The Box Seat

Adam Gormley

The Box Seat

Moonrise of 6th August, 2009 – 5:45pm. Sunshine Beach, Noosa Headlands rocks. Unfortunately this evening there was some cloud on the horizon, so the moon was late getting up. I have everything set up to get this pelican as a silhouette over the rising moon too.. Bugger! As it turns out, the clouds actually gave this shoot a dramatic dynamic anyhow, and the well behaved pelican stood nice and still for the shooting, dispite the wave spray.. I think he was captivated with this beautiful moon!

I just couldn’t get the camera low enough to use the 800mm with this and get land in the shot, as for the cloud..

Canon 5D Mk II, 250mm. Available large, and best viewed Large!!

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The Box Seat by Adam Gormley
The Box Seat by Adam Gormley
  • tazzina

    tazzina

    BRAVO

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Tazz!! :)

  • Tanya Snowden

    Tanya Snowden

    Gorgeous!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Tanya!! :)

  • Rita Agostinelli

    Rita Agostinelli

    It must be ESP….because everytime I log on you have and AWESOME image uploaded staring back at me!! This was is beautiful….not sure what didn’t work out for you but this is working for meeeee! Excellent! :)))

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe maybe!! Thanks so much for all your comments Rita!! :)

  • Kenny Gulley Jr.

    Kenny Gulley Jr.

    whata shot

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Kenny mate! :)

  • Karen Kaleta

    Karen Kaleta

    I second the emotion! WOW

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Karen! :)

  • PhotoAvenue

    PhotoAvenue

    Awesome capture !!!
    Well done !

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much, appreciated! :)

  • FlowersEtc

    FlowersEtc

    Awesome capture, I love the colors

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Ann!! :)

  • David McMahon

    David McMahon

    I think it’s a great result. I’ve favourited it, not just because of the quality of the image, but because I believe a photographer’s notes must always tell the story behind the image. Good on ya!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much David mate, appreciate that! :)

  • Theodore Black

    Theodore Black

    Its so nice to get a capture like this…......

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Theodore mate!!

  • wayne51

    wayne51

    Tops shot mate, well done. Wayne

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Wayne!! :)

  • amko

    amko

    Fabulous image. I think the clouds work really well too. :))

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Amko, glad you like it! :)

  • tkrosevear

    tkrosevear

    You have an eye for the exquisite Adam ;) xoxox TK ♥

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much TK!! :)

  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    WOWOWOW!! SO GOOD!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Terezadelpilar!! :)

  • sfmilner

    sfmilner

    Greetings Adam; Well done, beautiful capture !
    steve

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Steve mate! :)

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    Wonderfully done

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Virginia!! :)

  • catherine walker

    catherine walker

    Gorgeous!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Catherine!! :)

  • Marion Cullen

    Marion Cullen

    Just magical!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Marion!! :)

  • Jellybean720

    Jellybean720

    Beautiful.. Great Capture :))

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much for the kind words!! :)

  • Cindirelli

    Cindirelli

    We plan for one thing then life happens. . .and it happens to be an awesome shot, Adam! ~:)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Cindi, glad you like it! :)

  • Memaa

    Memaa

    Excellent, Adam. You have captured a truly perfect moment. An instant favorite for me. Sue :))

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Sue, appreciated! :)

  • kibishipaul

    kibishipaul

    Beautiful, beautiful shot. Well done!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Paul mate! :)

  • ForestGirl

    ForestGirl

    Wow .. Beautiful! What a wonderful capture!! We had the clouds last night on the horizon like that too, but alas no pelicans sitting on rocks … gorgeous moonrise over the water tho, wasn’t it :)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Beautiful moment, was happy to be able to get the shot!! been trying for it a while.. Appreciate the comments!! :)

  • Phineous Cassidy

    Phineous Cas...

    funny place for a pelican to be lol

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Indeed, I seldomly see them on this side of the headland. Thanks for the comments mate! :)

  • bubbleblue

    bubbleblue

    Beautiful Adam

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Joy! :)

  • Helen Corr

    Helen Corr

    gorgeous!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Helen! :)

  • Erika Gouws

    Erika Gouws

    Beautiful! Love the clouds.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Erika! :)

  • bevanimage

    bevanimage

    Another glorious moonrise, Adam; you and the pelican obviously both enjoyed it! Great capture with excellent composition.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Bevan mate! :)

  • Denis Molodkin

    Denis Molodkin

    Excellent work, great composition, well done!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Denis mate!! :)

  • BigD

    BigD

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much BigD, much appreciate the feature, I’m honored mate! :)

  • lozzar

    lozzar

    Too many worries….its a great capture. Superb.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Lorraine, you know when you have a shot in your head you want to get.. I guess the moon will rose again full next month :)

  • aabzimaging

    aabzimaging

    This is a pretty good shot! I think it works better than a silhouette would have.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much, glad you like it :)

  • Ray Mosteller

    Ray Mosteller

    Perfect time and place. You captured it well.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Ray mate! :)

  • bdazzled

    bdazzled

    WOW – just stunning :-)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much for the kind words! :)

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Cora, much appreciate the feature, I’m honored!! :)

  • Melinda Gaal

    Melinda Gaal

    Beautiful!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Melinda! :)

  • Sooty6

    Sooty6

    Excellent shot Adam, well done. Congrats on the feature, well deserved.
    Cheers

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Sooty!! :)

  • Nerida13

    Nerida13

    Glorious image, the moon has been spectacular lately!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Nerida!! :)

  • RichardIsik

    RichardIsik

    Awesome…good timing..Congrats on the feature,

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Richard mate!! :)

  • Sean Viertel

    Sean Viertel

    very VERY nice

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Sean mate!! :)

  • AlMiller

    AlMiller

    Fantastic shot

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Al mate! :)

  • ckroeger

    ckroeger

    This is awesome…your photos and cause are great!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much for your kind words! :)

  • Auntymazza

    Auntymazza

    Beautiful, you must have a lot of coffee to get you up this early

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe, this was in the evening, however I was up early for the rose too.. I wish coffee would still help :)

  • CherilynJoy

    CherilynJoy

    Stunning.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Cherilyn!! :)

  • tinkster08

    tinkster08

    beautiful capture

  • LavenderMoon

    LavenderMoon

    Another great shot that is very welcome in ‘Shoot The Moon’!

  • Indelibly-Yours

    Indelibly-Yours

    You’ve probably already heard this a million times, but WOW! Your work is fantastic!

  • Torfinn Johannessen

    Torfinn Johann...

    Simply wonderful! Gorgeous colours, and comp.

  • Carole Boudreau

    Carole Boudreau

    Stunning! Lucky you! Wonderful work!
    I saw a moon rise over a bed of water many times… but I saw a moon rise over the ocean only once in my life and I wish I could of had my cam with me!

  • Gary Kelly

    Gary Kelly 22 days ago

    Brilliant job, and a great tale of how the shoot progressed. I admire your dedication.

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