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Challenge: Serendipity (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Pentax Optio 555
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: Apr 20, 2004
Galleries: Sky, Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 19, 2004

 It looks like a bat flying across the moon on a moonlit night, but this was taken in the middle of the day. I took it quickly before the camera had a chance to adjust its light metre.

The serendipity in this shot was that I was driving while I took it and didn't see the bird (and was pleasantly surprised that I had a photo that I thought was worth posting). I was surprised later on when I viewed it.

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Place: 53 out of 215
Avg (all users): 5.4337
Avg (commenters): 6.0714
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Views since voting: 1086
Votes: 279
Comments: 16
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/27/2004 11:21:41 AM
whats flying its hard to see, maybe a title with this should be the door to heaven or something ,,,,,,, just a suggestion....
I like the picture though!
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 04/27/2004 09:04:51 AM
Great sky you´ve captured and the bird (or what it is flying there) gives it a lot thou maybe it´s pretty hard to recoginse unless you look carefully.
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 04/26/2004 10:56:18 PM
Interesting perspective - ever so unique clouds.
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 04/25/2004 12:57:57 PM
this is a strange photograph, and only just see the bird
 04/23/2004 10:43:37 PM
Very nice light ! The flyer is anecdotic
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/23/2004 07:12:51 PM
Nice abstract composition. The bat (?) almost gets lost in the pattern of the clouds. That's partly bad, because without the bat, there isn't much point. It's partly good, because it is cool how the shapes match.
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 04/23/2004 03:53:28 PM
Very interesting clouds - nice effect. Flying bird adds a lot - without it where would the serendipity be? Tree silhouette effective.

The bright spot being so over exposed cost you a couple points.
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 04/23/2004 01:17:33 PM
Quite unusual.
Drawn in by the stunning clouds, only to find a bird soaring.
Nice!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/23/2004 10:03:25 AM
The cloud formations are very cool. And the silhouette of the tree adds a bit but i think had you studied it a bit more you could've done better with your composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2004 10:04:03 AM
fantastic. extremely unique
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2004 07:01:13 PM
Cool pic -- I wish that the sun hadn't blown out the highlights, altho I don't know how to accomplish it.
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 04/21/2004 02:26:24 PM
The sun and tree really compete here--so much that your subject seems lost. I can easily see why you attempted it and hope you'll try for the subject again.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2004 08:29:52 AM
beautiful, amazing clouds
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 04/21/2004 06:28:24 AM
What a pity! The sky and clouds are wonderful, only the white area is a bit too big and too bright. That nasty sun . . .
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2004 03:02:18 AM
My favorite. The end.
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 04/21/2004 02:22:07 AM
Angle is excellent and I really like this shot, best of luck
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