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First picture is really one of my very first pictures - I tested my new camera and shot everything around me. With a bit of luck a seagall was just in the right place at the right time...
There are many nice moments at sea in the morning. Sometimes they can be captured...
Nice though No 2 is, can I be awkward and nominate No 1 as my pick?
Serendipity, maybe, but that gull is positioned perfectly in relation to the sails on the wind turbines. The sails, too, are in the optimum position - one pointing down, two facing up - and on all three turbines at that. As it is, there is a strong symmetry between the upper two sails on each turbine and the gull's outstretched wings. The beak and tail of the gull echo the centre spindle of the sails. The gull is pointing in the same direction as the diagonal line of the turbines. It is also perfectly positioned on a third, leading into the picture from left to right. The turbines are sidelit, giving them depth through shadow and highlights. Though complimentary in every other way, the gull contrasts the turbines in this respect by being a complete silhouette, adding a subtle tension to the scene.
Sure it involved an element of luck but in all respects the picture is perfect and the real skill was in recognising the opportunity in the first place. Truely outstanding, I'm sure that entered for the right cometition ("Energy" or something similar) it would be a winner. Also, with renewable power being such a hot topic at present I'm sure this image would sell well.
I urge you all to look again, in comparison No 2 is just another routine sunrise that anyone could have taken.
John
"A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau
To Zuiko: Ah-ha! Finally someone's recognised the main line! Should I name it "Wings. Synchronised..."?
But thanks a lot Zuiko, you described my feelings to this picture just 1:1! That's why I desided to place it here...
To Ellie: It was pretty simple - our autopilot did a job keeping the course and I just kept hitting a button. Twenty times may be... I like these digital cameras so much!..
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