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Chill Chaser
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Uploaded: 12/10/07 12:13 AM GMT
Chill Chaser
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Photography->Birds
Winter fills the window pane. A foot or more of snow covers any reminder of warmer seasons. Gray skies and frigid air have placed a chill within my bones. Then a flash of color flits cross the yard to land on a nearby perch. A Goldfinch dressed in winters plummage. It seems to glow in the drab surroundings. With a glance in my direction it offers silent comfort ... reminding me that brighter, warmer days gone by ... will once again return. Then off it flies and the chill I felt leaves with it.
OK OK Maybe ... just maybe ... another bird had something to do with the chill leaving me. Perhaps it was a Turkey ... "Wild Turkey" in the cup I was holding. Cut me some slack here people ... I'm tryin' to set a mood for the image. :)
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::scorpie
12/10/07 12:43 AM GMT
Love the capture, love the narrative.
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Why not go out on a limb, that is where the fruit is....
Frank Scully
John O John set the mood you did with the captivating image. Such a beauty to charm you on a chilly day! Sandi♥
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life.
There's nothing wrong with setting the mood, my friend. I'm just surprised that you have a yellow goldfinch at this time of the year. They're usually well on the way to being quite dull, but this guy's as pretty as last autumn..well, it is still technically autumn..perhaps that's the ticket!!
♫ 005 PJ ♫
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"I never looked for it, gave it no name; yet I knew it always, when the gift of peace came. I stood quite still for the moment that it lasted...Then the light shifted slightly and the moment passed, leaving me...with the lasting echo of its presence.." Diana Gabaldon
He'd warm the cockles of my heart too, John. What a great flash of color he is and I think you set a fine mood with your narrative.
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You will be led to the knowledge of the internal things which are invisible to you, by the external things which you see before you. . . . Even so then, we can represent to ourselves in thought the Author of all that is, by contemplating and admiring the (visible) things which He has made, and ever brings into being.
- Hermes
Nowt wrong with a cup of the 'amber nectar' mate! .. .I should know! .. Put a drop in this wee chaps cup..it will never freeze! .. that's for sure! .. . Crackin detail mucker!..
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*You will have noticed that I haven't been commenting as much on your fine images!..This is because of the pains in my hands!..the constant use of the keyboard, makes this difficult..so, my dear friends..I can only apologise to you all in advance!*
OwdBob'sGallery
Your description is very apt, John. With that background the bird seems to bring in warmth with its color - or was he hoping for a small sip of Wild Turkey? Wonderful clear shot.
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If practice makes perfect and nobody is perfect, then why practice?
Great shot and story! I love it!
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When you're through with life and all hope is lost.
Hold out your hand 'cos friends will be friends - right till the end.
That's another winner, John. Your narative is pretty darn good too. Goldie is so clear it looks like it could start flying around my room. Nice work, my friend.
Jim
Jim
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Imagine you are there
definitely a top image - and top marks for your narrative too :)
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The question is not what you look at, but what you see ~ Marcel Proust
gorgeous, and you are as amusing as always! excellent composition dof and light, this is such a lovely shot !!!
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You don't need to set a mood for this image. It does it all by itself. I love the kindly expression on the birds face. He doesn't seem worried about snow one bit. A keeper.
Pat
Pat
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Very well captured John, and a great narrative too. He is very colorful for this time of year, the ones that visit my feeder are dull looking, I will post one so you can compare. Good work.
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OH MY!!! here again...what a magnificent birdie photo!! So simple, so grand!!You have lit a fire within me JOhn! This little guy is sooooo precious!!! Oh if only I could do a painting of birds! But I've never ever been able to capture faces on birds, animals or fish!! sad eh?! I adore this photo..you know Thoreau says "Simplicity is Elegance" and this little Goldfinch certainly deserves this title. Thank you once again..and into my new file it goes. Verena
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Life is like a grindstone.Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.
Oh he's so pretty. :) Sarah
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Hi I'm Sarah.
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