Photo of the Day: Flying in Circles

Photo of the Day: Flying in Circles

Here is one of the seagull photos from yesterday. Two women close to us saw how we were attracting the birds and tried the same to get some photos. That made up for this image of the birds circling close to them above the water. I like the geometry in the mess of the...
Photo of the Day: Stuck in the Rain

Photo of the Day: Stuck in the Rain

This poor fellow had a hard time getting loose from that pole. Eventually, with a loud “slurp!” the feet released and he was free to fly! Well actually I just hit the shutter in the right moment here. Sometimes you got to be lucky! Photo data: Pentax K20D,...
Photo of the Day: Get away!

Photo of the Day: Get away!

When we were at the Eider Barrage last month there was lots of spectacle going on. The trents were chasing each other through the sunset sky, flying the wildest maneuvers. It’s great to watch them make their fast changes of direction and sudden attacks, but much...
Photo of the Day: Gone Flying

Photo of the Day: Gone Flying

Something typical from here: Seagulls. Sometimes we have them flying right in front of our living room window, making a show for Lumi, our cat. This one was flying in the real sea wind of Westerheversand, at the German west coast. I love the painterly effect that the...