against the evening sky

Posted by
Franz (Baden, Austria) on 9 December 2010 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

winter series, 3 / 10

crow in a winter tree

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Roman from Thiersee, Austria

tolle Abendstimmung und schöne Silhouetten

9 Dec 2010 9:10am

jpla from St Barthélémy d, France

Joli ciel ! Je te souhaite une agréable journée
JP

9 Dec 2010 9:10am

xavier cardell from menorca-barcelona, Spain

Extraordinary backlight, very well composed.

9 Dec 2010 9:18am

kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

Such a beautiful shot - love the silhouette effects on the bird and trees.

9 Dec 2010 9:19am

klauSZ from Kufstein, Austria

... auch so kommt winterstimmung rüber, auch ohne schnee!
bild ohne viel "drumherum", aber dafür mit viel aussagekraft!
LG

9 Dec 2010 9:55am

Marilla from Turku, Finland

Lovely mood in this picture!

9 Dec 2010 10:15am

danou-yepa from Nice, France

excellent backlight !!!!!!! amazing and delicate compo !!!!

9 Dec 2010 10:25am

Florence from Paris, France

Lovely moody and dramatic sky !

9 Dec 2010 10:27am

Karine from Somewhere in, France

Beaucoup de poésie dans ce contre jour.

9 Dec 2010 10:39am

Larry Elkins from Bisbee, United States

Quite a nice capture.

9 Dec 2010 11:29am

Joke from Belgium

Dramatic with the trees and the sky, very nice

9 Dec 2010 11:52am

Rosa Frei from Ouarzazate, Morocco

Beautiful! Great composition!

9 Dec 2010 12:04pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Beautiful silhouettes to set a wonderful mood in this shot! Nicely captured Franz! ;-)

9 Dec 2010 1:01pm

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

Beautiful ! Love this image and silhouettes ! I have one similar : Black Bird

9 Dec 2010 1:32pm

@MARIANA: i like yours a lot better, reall! thanks for the link and also the link to the gentleman in pink! (my mate wouldn't want to be seen dead in shorts like these !!!)

Mhelene from Paris, France

Beautiful mood ! Great sky !

9 Dec 2010 4:12pm

Laur from Clermont-Ferrand, France

Joli contre-jour !

9 Dec 2010 4:24pm

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

he he .. everyone in a city knows this funny , but very dear man for his pink shorts ! when somebody talk about him, they say - that one with pipe and pink shorts ;) I also do not know his name , but see him very often and talk to him . He loves change for coffee too ;)

9 Dec 2010 5:17pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

exquisite silhouettes!!

9 Dec 2010 7:20pm

xavshot from Lucenay, France

Belle silhouette et joli graphisme.
Xavier

9 Dec 2010 7:21pm

Melocoton from Salamanca, Spain

muy bonita estampa

9 Dec 2010 7:48pm

Kiki from Ambert, France

Beautiful silhouettes of trees on this rainy sky and also crow but him, he is always a silhouette:)

9 Dec 2010 7:55pm

Terral from Ponoka, Alberta, Canada

Great silhouette. Great capture with the bird too.

9 Dec 2010 8:22pm

alex centrella from California, United States

nice work ....

9 Dec 2010 8:22pm

Adrian from Wakefield, United Kingdom

nice piece Franz, love the silhouettes, a lot darker (mood wise) than your usual colour work I’m mindful of poe`s prose, I like it, I like it very much

9 Dec 2010 8:36pm

@Adrian: thanx! i was thinking of lenore, too ...

Bettina from Los Angeles, United States

Wonderful capture! I love the silhouetting!

9 Dec 2010 8:45pm

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

Beautiful silhouette here, Franz..and the light through the clouds is very nice!

9 Dec 2010 9:00pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

A great capture of silhouettes as the network of branches in the canopies of the trees, along with the crow, stand out nicely against the winter sky.

9 Dec 2010 9:21pm

Jean-Louis from Nîmes, France

Un très beau contre jour !
Belle photo !

9 Dec 2010 10:34pm

kitty from Seoul, South Korea

Interesting silhouettes especially with the bird ^^

9 Dec 2010 11:10pm

Uistnomad from North Uist, United Kingdom

Mean and Moody - I like

9 Dec 2010 11:19pm

Kavita from Paramaribo, Suriname

What a lovely composition!

10 Dec 2010 1:08am

JJ from Jersey City, United States

nicely composed and real cool silhouettes

10 Dec 2010 1:23am

Wild Mustang Photography from Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States

Stunning composition! Beautiful colors and light, shadows. Well composed!!!!!

10 Dec 2010 1:49am

Georgie from Sherwood Park, Canada

The silhouette of the trees mimic a cage for the crow. Very cool capture!!

10 Dec 2010 3:52am

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

That is a terrific silhouette.

10 Dec 2010 4:10am

piet from Bruges, Belgium

wonderful Franz

10 Dec 2010 10:32am

Chiaki from Shiga, Japan

beautiful. I like a bird ;)

10 Dec 2010 12:18pm

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Beautiful...

10 Dec 2010 12:26pm

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Nice poetic scene ! I like the beautiful silhouette and muted background.

10 Dec 2010 12:55pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Awesome silhouettes!

10 Dec 2010 5:14pm

Suzanne from Melbourne, Australia

roosting time..............but alone.

10 Dec 2010 9:34pm

POBSB from Tilburg, Netherlands

good shot, I like the silhouettes

13 Dec 2010 5:59pm

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

Is this The Raven saying Nevermore?

14 Dec 2010 10:53am

@Japanalia: "leave my loneliness unbroken! quit the bust above my door! take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door! - quoth the raven, 'nevermore'." i was thinking of that too when i posted the image! ;-)