He's Such a Showoff!
Uploaded: March 09, 2009 00:16:18
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A kettle of Black Vultures circles daily on thermals in the skies over New Hope, Pennsylvania, and then roosts on its rooftops. On this day, this small group stood atop the famous Bucks County Playhouse.
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There were hundreds of them, either soaring above, or watching from the taller buildings--church steeples, hotels... Vulture poop can be seen EVERYWHERE, like whitewash adhering to the bricks and slates of rooftops in this beautiful riverside artist's colony!
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Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 185.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D
Tommy E. Burgess March 09, 2009
Beautiful capture with wonderful colors and tones Michelle!! My best friend spent this summer working in PA and he told me in places it was like something out of the birds. We have them here but have more Turkey vultures and they seem content to roost in trees. #1095165A P March 09, 2009
I didn't know New Hope had Vultures. WoW incredible capture and effects, Michelle. I loved the Bucks County Playhouse and saw many shows there in my youth. Ah the memories. #7260687Michelle Alton March 09, 2009
Usman BajwaContact Usman
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member since: 4/11/2006 beautiful capture with great detail, color and treatment, Michelle. The info is also very interesting!!
Usman.
3/9/2009 12:27:51 AM
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Ann Coates
March 09, 2009
Laura E. Swan
March 09, 2009
-Laura #7260761
Stefania Barbier
March 09, 2009
Tiia Vissak March 09, 2009
a cool scene! #7260828
Dominick M. Dimacale
March 09, 2009
Dominick #7260910
Paul Michko March 09, 2009
Wonderful image, Michelle. #7260985Brett Dolsen March 09, 2009
Wonderfull composiion and treatment Michelle!!AHHH vultures!!Brett #7261031Carolyn J. Connolly March 09, 2009
Lol, Michelle - it sounds as though the vultures are taking over!! ;o) Anyway, the details, textures, lighting, tones, point of view and composition here all are just superb...and your editing work and presentation both are exceptional!! A really outstanding capture and image!! :o) #7261034Paul E. Earl March 09, 2009
Fantastic, Michelle! #7261087Barbara Waldoch March 09, 2009
Other places have pidgins, you have vultures.Kerry Hill March 09, 2009
Beautiful capture, Michelle!! #7261124Karen Engelbreth March 09, 2009
Fantastic capture, Michelle.... #7261195Vitor Dias March 09, 2009
Wonderful Pic Michelle!
rgds Vitor
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William C. Raco
March 09, 2009
Deb Koskovich March 09, 2009
Holy cow, Michelle, they look close enough to peck your eyes out! Fabulous presentation, girl! #7261298
Jeff Robinson
March 09, 2009
Anne M. Young
March 09, 2009
Lynne Morris March 09, 2009
Wow Michelle, this is a fantastic image with beautiful effects. #7261821Anita Tykwinski March 09, 2009
Awesome image, like the effect. #7261960Douglas Pignet March 09, 2009
Beautiful capture here Michelle, looks like this one is showing off,Doug #7262107Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 09, 2009
Fantastic shot, Michelle!!!!! Such awesome clarity and effects!!!!! :-) k #7262708
Lisa J. Boulden
March 09, 2009
Eugenio Diaz March 09, 2009
Very pretty, and technically excellent shot. The colors, the detail...awesome #7263325Mike Clime March 09, 2009
Cool capture, title and effects! #7263514
Patrick Rouzes
March 09, 2009
Michael Umbreit March 09, 2009
Michelle - Nice treatment! - Mike #7264889Nadya Johnson March 09, 2009
Cool capture, Michelle! They are very strange but fascinating birds. I used to see them in the desert all the time -not so much up here. If you get enough of them it's like an alien invasion! Well they definitely serve a purpose. Great light, colors and effects! #7265042
Deborah C. Lewinson
March 09, 2009
Debby #7265153
Robert K. Bemus
March 09, 2009
Sue Marshall March 10, 2009
Very cool Michelle with outstanding effects! :-) #7267057Mary Timman March 10, 2009
Beautiful shot and fantastic effects! #7268489
Bonnie C. Lackey
March 10, 2009
Beverley Scott March 10, 2009
A great image, Michelle, and great timing too to have caught the spanned wing! #7269405
Mitch Spence
March 11, 2009
Rhonda Burger March 11, 2009
What an interesting capture. Great colors and tones. Love the pov. Vultures...yuck, but you made them look pretty...LOL!! Rhonda #7273275Joseph N. DiGilio March 12, 2009
Terrific color, clarity, detail and composition in this image, Michelle.April Riggs March 12, 2009
Perfect! #7278236Yulianto Soeroso March 13, 2009
very taft and that view so dramatic forme #7278881Aimee S. McMaster March 13, 2009
...wow what an amazing capture Michelle...so very well done..Aimee #7280048Tayseera Al-Barram March 14, 2009
great work,,, well done,,,, #7282586Mukesh Srivastava March 14, 2009
Amazing capture, Michelle!!!! #7283263Nancy (Peaches) Harker March 14, 2009
AWSOME capture Michelle!!! #7285067Tarun Bose March 15, 2009
Excellent capture and amazing effects. Well done Michelle. #7287576
Ken Smith
March 17, 2009
Ron McEwan March 17, 2009
There has to be something attacking them, you know what they like to eat. That does not take away from this great shot Michelle, just with that many makes me wonder if the health department on the job there. #7296952Steve M. Harrington March 17, 2009
What a fine image, Michelle! The textures and composition are terrific!Kirsten Kiki Kjaer March 17, 2009
Wonderful timing and capture with beautiful treatment, Michelle. Love it!!! #7297448Kathleen Rinker March 18, 2009
Awesome image Michelle!!!! #7299469Stephen Zacker March 18, 2009
Great capture and effect. Has a mood to it #7299470ALLEN O. HOWARD March 18, 2009
An awesome capture and treatment! #7299474Lana Arcemont March 19, 2009
Great composition and detail! #7304838Boyd L. Alexander March 20, 2009
EXCEPTIONAL tones, treatment, & presentation on this extremely beautiful capture,Michelle! (Love the title!) #7306739Jean Campbell Creamer March 20, 2009
Beautifully done... love it! #7308827Michael Lynch March 20, 2009
Excellent; Congrats ! #7309949
Nancyj E. Hovey
March 25, 2009
This is a beautiful capture of these vultures...and contrary to many who believe vultures are a 'bad' omen, that are not necessarily so... they really represent a message of 'cleansing', renewal, and change! ALL of which are POSITIVE believes... I prefer the positive outlook, myself. Awesome winner here Michelle, and right into my favorites... 8o)njh #7326790
Susie Peek-Swint March 26, 2009
Terrific capture and presentation Michelle ~ Alfred Hitchcock would have a field day with that place .. good luck with it! #7334717Dianna Murphy March 29, 2009
Awesome!!!!!! #7348047Kate Jackson March 30, 2009
A fabulous shot Michelle. How fascinating to be able to get so close to the vultures. I was just thinking too how great it would be if you could get a row of them all looking the same way. #7351815Lois Adomite April 22, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist. Lois #7432350Tiia Vissak April 22, 2009
Congratulations! #7432612
Bojan Bencic
April 22, 2009
Stefania Barbier
April 22, 2009
Nancyj E. Hovey
April 22, 2009
Daniella Puente April 22, 2009
Congrats Michelle :) #7434272Nadya Johnson April 22, 2009
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Michelle! #7434823
Tammy M. Anderson
April 22, 2009
Ken Smith
April 22, 2009
Patricia Ronan April 22, 2009
Congrats on your great finalist Michelle:) #7434950Lynn M. Whitt April 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS.... #7435357
Linda D. Lester
April 22, 2009
Mitch Spence
April 22, 2009
Karen Slagle April 22, 2009
Cool finalist, Michelle. Big congrats. #7435596Renee Doyle April 22, 2009
Big congratulations to you Michelle on this wonderful finalist!!! #7435661Karen Celella April 22, 2009
Congratulations Michelle on your terrific finalist. I'm sure the vultures will order prints since you have turned them into a work of art. #7435801Sam Britt April 22, 2009
Congratulations Michelle!! #7435840A P April 22, 2009
Outstanding Michelle
Deborah C. Lewinson
April 22, 2009
Debby #7436077
Courtenay Vanderbilt April 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS, Michelle!!! #7436097Jeana Clark April 22, 2009
~J~ #7436244
Teresa Burnett
April 22, 2009
Pat Gamwell April 22, 2009
SUPERB FINALIST, Michelle! Bravo! #7436834Sandra Anderson April 23, 2009
Congratulations on this striking finalist Michelle. #7437768Barbara Waldoch April 23, 2009
Congratulations, Michelle! #7437969Christian Rosito April 23, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! #7439117Robert Baer April 23, 2009
congrats Michelle for this dramatic finalist! #7439377Vitor Dias April 23, 2009
Congratulations on your amazing finalist Michelle.rgds Vitor #7439545
Anne M. Young
April 23, 2009
Kathleen Rinker April 23, 2009
Congratulations Michelle!! #7439619
Leland N. Saunders
April 23, 2009
Lee #7439886
Jeff Robinson
April 23, 2009
Colleen Farrell April 23, 2009
Fantastic capture, processing and title! Very interesting description, too! Big congratulations on a terrific finalist, Michelle! #7440362Datha Y. Thompson April 23, 2009
Congratulations Michelle!!! #7440404Marijana Fajgl April 23, 2009
big congratulations, Michelle! Fantastic capture! #7441105Carol L. Fowler April 23, 2009
You made vultures look attractive. Congratulations! #7441631
Mary Beth Aiello
April 23, 2009
Sharon Sawyer April 23, 2009
Michelle, congratulations on your amazing finalist and all the best in the next round!!!! #7442218
Patrick Rouzes
April 23, 2009
Nick Lagos April 23, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist Michelle.. the PS work is perfect here.... good luck #7442405Mukesh Srivastava April 23, 2009
Huge congrats for the Finalist.... Good luck for the next round!!!!! #7442623Lynne Morris April 23, 2009
Huge Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Michelle. #7442635ALLEN O. HOWARD April 24, 2009
Very cool, very creepy, Michelle! Well done and congratulations! #7444969Donna R. Wageman April 24, 2009
Congratulations! #7445080Cheryl E. Molennor April 24, 2009
Congratulations on this great finalist! #7446476Sue Marshall April 25, 2009
Big congrats, Michelle on your very cool finalist! :-) #7448781Dianna Murphy April 25, 2009
Congratulations! A super image!!! #7449450Steven W. Lepak April 27, 2009
Bravo Michelle! Congrats on your finalist! Wonderful image and treatment. I like the perspective and the textures & tones in the wall. Keep up the great work. Best Regards, Steven #7455441Philippe Vieux-Jeanton April 28, 2009
So cool !! Congratulations Michelle !! #7462761Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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