As the Crow Flies 2
Uploaded: May 20, 2007
I took the original shot of "As the Crow Flies" and used a gold tint with color preservation in Picasa2.
Judy Williams May 20, 2007
A classic!! #658604Dominick M. Dimacale May 20, 2007
Great work here Marta...Dominick #4303456Nadine A. Lewis May 20, 2007
OUTSTANDING, Marta!!! LOVE the gold tones!!! <>< #4303546Louise Kumpf May 20, 2007
A stunning image, Marta! This should wind up in the winner's circle. #4303631Heather L. Haderly May 20, 2007
Beautifully done Marta! #4303700Pamela Shane May 20, 2007
Gorgeous Marta - love your title, & theMike D. Perez May 20, 2007
Terrific composition and color, Marta! I think we'll see it again! #4304538Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 20, 2007
Wonderful image and super effects, Marta!!!!! :3 #4305676Marta J. Baldwin May 21, 2007
My thanks to Dominick, Nadine, Louise, Heather, Pam, Mike and Kitty! I appreciate all your comments! #4308558Marta J. Baldwin May 21, 2007
I'm sorry Judy...My thanks to you too! #4308612Melissa G. Meiselman May 21, 2007
This is an incredible image with amazing effects, Marta!! #4309787Marta J. Baldwin May 21, 2007
Thank you very much Melissa! #4309799Paul Goodman May 21, 2007
that is awesome Martha #4310607Marta J. Baldwin May 21, 2007
Thank you Paul! #4311014Nikki McDonald 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. #4312709Marta 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. #4312726Marta J. Baldwin May 22, 2007
This is the original shot... #4312740Marta J. Baldwin May 22, 2007
OOPS...Here it is! #4312757Marta J. Baldwin May 22, 2007
OOPS...Here it is! #4312765Marta J. Baldwin May 22, 2007
Oh well...this function is not working properly right now! #4312771Nikki McDonald 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. #4312833Pamela Shane May 22, 2007
Congratulations on being an Editor'sMarta J. Baldwin May 23, 2007
Thank you so much Pam! I hope we see it again too! #4317117Kathy L. Clark May 24, 2007
Marta this is very beautiful. What size lens did you use? The moon is so huge. #4322921Marta 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! #4323101Alana Ibe May 24, 2007
Very nicely done!!! This is SO interesting and captivating!!! #4323642Marta J. Baldwin May 24, 2007
Thank you so much for your great comment Alana! #4324535Joerg Schlagheck May 29, 2007
Very nice work, Marta! #4341919Marta J. Baldwin May 29, 2007
Thank you very much Joerg! #4343272Phil Cannon June 23, 2007
Stunning image!! #4427580Marta J. Baldwin June 23, 2007
I really appreciate your comment...Thank you Phil! #4427778Lisa J. Boulden July 30, 2007
Beautiful, Marta!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! #4580535Karen Slagle August 06, 2007
Gorgeous and artsy, Marta. I love images such as this. #4608661Marta J. Baldwin August 06, 2007
Thank you Karen! Your comment is very much appreciated. #4608761Carolyn J. Connolly September 07, 2007
WOW, Marta - this is an absolutely STUNNING image!! It is just breathtakingly BEAUTIFUL!! :o) #4758930Marta 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! #4760393Lynn Haack September 10, 2007
Neat image...very creative and inspiring! Lynn #4774999Marta J. Baldwin September 11, 2007
Thank you very much Lynn! I really appreciate your comment. #4775647Dick 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. #4809218Dianna Hauf October 01, 2007
Wow, Marta! Just a wonderful image all the way around! #4871507Marta 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! #4871581Dianna 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!) #4871614Marta 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 :) #4968070Marta J. Baldwin October 23, 2007
Thank you very much Paola! #4968197Songbird Cline November 15, 2007
incredible!! awesome!! #5080189Marta J. Baldwin November 17, 2007
Thank you very much Songbird! #5087884David Pratt July 26, 2008
Oustanding DD work Marta! A great image! #6233354Marta J. Baldwin July 26, 2008
Thank you very much David!!! #6234294Laura E. Swan 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!!! #6572050Laura E. Swan 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! #6572794Laura E. Swan 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! #6572804Marta 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 #6575374isabel C. Zepeda 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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