Sunset Roost

© Tom Lussier, on January 9, said:

The old Christmas Tree farm next door attracts tens of thousands of birds each evening as a roosting area. The majority of them are Robins and is by far the largest grouping of them I've ever seen. They all scatter at sunrise to feeding areas but return each evening.

A simply amazing natural spectacle!

Marilyn Whiteley, on January 9, said:

Beautiful shot, Tom. Wonderful catch!

© Tom Lussier, on January 10, said:

Thank you Marilyn. This is one of the first shots I captured with my new 80-200mm F/2.8 lens. Really love the ability to get faster shutter speeds in these low light scenarios to freeze the action. Tom

Gerardo J González, on January 10, said:

You have very nice pictures, in spetial of sunsets, you live in a very beatuful place.

Greetings!

Marilyn Whiteley, on January 10, said:

I look forward to seeing lots more taken with that lens, Tom! It's a winner--in the right hands, of course, and yours are obviously the right hands. Marilyn

J.Ernesto Ortiz Razo, on January 10, said:

This is a very good pic, Tomlight.Greetings

Hank Waxman, on January 10, said:

I want to applaud this shot too, Tom. It's a fascinating shot, and its beautiful, but honestly it lacks the simple, balanced beauty of the other post. Congrats on two great contributions to your collection.

Hank

© Tom Lussier, on January 10, said:

Thank you Gerardo, Marilyn, j.ernesto and Hank.

I agree Hank, the other shot's simplicity really "spoke" to me. Don't know why but I'm beginning to learn.

Thanks again, Tom

Marilyn Whiteley, on January 11, said:

I'm still pondering the two shots. The other one has a wonderful, amazing serenity that satisfies and calms my spirit--a settled beauty. This has a dynamic beauty, definitely not the "balanced beauty" of the other. There's almost something unfinished about it: it's restless and doesn't settle down. But that's life, too, and I find it an marvelous expression of that aspect of our world and of our lives. Marilyn

© alfredschaffer, on January 11, said:

Tom, really wonderful! The silhouettes of the birds and the trees against the coloured sky are great! A Star!

greetings Alfred

© Tom Lussier, on January 11, said:

Thank you very much Alfred. I am flattered. Tom

[[[ PIXELECTA ]]], on January 11, said:

Tus fotos tienen gran colorido. Enhorabuena

© Tom Lussier, on January 11, said:

Gracias Pixelecta. Los colores fuertes son lo que amo. Respetos, Tom

Syl de Canada, on January 11, said:

This is a beautiful picture , congratulations Tom beautiful colours and composition. greetings Sylvie

pic.point, on January 12, said:

Beautiful capture, Tom. Yellow star for the pic from me.

Greetings, Inessa

© Tom Lussier, on January 13, said:

Thanks so much Syl & Inessa. I'm a sucker for birds and sunsets.

Thanks from Virginia, Tom

highton-ridley, on January 14, said:

You really have a great portfolio, Tom. This image was one of the clinchers for giving you a gold star.. Colours are rich, you've got huge amounts of movement, comp is great, light perfect.... Nice one :)

© Tom Lussier, on January 14, said:

Really appreciate the comments and selection for a gold star highton-ridley. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. But that's photography, to a certain extent.

Thanks again, Tom

© Roberto Donna, on January 14, said:

Very beautiful sunset tomlight!

Greetings from Italy, Roberto

© Tom Lussier, on January 14, said:

Thank you Roberto.

Greetings from America, Tom

Luud Riphagen, on January 16, said:

As most of your pics, Beautiful shot Tom Greetings Luud

T NL, on January 16, said:

This is very beautiful, well done!

Greets, T NL

© Tom Lussier, on January 16, said:

Thank you Luud & T NL for your kind comments. Regards, Tom

marek zdziechowski(marcopol1), on January 16, said:

wonder snapshot ,moje congratulations.greetings from poland marek

© Tom Lussier, on January 16, said:

Hello Marek in Poland. Thank you for the nice comments. Tom

Pannera, on January 17, said:

No words - yellow star!!

© Tom Lussier, on January 17, said:

Cheers Pannera I appreciate the sentiment. Tom

Joerg Petersen, on January 22, said:

Yes Tom, this pic is simular but the sky has more from "good weather". A nice Pic. Jörg

Riccardo Cella, on January 26, said:

Very Good! Nature is wonderful!

bob-b-o, on January 26, said:

WOW! really cool photo!

© Tom Lussier, on January 28, said:

Nature is truly wonderful Riccardo and thanks to you and bob-b-o too. Appreciate your visit and comments. Tom

Brandon_Belew, on January 28, said:

It really is amazing as you say, Tom. The sunset or the flock of birds alone would make for a great shot, but the two together are really extraordinary. Great shot!

© Tom Lussier, on January 28, said:

I feel humbled and blessed when a scene such as this transpires in front of me Brandon. Just hope I did it justice. Thanks for the comments. Tom

Bruce MacIver, on February 8, said:

Further to the discussion with Hank and Marilyn -- I think both these photos are outstanding Tom.

Enjoy the new lens -- happy trails.

© Tom Lussier, on February 8, said:

Thanks for those comments Bruce I appreciate it.

Julia Borissova, on February 16, said:

Amazing picture! Well done! Greetings from Russia, Julia

© Tom Lussier, on February 19, said:

Thank you Julia and greetings from th USA, Tom

Romain11, on March 5, said:

Great picture! Nice work and nice gallery!!

Romain

paolo10, on March 5, said:

wonderful shot!! greeting from italy

paolo

© Tom Lussier, on March 5, said:

Grazie molto paolo. Greetings from the USA, Tom

Nawitka, on March 11, said:

What they all said ... doubled! Greetings from Vancouver Canada.

© Tom Lussier, on March 12, said:

Thanks so much Nawitka. Greetings from Virginia, Tom

Andreas B. Otte, on March 12, said:

A very great shot! Very dificult to catch this birds by such ligth! Very fine! Greetings from Germany Andreas!

© Tom Lussier, on March 12, said:

Thank you Andreas. A fast lens is worth it's weight in gold. Sometimes. Regards from America, Tom

Danke Andreas. Ein schnelles Objektiv wert ist ihn ist Gewicht im Gold. Manchmal. Respekt von Amerika, Tom

Andreas B. Otte, on March 12, said:

It´s true Tom! And luck! Greetings, Andreas

Markus Rogawski, on March 14, said:

Really great picture!

mesias, on April 19, said:

Tus fotos son preciosas!!!.Saludos,Javier.

© Tom Lussier, on April 19, said:

Thank you Markus and Javier for your nice comments.

Regards from th USA, Tom

j. adamson, on May 15, said:

Aha! I have just found where you live. Wonderful shot, extraordinary. I hope you enjoy your open space with such an enormous river nearby (sorry minimal knowledge of US geography). Regards, Joce

© Tom Lussier, on May 15, said:

I am glad you have visited(at least in GE) my home in Virginia Joce. Thank you for your kind words. The river is the Potomac, named by Algonquin natives, meaning 'a trading place' while other natives called the river Cohongorooton, meaning 'a river of geese'. I am blessed to live so close to it.

Regards, Tom

P.S. My geography knowledge is equally lacking in reference to South Africa. :)

j. adamson, on May 16, said:

Isn't that tobacco country? I have heard of the Potomac in movies and books, though I'm glad I now know where it is. Regards, Joce

© Tom Lussier, on May 16, said:

It is tobacco country Joce. Actually where I live is horse country. The county I live in, Loudoun, has the state’s largest and the nation’s third largest horse population. Also an emerging wine area ranking second in Virginia in wine grape acreage planted.

Best regards, Tom

ahmeth, on May 16, said:

Amazing picture!

© Tom Lussier, on May 16, said:

Thank you ahmeth. Regards from America, Tom

pauly_online, on May 16, said:

Wonderful picture & colours!

Yellow star!

Greetings from Catalonia, Paula

© Tom Lussier, on May 16, said:

Thank you for your visit from Catalonia Paula and your kind remarks and Y*. :)

Greetings from Virginia, Tom