New Year, A Re-birth [Contest Finalists January 2012]
Uploaded: January 26, 2012 17:11:07
A Phoenix is a Mythical Bird With a Colorful Plumage and a Tail of Gold and Scarlet (or purple, blue, and green according to some legends. It Has a 500 to 1000 year Life-cycle, Near the End of Which it Builds Itself a Nest of Twigs That Then Ignites; Both Nest and Bird Burn Fiercely and are Reduced to Ashes, From which a New, Young Phoenix or Phoenix Egg Arises, Reborn Anew to Live Again. The New Phoenix is Destined to Live as Long as its Old Self. In Some Stories, The New Phoenix Embalms the Ashes of its Old Self in an Egg Made of Myrrh and Deposits it in the Egyptian City of Heliopolis (literally "sun-city" in Greek). It is said that the bird's cry is that of a beautiful song. The Phoenix's ability to be reborn from its own ashes implies that it is immortal, though in some stories the new Phoenix is merely the offspring of the older one. In very few stories they are able to change into people.
:) Couldn't Find a Phoenix So...
I Guess A Canadian Goose Will Do
Julianne Bradford January 27, 2012
My goodness! This is certainly a clever catch and creation Wm. Nice work! #1439526Stan Kwasniowski January 27, 2012
Wm. well at least your original, well done #9951072Robert R. Goodman January 27, 2012
Hi Wm,Fantastic capture my friend.Phoenix is also a ugly city in Arizona!!!! #9951141Wm Nosal January 27, 2012
ThanksJulianne
Stan
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Bobby #9951201
Lydia Williams
January 28, 2012
John Connolly January 28, 2012
What a great story and creative image Wm! You have excelled yourself with this one! #9952394Wm Nosal January 28, 2012
Thanks, Lydia and John #9952524Gary R. Smith January 28, 2012
Hi WmNice image. Instead of a Phoenix, how about a Saskatoon. Great work. #9952752
Nancy L. Green
January 29, 2012
Wm Nosal January 30, 2012
Thanks, Gary and Nancy:) It's Been 30 Years Last Time I Saw
Saskatoon #9955777
Robert R. Goodman February 26, 2012
Hi Wm,Big Congratulation on this beautiful finalist!!!! #10003743JO ANN CLEVELAND February 26, 2012
Way to go Wm!Congrats on your awesome finalist!
jo ann c. #10003765
david w. iverson February 26, 2012
david #10003800
Stan Kwasniowski February 26, 2012
Wm. congratulations #10003858
Laura E. Swan
February 26, 2012
On This Super Finalist, Wm!!! Your WILD DDR here sure paid off! :))) Honk, honk!
-Laura :D #10003933
John Connolly February 26, 2012
Huge congratulations on your finalist, Wm! Let's hope it moves up to the next level! #10004202Tammy Espino February 26, 2012
Congrats on your finalist!! :) #10004373Julianne Bradford February 26, 2012
Wtg Wm!!! Love to see this again..hope it goes Gold for you? #10004596Joanna Madloch February 26, 2012
Huge congrats, Wm. Love to see this one as a finalist! #10004823
Reynaldo D. Reyes
February 26, 2012
Cecil Whitt February 26, 2012
Congrats on this very nice image, C. #10005692
Lydia Williams
February 27, 2012
Bojan Bencic
February 27, 2012
Irene Colling
February 27, 2012
Congratulations Wm on your Finalist for this excellent and creative image. #10008157
Nancyj E. Hovey
February 27, 2012
Gary R. Smith February 27, 2012
Awesome work! Congratulations, Wm. #10008565Lorna Shutter February 27, 2012
Wowza!!! What an amazing creation!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award, Wm!!!!! WTG!!! :)
Tamara K. Walker
February 27, 2012
Rod Partington February 28, 2012
Too Cool! Congrats on the well deserved finalist. #10011386Karen Kessler February 29, 2012
Congrats on the Finalist, Wm!!! #10014518
Nancy L. Green
May 05, 2012
Gary R. Smith May 06, 2012
congratulations, Wm. Great work!! #10126716Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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