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Flight
Flight
Saudi Arabia - Dahnna Desert 2005

Abdusalam A. Al-Tuwijri

 
 
 

Revonda L. Gentry
 

Incredible shot...I don't think I would get tired of looking at this. My imagination "soars" (so to speak)when looking at this wonderful image!


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November 09, 2005

 

Sandy Landon
  Incredible!! A winner for sure!


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November 09, 2005

 
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  Teriffic image!!!


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November 09, 2005

 

Piotr M. Organa
  Nice photo and a great metaphore! :(
Congrats, AAT!


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December 21, 2005

 

Nicole Kessel
  Wonderful image! Congratulations! The colors and composition are just fabulous!


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December 21, 2005

 

A C
  Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow! The lines in the sand pull me into the picture and up to speed with the bird. (Maybe that doesn't make sense but those were the first words that came into my mind when I saw this). Fantastic job, gongrats on being a finalist!


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December 22, 2005

 
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  Congratulations on this win! It is a beautiful pic!


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December 23, 2005

 

Michael Robichaud
  Congratulations on your win! Happy Holidays and enjoy your New Year!


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December 23, 2005

 

Kay Beausoleil
  Congratulations on your well-deserved win, AAT!


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December 23, 2005

 

Kirsi Bertolini
  Another breathtaking image!


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December 23, 2005

 

Danilo Piccioni
  Congratulations on this win!


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December 23, 2005

 

Bishop Bastien
  A beautiful shot...congratulations!

Bishop


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December 26, 2005

 

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  I must disagree with everyone. The picture looks pretty fake to me. For one the sand does not show any of the shadows from the wispy clouds or the eagle. This seems pretty incredible for such a bright day. The horizon also looks a bit too straight (if you zoom into the horizon, you'll actually find the horizon lines only vary by a pixel width!). Seems almost like a "cut and paste"... ahem. If I wanted to see a picture made from a collage of pieces of cardboard, I'd watch Southpark.


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January 17, 2006

 

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To show what I mean here's my copy of the same image with 5 minutes worth of cut and paste and stock photos from the internet.


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January 17, 2006

 
chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny

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  I never assumed this to be a real-life shot. But as a composite, I still think it is a beautiful image. The color pairing of sky and sand is terrific. I'm not crazy about the angle of the bird, but it is an eye-catching shot, regardless.


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January 17, 2006

 

A C
  As a composite I still love this image! Henry Peach Robinson, a sort of pioneer in the art of combination printing, received a lot of criticism from "Naturalist" Photographers. I spent a lot of time this last fall researching him and other artists and came to the conclusion that those so call "naturalists" don't have much ground to stand on. I believe there is more to this art than just capturing a moment in time with film or ditital sensors. This is still a wonderful and noteworthy picture regardless of whether or not it is a composite.


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January 17, 2006

 

Cathy M. Gromball
  Congratulations on your Second Place win, Abdusalam!

Cathy :)


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January 19, 2006

 
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