Perfect sail day
This is off the coast of Venice beach ,Florida. The weather was just right for sailing .That day there were at least 15 sailboats heading out to sail the Gulf of Mexico
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Simon Whittaker
Beautiful image Kath, I wish I was out there myself!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks Simon, I am with you on that , I wished I was out there as well
JennyDean
looks like a great day for it kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks alot jenny
rasnidreamer
There you go again——making me jealous with that beautiful blue, blue water! Such a perfect shot too Kathy!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks Sue, it was a beautiful day out
linifer
Oh wonderful! Its raining here today! oxo
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, send the rain to Florida we need it !
Isa Rodriguez
aaaaaaaaaah.. this is super. gorgeous capture, kathy .
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks Isa
Martina Fagan
A lovely coastal capture:)
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much tina
hans olsen
A painter couldn’t have set it up better. The group of boats on the left balanced by the near one on the right. well seen.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you hans
BigD
Excellent Kathy and I love the different shades of blues with the white sail boats.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks Big D, one day you will come here and I will take you there
Ted Byrne
It’s as if you are a maker of jewelry! Each gem is so exquisitely placed that the string sparkles like an astonishing necklace. How powerful!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much Ted
dinghysailor1
oooh lovely !! looks perfect!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks alot
terezadelpilar
FANTASTIC !!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Mary Campbell
It does look like a perfect day for a sail. Instant fav.
kathy s gillen... replied
that it was, thanks
Mary Campbell
It does look like a perfect day for a sail. Instant fav.
nadine henley
yup, even I would like that! the boats don’t seem to be tippy. Great composition and colour
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Linda Syms
Beautiful capture Kathy.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks linda
KarenKSmith
Great colors with the white sails agains all that blue….love it!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you karen
GCAPARO
Great image Kathy, well taken.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Malcolm Chant
OMG what a beautiful scene, great capture Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much malcolm, this is home to me
CynLynn
Kathy!! this is excellent, wonderful colors and man, look at that sky. super work!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much cindy, gotta love the florida sky
annalisa56
Very beautiful capture Kathy !!!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Finbarr Reilly
lovely capture
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks Fin
Karen Checca
Boy, did you title this correctly! Absolutely beautiful, Kathy! Love the colors and the little ripples in the water. Looks like the ships are riding the ridge! :)Karen
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much karen
Virginia N. Fred
Awesome capture the sailboats like nice against the blue of the water and sky…gina
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks Gina,,,road trip to there ;)
Polly Peacock
I grew up as a Sailor’s daughter – it’s been awhile since I have sailed, but seeing this brings back fantastic memories of the peace I felt when sailing!! Great shot Kathy!! :))
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Polly I am glad it made you feel peaceful
WayoftheWarrior
excellent image
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks alot tony
jacquei
Incredible contrast of blues between the sky and sea…..the white sails really stand out…...this is a lovely shot Kathy…...I love it….......jacquei
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Heloisa Castro
nice shot
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Rosalie Scanlon
Gorgeous capture with a wonderful composition
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much rosalie
Wendi Donaldson
Oh wow!! Kathy this is SO gorgeous!!!! love it.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much wendi
Scott d'Almeida
stunning,
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much scott
Karen Checca
I knew this was a winner!! Congratulations on your feature! :)Karen
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you karen
Isa Rodriguez
congratulations from the team: Isa, Kathy, Gina and Rosalie 05/09/09
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you os much isa
Bradley Shawn ...
What a fantastic composition. I love the large boat. This is a great example of something I talk to the young people about- balance in a shot (asymmetrical balance to be exact).
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much bradley…I waited for 30 minutes for them to get lined up like this, and still wasn’t sure if it would happen
Antanas
lovely work, well done
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Rainy
Beautiful capture Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
BigD
congratulations on being featured in the Canon DSLR group
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kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Big D
Larry Grayam
Very cool Kathy, so this is what the other coast looks like?
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much larry, yes that is what my side looks like, the Gulf is warming up to bath water now….which means hurricane season begins.
roseduggan
Beautiful image !!! :))
kathy s gillen...
thanks so much rose
Lisa Jones
kathy s gillen... replied
woo hoo, thanks so much Lisa
David McMahon
That’s a beautiful image. Congratulations on being featured.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much david
Dragan Petrovic
Perfect capture too!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
luanda
Oh my! FANTASTIC SHOT and…CONGRATS on your well DESERVED (as always) FEATURES!!!! Luv, Daniela
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Lorena Maria
what can one say?????
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Eugenio
:))) Beautiful capture Kathy !!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
chijude
Love how yoou have caught the yachts on the skyline. Stunning colours.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
CarolM
Wow, look at that horizon line. Looks like you would fall off on the other side. Great shot. The blues are gorgeous with those white sailboats.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much carol
BettinaSchwarz
mmmmm :) beautiful! :)
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Walter Quirtmair
Simple but beautiful, I like it!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Roslyn Slater
Wonderful rich colors here. I love the way the yachts are sitting on the horizon!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
SimplyScene
Great image.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
ShotsOfLove
Oh , just beautiful, such a smooth sailing capture:- )
Love how they are all on the horizon!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Lori Peters
Congratulations on your top ten win in the challenge: “Going Home” in A Place To Call Home group!

kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
fsmitchellphoto
Very Graphic, Fantastic!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
nishagandhi
awesome
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you