Initial Take Off

Mary Campbell

Initial Take Off

Osphre soaring off the top of the Hunting Island Lighthouse.

Hunting Island State Park, Hunting Island, South Carolina, USA

Camera 5D,75-300Z

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Initial Take Off by Mary Campbell
Initial Take Off by Mary Campbell
  • christiane

    christiane

    Wow – fantastic timing, love the blue

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Christine

  • maka1967

    maka1967

    Captured a wonderful moment. Love the stunning colors. Very powerful work.

  • boydmiller

    boydmiller

    You had to be there, your camea with you…seeing, reacting, doing…..this is no accident….it is action sport and fine art.

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Boyd, it is fun isn’t it.

  • Steven Joyce

    Steven Joyce

    Awesome picture Mary.

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Steven, I appreciate the look.

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Marvelous shot! Great angle and perspective! Great clarity and color!

  • Jen Whyte

    Jen Whyte

    Fantastic capture

  • Leno

    Leno

    Perfect!

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Thanks Joanne, Pijinlane, and Leno..

  • lisa1970

    lisa1970

    great composition, well taken

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Lisa

  • Dennis Rubin IPA

    Dennis Rubin IPA

    This one is great, perfect composition and lighting – so, added, MC!

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Dennis, it was indeed.

  • iffymood

    iffymood

    Stunning shot.

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Leanne, two things I like alot are lighthouses and osphres..

  • Ryan Piercey

    Ryan Piercey

    Amazing perspective!

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Ryan for the look, and comment.

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    stunning shot and perspective

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Thanks Gary, for all the nice comments.

  • Walter Quirtmair

    Walter Quirtmair

    Wonderful! What a great image, you’ve been lucky to catch this bird :-)

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Thanks Walter, Luck is always a factor in shooting birds, they can be illusive for sure.

  • Davide Montellanico

    Davide Montell...

    Unrepeatable moment!. Wonderful image!

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Davide, glad you liked it.

  • mikebov

    mikebov

    beautiful & good luck in challenge

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks so much Mike.. appreciate it.

  • EarthGipsy

    EarthGipsy

    Greaet timing! Congrats!

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Thanks, appreciate it.

  • Donna Adamski

    Donna Adamski

    WoooHoooo!!! Congrats on your Top Ten finish in the Back in Black challenge.

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Donna, appreciate it.

  • maxy

    maxy

    Wow! Incredible catch! Congratulations on this excellent feature! Spectacular work!

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Maxy

  • Cee Neuner

    Cee Neuner

    Awesome capture!!!

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Cee (sorry this reply took so long, I somehow missed it).

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    Wonderful capture of both bird and lighthouse

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Kala, glad you liked it.

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    Featured in Light up My Life Group

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks for the feature Kala, appreciate it.

  • NikonJohn

    NikonJohn

    Great moment in time!

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks John, appreciate it.

  • Detlef Becher

    Detlef Becher

    Stunning capture, congratulations on each well deserved feature!

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks Detlef, appreciate it.

  • Ellen  Price

    Ellen Price

    Wonderful. Excellent capture, Mary :-)

  • Mary Campbell replied

    Thanks for the feature Ellen, so glad you liked it.

  • Ree  Reid

    Ree Reid

    Wow Mary what a great capture, the sky is so blue, I would love to go to Hunting Island!

  • Mary Campbell replied

    I grew up in NYC, and NJ and until I moved away I never realized the sky could be so blue.. That was a great part on living on an island 27 miles from the nearest town, the air was fresh and the skys were amazingly blue. You’d like a visit to Hunting Island, they have a great state park there, that even rents little cabins right on the beach (but you have to reserve them a year in advance, and they are not plush but such a lovely location). And they also have a camp site for campers. I hope you get there someday, I will say best time of the year in before the tourist arrive (February, March, April when the birds are making nests and the rookeries are full and the heat is nice summers can be very hot).

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