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As the Crow Flies 2

© Marta J. Baldwin

As the Crow Flies 2

Uploaded: May 20, 2007

Description

I took the original shot of "As the Crow Flies" and used a gold tint with color preservation in Picasa2.

Comments

Judy Williams May 20, 2007

A classic!! #658604

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict May 20, 2007

Great work here Marta...Dominick #4303456

Nadine A. Lewis May 20, 2007

OUTSTANDING, Marta!!! LOVE the gold tones!!! <>< #4303546

Louise Kumpf May 20, 2007

A stunning image, Marta! This should wind up in the winner's circle. #4303631

Heather L. Haderly May 20, 2007

Beautifully done Marta! #4303700

Pamela Shane May 20, 2007

Gorgeous Marta - love your title, & the
golden tones are wonderful!! :) #4304416

Mike D. Perez level-deluxe May 20, 2007

Terrific composition and color, Marta! I think we'll see it again! #4304538

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 20, 2007

Wonderful image and super effects, Marta!!!!! :3 #4305676

Marta J. Baldwin May 21, 2007

My thanks to Dominick, Nadine, Louise, Heather, Pam, Mike and Kitty! I appreciate all your comments! #4308558

Marta J. Baldwin May 21, 2007

I'm sorry Judy...My thanks to you too! #4308612

Melissa G. Meiselman May 21, 2007

This is an incredible image with amazing effects, Marta!! #4309787

Marta J. Baldwin May 21, 2007

Thank you very much Melissa! #4309799

Paul Goodman May 21, 2007

that is awesome Martha #4310607

Marta J. Baldwin May 21, 2007

Thank you Paul! #4311014

Nikki McDonald level-classic May 22, 2007

Just saw this in Editors First Picks and recognized it from your gallery, Marta. Great job! I love your placement of the crow. #4312709

Marta J. Baldwin May 22, 2007

Hi Nikki...Thank you for the compliment but I did not place the crow. This is created from an actual shot I got of a crow flying towards the moon. The original has a lot of noise which is why I used effects on it. #4312726

Marta J. Baldwin May 22, 2007

This is the original shot... #4312740

Marta J. Baldwin May 22, 2007

OOPS...Here it is! #4312757

Marta J. Baldwin May 22, 2007

OOPS...Here it is! #4312765

Marta J. Baldwin May 22, 2007

Oh well...this function is not working properly right now! #4312771

Nikki McDonald level-classic May 22, 2007

All the better :) I misread your description. I know you have done other composites with a moon and thought this was one. I'll read more carefully next time. #4312833

Pamela Shane May 22, 2007

Congratulations on being an Editor's
Pick Marta!! I hope we see this again -
it's so beautiful!! :) #4314694

Marta J. Baldwin May 23, 2007

Thank you so much Pam! I hope we see it again too! #4317117

Kathy L. Clark May 24, 2007

Marta this is very beautiful. What size lens did you use? The moon is so huge. #4322921

Marta J. Baldwin May 24, 2007

I just used the camera as it came...it has great telephoto capabilities out of the box. I took the original and used a paint daubs filter on it in Photo Shop then a tint with color preservation on it in Google Picasa2. Thank you for the wonderful compliment Kathy! #4323101

Alana Ibe May 24, 2007

Very nicely done!!! This is SO interesting and captivating!!! #4323642

Marta J. Baldwin May 24, 2007

Thank you so much for your great comment Alana! #4324535

Joerg Schlagheck May 29, 2007

Very nice work, Marta! #4341919

Marta J. Baldwin May 29, 2007

Thank you very much Joerg! #4343272

Phil Cannon June 23, 2007

Stunning image!! #4427580

Marta J. Baldwin June 23, 2007

I really appreciate your comment...Thank you Phil! #4427778

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic July 30, 2007

Beautiful, Marta!
--Lisa
ps-lovely gallery! #4580506

Marta J. Baldwin July 30, 2007

Thank you so much Lisa! I really appreciate you taking the time to check out my gallery. Yours is spectacular! #4580535

Karen Slagle August 06, 2007

Gorgeous and artsy, Marta. I love images such as this. #4608661

Marta J. Baldwin August 06, 2007

Thank you Karen! Your comment is very much appreciated. #4608761

Carolyn J. Connolly September 07, 2007

WOW, Marta - this is an absolutely STUNNING image!! It is just breathtakingly BEAUTIFUL!! :o) #4758930

Marta J. Baldwin September 07, 2007

Thank you very much Carolyn! I was so lucky to have this crow fly into the right spot at the right time! #4760393

Lynn Haack September 10, 2007

Neat image...very creative and inspiring! Lynn #4774999

Marta J. Baldwin September 11, 2007

Thank you very much Lynn! I really appreciate your comment. #4775647

Dick Jenkins September 18, 2007

You definitely have an eye for what makes a picture that captures one's attention. Hopefully you will continue to pursue your love because you have great potential. I love your work as it is far from standard. You have the ability to recognize a great shot right off, and you have that must element in photography, PATIENCE.

Keep shootin' #4809063

Marta J. Baldwin September 18, 2007

Thank you so much for the wonderful compliments Dick! You really made my day! I can see by the photos in your gallery that have a talent for natural photography and composition. I will keep an eye out for your submissions. #4809218

Dianna Hauf October 01, 2007

Wow, Marta! Just a wonderful image all the way around! #4871507

Marta J. Baldwin October 01, 2007

Thank you so much Dianna! Crows are one of my favorite animal and I felt so lucky to catch this one while shooting the moon. You are so kind to give me such a wonderful comment! #4871581

Dianna Hauf October 01, 2007

Oh, Marta! Another kindred spirit! I love crows and they have gotten a really bad rap, you know? Have you, which I am sure you have, heard their most melodic musical 'chatter'??? People used to think I was crazy when I told them they had a very beautiful chatter until one of my family members actually heard them and was totally shocked by the beautiful sounds!! I am not sure I have a favorite, as I love all creatures so very much! (except roaches, maggots and mosquitos, oh yea, and people who are a-holes, LOL!) #4871614

Marta J. Baldwin October 02, 2007

I totally agree with you Dianna!!! I have a huge murder of crows who claim my land as theirs (which is fine by me!). They are constantly on the prowl for birds of prey and actually protect my ducks and chickens from attack. I love their sounds and their beauty! It's nice to know someone else appreciates them like I do.

Oh yeah...I too, hate most pesky bugs and A-Holes SUCK!!! #4872430

paola A. Jofre October 23, 2007

Outstanding Marta!! Beautiful color :) #4968070

Marta J. Baldwin October 23, 2007

Thank you very much Paola! #4968197

Songbird Cline level-classic November 15, 2007

incredible!! awesome!! #5080189

Marta J. Baldwin November 17, 2007

Thank you very much Songbird! #5087884

David Pratt July 26, 2008

Oustanding DD work Marta! A great image! #6233354

Marta J. Baldwin July 26, 2008

Thank you very much David!!! #6234294

Laura E. Swan level-classic October 08, 2008

OM GOSH! Change the name to AS THE BAT FLIES and enter it! You will win something this month.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! -Laura #6571466

Marta J. Baldwin October 08, 2008

Thank you so much Laura...Great idea!!! #6572050

Laura E. Swan level-classic October 08, 2008

I hope you do it! I've been slaving away at Halloween images all month and POOF. You do one of a crow that can double as a BAT and it's way better than ANY of mine already! Please enter it! It's spectacular! #6572794

Laura E. Swan level-classic October 08, 2008

HEY! IT JUST NOW GOT AN EP! HUGE CONGRATS! I wonder if they will let you change the title once it's entered? I KNOW IT WILL GO TO FINALIST IF NOT ALL THE WAY! #6572804

Marta J. Baldwin October 09, 2008

Thank you so much Laura...I really appreciate your enthusiasm!!! This shot has always been a favorite of mine because it happened so naturally. I was shooting the moon one evening and the crow just flew right into the perfect spot. I love your idea and I think I will do a few adjustments and enter it for a halloween image. Take care...Marta #6575374

isabel C. Zepeda level-classic October 22, 2008

Marta.

This photo is AMEZING, I like the way the crow just flew over, its very nice.

Ysa...

Thank you for your very nice words you have for me. #6637070

Marta J. Baldwin October 22, 2008

Thank you so much Ysa...I really appreciate you taking the time to comment on my photo.

I hope you are finding peace in your heart.

Marta #6637717


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