiriting habiliments
Of indigo and brown.
With specimens of song,
As if for you to choose,
Discretion in the interval,
With gay delays he goes
To some superior tree
Without a single leaf,
And shouts for joy to nobody
But his seraphic self! |
Another lovely Emily Dickinson poem. Thanks very much! |
|
Comments Made During the Challenge  |
|
|
05/24/2012 05:54:05 PM |
Before you thought of spring,
Except as a surmise,
You see, God bless his suddenness,
A fellow in the skies
Of independent hues,
A little weather-worn,
Inspiriting habiliments
Of indigo and brown.
With specimens of song,
As if for you to choose,
Discretion in the interval,
With gay delays he goes
To some superior tree
Without a single leaf,
And shouts for joy to nobody
But his seraphic self! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/24/2012 01:24:17 PM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/23/2012 03:39:51 PM |
| Great title; beautiful color (mountain bluebird??). Love the snow. (voted earlier) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/23/2012 08:02:28 AM |
| how pretty, just loving the color of that bird |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/22/2012 11:48:20 PM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/21/2012 08:14:34 AM |
| That looks like snow but either way a stunning image! Well done! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/21/2012 02:42:40 AM |
| love the blue bird and its expression. I also love the rain and how it almost looks like snow. Great composition. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/18/2012 10:27:07 AM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/17/2012 08:19:34 PM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/07/2025 02:56:31 AM EDT.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
