Soar

Mary Ann Reilly

Soar

Hudson River
Nyack, NY
January 2009

Nikon D80
1/125 sec
f/3.5
ISO 100
Focal Length: 18
Raw

Featured on Red Bubble’s Home Page
Featured in the Group: Who Needs Color for Beauty?
Featured in the Group: The Art of Intrigue
Featured in the Group: Friends of Bangor and North Down Camera Club
Featured in the Group: Nirvana
Featured in the Group: Reaching Freedom

Companion Work: Winter Spirit

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Soar by Mary Ann Reilly
Soar by Mary Ann Reilly
  • Mindy McGregor

    Mindy McGregor

    Brilliant work Mary Ann, love this!!!!!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Mindy:)

  • ragman

    ragman

    the flight of the seabird and the wave of the arms, amidst the waves rushing in
    lovely, it works for me !

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    I spent about 30 minutes just taking shot after shot of this man walking the edge of the ice. Opening his arms was spontaneous. It is rare when the Hudson River freezes this far south in so dramatic a way. Glad you liked the work:)

  • Sally Omar

    Sally Omar

    Oh, just love this one!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxo

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Sally:)

  • Bonnie Blanton

    Bonnie Blanton

    One word…..... “insprirational”!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Bonnie:)

  • John Beamish

    John Beamish

    Wonderful.

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks John:)

  • Jessica Hardin

    Jessica Hardin

    Amazing!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Jessica:)

  • UnEasy

    UnEasy

    So very very much I want to say about this brilliant piece – so much. I will have to re-visit it before fleshing out my response to this profoundly moving image. Like most great art, it hands over to the viewer the power to see what she/he chooses to, bound only by those limitations inherent in the pictorial elements of the photo – the bird, the sea, the sky, a man with his arms outstretched. I recall a scene from a beach in either a Kafka or Camus novel, followed closely by a description of a condemned man in a cell, the final words “First the first time ever, I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe”. Never forgot that quote. Anecdotally, when I was going under the knife for open heart surgery, in the OR the anesthesiologist leaned over me and asked “Any words before I put you under?” [This was a far more riskier surgery than 98% of open heart surgeries]. Don’t ask me why, but my words to him before going under were – you guessed it – “For the first time ever…” I vaguely recall hearing a quiet gasp escape his lips before my prayer for unconsciousness, the devoutly wished for oblivion was answered.

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    It’s from Camus’s The Stranger. Quote something to say in the OR room before heart surgery.

    I think often of Joyce’s Portrait where he writes, “The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails.”

    What I appreciate so much here at RB, is that the work leaves you such as it is—and then others claim it via their comments. I learn so much by what others post and write.

    Thanks Kevin for your very fine response.

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

    I love this image as it roars of freedom and a peaceful soul….so beautifully framed and the light bouncing off the gull is magical…..in fact all the lighting is gorgeous…..just so very beautiful…..

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Tracey:)

  • chris Whitney

    chris Whitney

    Great juxtapositions, beautiful light, and wonderful sense of freedom.

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    it happened so quickly, that I was just caught up in the moment when the man opened his arms.

  • Ralph Olsson

    Ralph Olsson

    Wonderfully composed and shot Mary Ann. Good detail from front to back…just a lovely peice of work:)

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    the man was so full of joy that I snapped and snapped for a good 20 minutes.

  • Cricket Vail

    Cricket Vail

    Again you have proven why you are one of my favorite artists on redbubble. Beautiful work !

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Cricket, I appreciate it.

  • Kazzoom IPA

    Kazzoom IPA

    awesome capture well done

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks so much:)

  • woof

    woof

    great B/W

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks:)

  • luis ferreiro

    luis ferreiro

    Beautiful, this image makes me wanna fly!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    It was just that kind of day. I wanted to fly too:)

  • KarenKSmith

    KarenKSmith

    OUTstanding! Seems everything has been said above about this beautiful piece.

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Karen:)

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    lovely work

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks:)

  • Anne Staub

    Anne Staub

    Beautiful BW!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Anne:)

  • carlosporto

    carlosporto

    Beautiful composition, lines, theme and perspective.

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks so much.Glad you liked it.

  • nnini

    nnini

    fantastic Mary Ann, Congratulations!!!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Penny:)

  • micklyn

    micklyn

    Gorgeous image!! Congrats on the home page!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks. Thrilled to have work on the front page:)

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    CONGRATULATIONS

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Wow, Thanks I had no idea:)

  • Matt Sillence

    Matt Sillence

    congratulations on ur front page image. love this one. So still but yet full of feeling and ambience

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Matt.

  • Roddy Atkinson

    Roddy Atkinson

    Fabulous work!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Roddy

  • kevinmawson

    kevinmawson

    Simply Stunning!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks so much:)

  • Jessica Hardin

    Jessica Hardin

    Congratulations for the home page feature!!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Jessica, thanks:)

  • gail anderson

    gail anderson

    congrats! :~)

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Gail for sending me a copy of the homepage. You’re the best:)

  • Jonathan Dower

    Jonathan Dower

    exceptional shot! a much deserved home page feature! well done!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks so much:)

  • Christian Zammit

    Christian Zammit

    WELL DONE for featuring in the redbubble homepage.
    your work is really great
    Christian Zammit

  • CapturedByKylie

    CapturedByKylie

    Congratulations on the home page feature (March 19th 2009)

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks so much:)

  • Mark Allen

    Mark Allen

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    honored. thanks so much:)

  • linaji

    linaji

    I missed to congrat you.. but I sure did not miss to feature this wonderful emotive piece!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    thanks Lina. So honored:)

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thank you so much. I’m very honored.

  • Jean M. Laffitau

    Jean M. Laffitau

    Stunning, breathtaking and outstanding piece of art!

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    Thanks Jean It was quite a day.

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    fabulous ;

  • Mary Ann Reilly replied

    thanks so much:)

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gull, hudson, man, ny, nyack, river and soar