What gravity?
Uploaded: November 27, 2009 23:59:02
Western spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosis) defying gravity.
Ann Coates
November 28, 2009
Natasa Mikuz
November 28, 2009
Renata Gusciora November 28, 2009
No!:D This is just out of this world,Barbara! #8174128Renee Doyle November 28, 2009
OMG!!! Incredible Barbara!! #8174146Tommy E. Burgess November 28, 2009
Wow Barbara this is a sure winner!! Stunning details, colors, light, dof and composition!! Perfection! #8174152Kirsten Kiki Kjaer November 28, 2009
OMG!!!! What a pose!! I agree with Renee: An incredible capture, Barbara. #8174153Kathy Coombs November 28, 2009
Amazing..what cool birds you get to watch and tale shots of! I wish our island had your variety! #8174163Kerry Hill November 28, 2009
Wow what a shot Barbara, awesome work!! #8174165Lynne Morris November 28, 2009
WOW WOW WOW this is awesome Barbara. #8174188
Stefania Barbier
November 28, 2009
Dominick M. Dimacale
November 28, 2009
Dominick #8174252
Michelle Alton November 28, 2009
Can you imagine the muscles he has? Your over-extended little bird is going to be in the Winners' Circle. And in my favorites. #8174299Manuel Barrera November 28, 2009
What a great capture, #8174330Gord MacEachern November 28, 2009
This is sooo fantastic Barbara! #8174365
Leslie McLain
November 28, 2009
Linda D. Lester
November 28, 2009
Nancy L. Green
November 28, 2009
Liz blahh November 28, 2009
So this is how they stay in shape! Fantastic capture! #8174878Carol Sawyer November 28, 2009
Another fantastic capture, Barbara!! #8175043Carol L. Fowler November 28, 2009
Love the color f the bird as well as its gravity-defying pose #8175317John Connolly November 28, 2009
An amazing capture of the moment here Barbara! A superb wildlife image, and I would not be at all surprised to see this one again! #8175466Karen Engelbreth November 28, 2009
Another fantastic capture, Barbara.... #8175502Ellen Hodges November 28, 2009
Extremely awesome capture, Barb! Just wonderful! #8175906Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 28, 2009
AWESOME...totally, Barbara!!! :-) k #8176105
Christine Lobsinger
November 28, 2009
ROLAN NARMAN November 28, 2009
This is terrific Barbara and in my mind the best of your bird series! Awesome! #8176366
Riitta Kivi
November 29, 2009
a2o akmal aini othman
November 29, 2009
Toni Riggs November 30, 2009
WOW! I'm not sure what I'm more impressed by- your amazing photography or what that bird is doing. Fantastic capture! #8178353Avril Young November 30, 2009
wow, there is no doubt in my mind...this is a WINNER...fantastic shot...awesome action shot! #8178375Mary K. Robison December 01, 2009
Just sent this marvelous macro to my faves, Barbara!Dianna Murphy December 05, 2009
Wow, what great timing. #8193294Kathy Coombs December 15, 2009
Congratulations!!!! #8218054Liz blahh December 15, 2009
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist Barbara! #8218094Karen Engelbreth December 15, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist, Barbara... #8218308Fran J. Jagger December 15, 2009
CONGRATS on your finalist, Barbara!! What an awesome capture!! :) #8218340Tammy Espino December 15, 2009
Big Congrats on this great capture!! :) #8218404Carol L. Fowler December 15, 2009
Congrats on this Finalist #8218466Robyn A. Terrell December 15, 2009
Congrats on this wonderful finalist, Barbara! #8218693Courtenay Vanderbilt December 15, 2009
Big Congrats, Barbara!! #8218735Kerry Hill December 15, 2009
Huge congratulations to you Barbara, very well deserved!! #8218825
Cindy Bendush
December 15, 2009
Ann Coates
December 15, 2009
Lydia Williams
December 15, 2009
Maria Warren
December 15, 2009
Michelle Alton December 15, 2009
Your finalists are purely amazing, Barbara. Congratulations! #8219565Dianna Murphy December 15, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on your wonderful finalist, best of luck in the Gold round. Dianna #8219578Kelly S. Cavanaugh December 15, 2009
Wow, Barbara! This is fantastic! Fave for me! I'm sure we'll be seeing this one again soon!!! #8219649Kathy Cline December 15, 2009
LOVE ITROLAN NARMAN December 15, 2009
Congratulations on your fantastic Finalist Barbara! #8220007Gord MacEachern December 15, 2009
This is just so well deseved Barbara!! #8220150Sharon Sawyer December 15, 2009
Barbara, congratulations on your unique & well deserved finalist!!! #8220260
Usman M. Bajwa
December 15, 2009
UB. #8220602
Anne M. Young
December 15, 2009
Ellen Hodges December 15, 2009
Congrats and best luck, Barb, on your fantastic finalists!! #8220975Tommy E. Burgess December 15, 2009
Huge congratulations on your beautiful and well deserved finalist Barbara!!! #8221300
Stefania Barbier
December 15, 2009
Renata Gusciora December 16, 2009
Knew it!!!:-)Huge congratulations on this outstanding finalist,Barbara!!!:-) #8221466
Christine Lobsinger
December 16, 2009
CHRISTINE
SMILING WITH YOU #8221991
Janet McNeil
December 16, 2009
Val Feldman
December 16, 2009
Shawn Jennings December 16, 2009
Great capture, Barbara! Congratulations on your finalist! #8222563Boyd L. Alexander December 16, 2009
What a great action image..wonderful work Barbara!! Congratulations on your Finalist win! #8222757Graham Robards December 16, 2009
Well done Barbara, a stunning capture. ~Pat #8222976Margaret R. Barry December 16, 2009
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Barbara! #8223112
Laurence Saliba
December 16, 2009
Debra R. Harder December 16, 2009
This has to be GOLD, Barbara! Absolutely amazing!! CONGRATULATIONS on your OUTSTANDING finalist!! Deb #8223265
Mary Beth Aiello
December 16, 2009
John Connolly December 16, 2009
Huge congratulations on your Finalist Awards Barbara, I hope they make it to the next round! #8223674Tiia Vissak December 16, 2009
Congratulations! #8223708
Jeff Robinson
December 16, 2009
Daniella Puente December 16, 2009
Congrats Barbara!!! #8224111
Nancyj E. Hovey
December 16, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving Finalist! 8o) #8224157
Sam Britt December 16, 2009
Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Barbara! #8225108Tamra Walker December 16, 2009
Barbara, this photo is really amazing! It's perfect! Congrats!! -Tami #8225274Jennifer L. Alder December 17, 2009
This is AMAZING in all ways.
Erica Murphy
December 17, 2009
Bojan Bencic
December 17, 2009
Patti Coblentz December 17, 2009
What a wonderful capture...congratulations, Barabara!!Renee Doyle December 17, 2009
Congratulations Barbara!!! #8228056Sam Britt December 17, 2009
Big congratulations on your first place winner, Barbara! #8228124Renee Doyle December 17, 2009
Too funny ... just got online to say congratulations on finalists and now the winners are out!!! Big congratulations once again Barbara!! #8228156Patti Coblentz December 17, 2009
WTG, Barbara...congratulations!Boyd L. Alexander December 17, 2009
Big CONGRATULATIONS Barbara...much deserved!! #8228346
Christine Lobsinger
December 17, 2009
CONGRATS TO YOU ON YOUR BEAUTY OF A WINNER- FIRST PLACE... I knew IT!!!
CHRISTINE
SMILING BIG #8228406
Jessica Jenney December 17, 2009
Congratulations, Barbara on your gorgeous First Place Win! #8228452Brett Dolsen December 17, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderfull first place Barbara!!Brett #8228497
Usman M. Bajwa
December 17, 2009
UB. #8228507
Debra R. Harder December 17, 2009
WTG, Barbara!! Congratulations on your excellent FIRST PLACE WIN!!! Deb #8228597Tiia Vissak December 17, 2009
Congratulations! #8228678Margaret R. Barry December 17, 2009
Congratulations on your fantastic first place win, Barbara! #8228709
Stefania Barbier
December 18, 2009
Renata Gusciora December 18, 2009
Huge congratulations on this First Place Winner,Barbara!!!:-) #8228838Kerry Hill December 18, 2009
Huge congratulations on this beautiful winner, Barbara!! #8228863Henk Boneschans December 18, 2009
Can't say much more tha what was said already above - but excellent capture Barbara!! Congratulations!! #8228874Beverley Scott December 18, 2009
Congratulations on this amazing winner, Barbara! #8228901Ellen Hodges December 18, 2009
Huge congrats on this very awesome winner, Barb!!!! Yeah!!! #8228916Michelle Alton December 18, 2009
This HAD to be a big WINNER, Barbara!
Dominick M. Dimacale
December 18, 2009
Dominick #8229082
Kara L. Hendricks December 18, 2009
Alan L. Borror December 18, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful winner, Barbara! #8229272
Claudia Kuhn
December 18, 2009
Kathy Cline December 18, 2009
YAY
Leslie McLain
December 18, 2009
Lydia Williams
December 18, 2009
Julie Burnett December 18, 2009
Congratulations on this gorgeous first place winner, Barbara, so well deserved!! #8229479Courtenay Vanderbilt December 18, 2009
Big Congratulations, Barbara!!! #8229502Liz blahh December 18, 2009
WOO-HOO~ Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!! #8229745
Bojan Bencic
December 18, 2009
ROLAN NARMAN December 18, 2009
Huge congratulations Barbara on your gorgeous winner! #8229840
Elida Gutierrez
December 18, 2009
Amy M. Wilson December 18, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderful Win, Barbara!!! #8229921Kelly S. Cavanaugh December 18, 2009
Congratulations on your fantastic win, Barbara!! #8230004Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 18, 2009
WTG on this incredible win, Barbara!!! :-) k #8230134
Clyde Smith
December 18, 2009
Carol L. Fowler December 18, 2009
Congratulations on this well-deserved winner! Merry Christmas! #8230260John Connolly December 18, 2009
Huge congratulations on your first place win, Barbara! A fantastic image! #8230656Tammy Espino December 18, 2009
Whooooooot, whooooooooooooooot! :) #8230688Paul E. Earl December 18, 2009
HUGE congratulations! Well done!! #8230744
Ann Coates
December 18, 2009
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 18, 2009
Huge congrats, Barbara. So well deserved!! #8230833
Linda D. Lester
December 18, 2009
Nancyj E. Hovey
December 18, 2009
Paula Showen December 18, 2009
Remarkable capture! Congratulations on this amazing image! #8231960MELODIE C. ROBERTS December 19, 2009
WoooooooooooooooHooooooooooooooooooooo Barb!!!Jean-Pierre Ducondi December 19, 2009
Congratulations on your win Barbara - An amazing capture.
Mary Beth Aiello
December 19, 2009
Christian Rosito December 19, 2009
Congratulations Barbara, wonderful capture, beautiful First prize win! #8233141
Erica Murphy
December 19, 2009
Deborah C. Lewinson
December 19, 2009
Tamra Walker December 19, 2009
Congrats on your 1st Place winner! Certainly NOT a surprise :-))) -Tami #8233771
a2o akmal aini othman
December 19, 2009
Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 19, 2009
Impressive Barbara! Congratulations on your BIG win! #8234275Sharon Sawyer December 19, 2009
Barbara, HUGE congratulations on your well deserved First Place Win!!! #8234287Karen Bacon December 20, 2009
A big congratulations on this fantastic winner Barbara! #8234671Lois Adomite December 20, 2009
Congratulations, wonderful composition, great clarity, perfect moment. Lois #8235593Janice Mezzacappa December 20, 2009
Barbara what a spectacular capture just a winner all-around and my fave! Huge congrats on your gold!! Happy Holidays! #8235624
Patricia A. Casey
December 20, 2009
Graham Robards December 20, 2009
Congratulations on this well deserverd first place Barbara! I just knew we would see it again!
Cindy Bendush
December 21, 2009
Summer A. Kozisek December 23, 2009
Amazing capture Barbara, I'm so jealous of your back yard! Congratulations on your well deserved win!! #8240975Lori Carlson December 23, 2009
Fantastic timing!!! Love the world you've shown! Congrats on your well shot and winning image, Barbara!! =) #8243064Fran J. Jagger December 24, 2009
CONGRATS on your awesome win!!! :) #8244623Ken R. Frischkorn December 24, 2009
Outstand wildlife photo, Beautiful color and clarity, Congratulations on your win. #8244725Laura Kalcheff December 28, 2009
Amazing, Barbara!! This is the kind of photo I can only DREAM of getting. Congratulations!! #8250784Inge S. Lasmana January 18, 2010
Congratulations on you your win, Barbara! #8305952Stan J. Bendkowski February 20, 2010
Congratulations on your First Place win, Barbara! Great Photo! #8399905Phillip R. Connolly April 23, 2010
WOW!!! I somehow missed this one along the way, Barbara!! What a worthy first place winner!! I just can't help but laugh when I look at it!! Excellent capture!!Phil #8564612
Laura E. Swan
May 27, 2010
You know, I could spend all day in your gallery and not get bored once.
(Don't try this at MY gallery. It's not worth it! HA!) <--- My worst fault. Honesty!
This image is so funny and so well done. Barbara, you are a PRO with enormous WIT. It JUST doesn't get much better than that!
-Laura :) #8648300
Bill Houghton February 12, 2012
Barbara, this deserves to be the winner that it is. I missed this one. Congratulations, Bill #9979598Graham Robards February 14, 2012
Oh wow Barbara, I missed this one too, congratulations, it makes me sad to read the message from Rolan. But in a sense it keeps his memory here on earth bless his spirit!Regards to you!
ps
My computer was almost destroyed in a power surge, will be back on BP when it gets back!
Pat #9983302
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