Stormy Skies.........

ah !! une belle lumière sur un panorama immense ; et des oiseau ajoutent ajoute de la poésie

Wonderful. Thanks for your visit. HANWE

Heavenly light rays.

You caught the cloudy mood very well. I like the sunbeams and the flying birds, especially the big one. It's a seagull, I think.

Wow! A terrific shot Keith!! You have captured the rays of light and that big bird beautifully. I like the very slight colour (?) or is it me! Anyway the tones are lovely, as is the light on the sea.

Thanks very much Rosa. No colour - I converted to B/W and added a silver tone.

WOW WOW WOW, WHAT A COOOOOOOL SHOT, Keith! Can't resist going to YouTube for the obvious link, on account of I gotta watch it! Hold my hand, we'll watch it together...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplpQt424Ls

Excuse the interruption to your amazing picture, we'll get back to it, I promise! :D
OMG that MOVIE! I haven't watched "The Birds" in I don't know how many years but that's such a crazy scene. So interesting that they chose odd sound-effects instead of a crow's cry for the noises, but it makes sense given the incredible volume those birds put out...sound effects can be modulated to be a consistent, even tone and a crow's cry is very intense and not consistent. Makes me wonder how they would handle this today. Interesting. In any event, thank you for prompting to find that clip to share...I know they're crows, not seagulls but seeing your picture totally brought the memory of "The Birds" into my mind! BTW, Bodega Bay was where this movie was filmed, and I've been to the area several times, as it's not far from San Francisco! :)

Ok, back to our regularly scheduled show...starring...YOU! :D

WHAT a picture. I seriously don't think I've ever seen anything like it! Your timing couldn't have been better. LOVE the birds flying overhead with the one in the foreground looking so cool. And naturally, a highlight is the incredible light shining down over the water. Those RAYS!! OMG KEITH, you lucky stinker. :D I also love the vast expansive view, which invites a long stare. Your choice to make this a b/w was perfect. There is an extra special quality to the silver tones and silhouettes and the edge-lit clouds.

Such a great picture. *hands you a Kewpie Doll* NICELY PLAYED SIR! :)

And of course, thank you very much for your wonderful comments on my latest presentation! About your DYI skills...heh...you and I are in the same league! It never fails to amaze me how capable Steve is. The terrible shame is that he missed his calling...Steve is a mastermind (not kidding) and would have made an incredible engineer. The way his brain works leaves me staggered. He did, however, get to do special effects in the movie industry for a time and left his mark (responsible for Terminator II's Special Effects Academy Award) before backing away from the industry's life-eating nature and moving to the SF Bay Area where we would eventually meet years later. Heh, I digress! :D

Have a lovely day my friend, and keep up those mind-bending pictures! *high five*

Je ne vais pas faire un roman comme Janet, mais je tiens à te dire que cette photo est remarquable. L'oiseau au premier plan donne toute sa puissance à l'image. Et j'aime bien la grue au loin qui donne du relief. Sans oublier les rayons du soleil qui traversent timidement les nuages. Une photo très nuancée. Bravo !

Thanks Jean-luc..............I'm really pleased that you like this one :-)

Sublime avec la présence de l’oiseau

Terrific shot Keith, big busy sky and a terrific low level landscape, I like it.

excellent, especially as mono!

Hi Keith...I love this shot. Simple yet so complex. Menacing, yet with a magical light breaking...the beams, the birds as they battle the wind......b&w really becomes it....
You obviously didn’t get blown away :-).
Happy Sunday!

Gorgeous light here Keith.

A very sensitive image with a stormy atmosphere. The flight of the birds adds a plus of beauty to this dramatic and passionate scene .All the best, Anton.

I'm really pleased you like this one folks...............thank you all so much for dropping in..!!

A beauty in black and white, Keith. The birds sprinkled in the sky and the sunbeams sort of lead the eye to the dinosaur-like crane below.

Thank you very much Diane. I was lucky to get this one before the rain hit..!! Glad you like it.

The crane is supposed to be the largest floating one in the UK - but it looks so small here!

I love that semi darkness...
and the way the birds are inhabitting the place...

Thanks very much Christel................it was taken quite early in the afternoon but it was beginning to cloud over and the light went soon after this shot. Glad you like it.

All of the above.A stunning view.