Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower with Geese ~ the shot taken from Gosport

Nick Weall, on December 15, 2008, said:

This is not smoke coming out of a chimney ~ so blow it up and have a look :)

白云黑土, on December 15, 2008, said:

Nick Rare moment ! Amazing shot! Really great! Congratulations!

Greetings from Beijing ,baiyunheitu

Nick Weall, on December 15, 2008, said:

Hello Baiyunheitu ~ yes to have all of those Geese flying straight towards the top of the Spinnaker Tower was a very rare moment indeed ~ I was so lucky to have my Camera already mounted on the tripod pointing towards the Tower, when I saw this flock of geese approaching ~ I just had time to turn the Camera on and squeeze the bulb ~ lucky or what? You could wait a million years for that to happen again!

Paula K, on December 15, 2008, said:

Wonderful capture Nick!

Paula

♫ Swissmay, on December 15, 2008, said:

Wow, how fortunate! The flock of geese looks like a long flag in the wind. Very special mood also and excellent shot, Nick! I keep saying to all that don't believe, that GB scenery is beautiful and with your skill it is easy to prove. May

Nick Weall, on December 15, 2008, said:

Hi May ~ I could not believe my luck when I reviewed the shot ~ I quickly uploaded it into my laptop ~ blew it up to full size ~ and thought YES. (I could not have done it better ~ if I had planned it!) Pure luck laced with observation.

GB has such a wide variety of beauty to offer the tourer within short journeys even.

May you write the nicest things ~ thank you so much

k.andre, on December 16, 2008, said:

Fantastic shot Nick!! Congratulations!!

They are looking like ducks(?)...

Greetings, Kostas

Nick Weall, on December 16, 2008, said:

Hi Kostas Thanks for your congratulations ~ I'm not so hot at identifying birds ~ I was just grateful that such lumps flew over to make my shot special! I thought that the necks were too long for them to be ducks ~ but maybe they are. When I used to live by the lake in Milton Keynes we used to get many hundreds of Geese flying over in the Autumn in V formations ~ honking to each other ~ on their way to somewhere or other ~ I guess that is what made me think Geese too. What do others think please?

All the very best to you Kostas :)

Nick Weall, on December 16, 2008, said:

Hi Koastas again ~ I've blown the original up very large and I'm still non the wiser ~ maybe the neck is too short to be a Goose. So for now to be safe I've altered the title to read Ducks or Geese :) I still think Geese (I think) as they look to be pretty large lumps and they were flying over the mid channel or so.

k.andre, on December 16, 2008, said:

Nick I thing you're right. Their flying is the Geese's one! Because duck's flying is like an >!

But whatever they are, they made a wonderful composition to your picture!!

..Valerie.., on December 16, 2008, said:

Hi Nick, I have just arrived home and it is waiting for me a really busy afternoon:(...and while outside it's pouring down, I have just stopped to watch your new photos...They are so delicate and nice!!! I especially like this one: you managed to catch a very rare, peaceful moment, it seems to be timeless!

Thank you for this little moment of relax! :)

Have a nice day,Valeria

Nick Weall, on December 16, 2008, said:

Hi Valeria ~ it is great to hear from you, it is just dull here ~ no rain ~ I hope your afternoon goes quickly and all your work gets done ~ painlessly.

Thanks for dropping by and thank you even more for your very kind words. :) Ciao

Nick Weall, on December 16, 2008, said:

thanks Mo

gezginruh, on December 16, 2008, said:

Excellent!without words!Greetings.GGR.

Nick Weall, on December 16, 2008, said:

GGR thank you very much for your very kind observation ~ I think this is my best shot of Gosport and the Spinnaker Tower so I'm really pleased to have you confirm it. friendly greetings to you too

Nikos Demiris, on December 17, 2008, said:

Amazing foto Nick! really great!

.............Best of and Y*..................

Greetings, Nikos

Nick Weall, on December 17, 2008, said:

Nikos I am really so pleased that you like this picture enough to award it not only a Y* but a "Best of" too. It brings warmth to my heart ~ most friendly greetings to you Nikos :)

skida, on December 17, 2008, said:

That's a great capture, Nick.

Nick Weall, on December 17, 2008, said:

Good Morning Keith ~ you were up early! Thanks Mate

Marcello Mento, on December 18, 2008, said:

Wow.... it's superb Nick. It's important see it in full size. Ciao, Marcello