Philip. This is an image that should be the envy of all. I wish it were one of mine. It is certainly a 10 poiter and one that goes into my Favorites Gallery.
Well done.
The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life. Since man is mortal, the only immortality possible for him is to leave something behind him that is immortal since it will always move. This is the artist’s way of scribbling; “Kilroy was here” on the wall of the final and irrevocable oblivion through which he must someday pass.
William Faulkner
I'd just logged out when I saw this one in the Top New Images - I had to log back in to tell you what a great shot it is. Lovely clarity in the feathers, and really captures the way seabirds just hang there, riding the updraft. Excellent picture :-)
I've had this image as my desktop at work a few times now. It really is superb. The bird just looks motionless! And I love the intensity in the picture as well.
Pom I've been through your gallery several times and I can't believe that I've missed this one. Like all the other commenters it is very impressive. No change there for you! I haven't seen any submissions from you recently, is another masterpiece in the pipeline?
Well Done!