Posted by Viewfinder (Bradenton, United States) on 12 March 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
This one lone gull is keeping watch. The world is safe tonight.
Please pray for Bella.
Bella Update: 10/14/08, Tuesday. Bella will see her doggie cardiologist today. We are hoping and praying he will find some healing/improvement in her heart/aortic valve condition. God is the one who heals and blesses.
Bella's miracle, the one we're all praying for, is still a day by day process; it may take a bit of time for completion. Bella's battle for life, wellness, and needed healing for her heart isn't a sprint but a long-distance run. Bella and I thank you for joining her prayer "team" around the world. Each of you are truly special blessings to us.
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nice black and white , good title
12 Mar 2008 12:29am
Beautiful poignant capture. :)
12 Mar 2008 12:45am
nice shot. good title :)
12 Mar 2008 1:17am
I see some Christian symbolism here. Well done, VF.
12 Mar 2008 2:14am
Fabulous b&w, love it!
12 Mar 2008 4:07am
Nice B&W shot!
12 Mar 2008 4:33am
Lovely shot!....it's great the way he's standing on the wires that are there presumably to stop birds perching there (obviously a rebel at heart :-)
12 Mar 2008 5:51am
@Ian Bramham: Yes, a rebel -- defying the anti-bird wires -- he's a Southern bird at heart; even dresses in confederate gray. But he loves everyone.
This is lovely in B & W ....... the Sentinel on duty!
12 Mar 2008 6:00am
Probably not safe unless we send the worlds population of gulls to Washington DC! Then it is only questionable! :0)
12 Mar 2008 6:31am
@Craig: LOL. No, we send congressmen (and women), senators, judges, presidents and other elected officials, lobbyists, and bureaucrats there. Gulls could be an improvement.
'ok now look ahead and don't move'Excellent Vf ;)
12 Mar 2008 6:37am
I feel safer already! those shorebirds can be fierce!!
12 Mar 2008 6:40am
That guy looks in charge
12 Mar 2008 6:41am
Wonderful B&W shot of the lonely gull!
12 Mar 2008 8:41am
Great composition (I like the diagonal railing and the strong DoF). Very effective in b&w as well. Did you get a model release from him?!?!
12 Mar 2008 9:18am
nice black & white
12 Mar 2008 10:05am
Nice shot, great conversion.
12 Mar 2008 10:10am
Wonderfully taken, I like the composition here.
12 Mar 2008 10:33am
ahaha,finally i can sleep at peace yeah!Lovely detail,very nicely done,uncle VF!:)
12 Mar 2008 11:44am
@tyan: You are such a perfect niece, always honoring your old uncle. Ha-ha!
like the bnw effect, adds to the image of peace.
12 Mar 2008 12:09pm
Stunning Black and White VF!!! Great capture my friend
12 Mar 2008 1:40pm
Love the B & W effect and it's clear enough to see what Ian could see. Interesting that they would use line there to keep birds "at bay."
12 Mar 2008 1:50pm
b/w was a good choice. great shot!
12 Mar 2008 1:54pm
Phew! thank goodness for that, i'm happy to see we have someone on the front line :D A brilliant catch VF.
12 Mar 2008 3:21pm
Excellent job with that b/w conversion VF!!! Excellent image!!
12 Mar 2008 4:11pm
very sweet shot. really like the title too. great in b&w.
12 Mar 2008 4:30pm
Very nice photoblog and a cool b&w photo... Cya Wys
12 Mar 2008 5:05pm
Fantastic capture!!
12 Mar 2008 5:20pm
Wonderful processing job. He gave you a great pose.
12 Mar 2008 6:52pm
It looks great in b/w!
12 Mar 2008 7:08pm
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