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cuban views.warmth, and freedom.
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love it....the colors and the composition are perfect.
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The sky is unbelievable! Dark blue in the day time! I loved Cuba, there's something about it that makes you fall in love with the people, the weather and the island...
This photo kinda reflects the state of Cuba, it's very beautiful but a bit rusty...
The colors look amazing, all those differnt shades of blue and the brownish red of the rust... gorgeous!
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That's just lovely. I love the way the red in the wood(?) and the blue/green sea contrast.
+fav
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You captured some beautiful colors here. I like how the orange rust is echoed in the gull's beak before your eye trails out to sea.
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God... this takes me right back to Florida...
I miss eet.
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yea yea yea!
wonderful colors!
and the warm colors against the very cool background is just damn tasty.
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What beautiful colors you've captured here! I love how quickly the water's color changes, it looks so pretty. Everything about it just seems so floating and free. Beautiful shot
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Nice depth, and colors in the water. Love how it goes from blurred to sharp.
.. and of course this heroic seagul.
Good job
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wow .. amazing colors in the water, the setup of this shot is perfect .. the seagull is just the icing on the cake tho, amazing shot.
-t.krv
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nice mood. lucky you....cuba. i wanna go before mcdonalds gets there
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The colors are just divine as is the composition and how you caught the bird as well as the motion of the water
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These colors are amazing. I think the strongest element of your composition is the warm browns of the wood peir in the foreground contrasting with the blues of the background. You did an amazing job!
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Excellent work once again +olya , your camera skills are making me jealous. The description and title are quick applicable to this photo and give it added meaning as well.
The first thing I notice when looking at it in full view is that the blues are awful dark compared to the reds of the dock. At first this seemed like a negative thing, until I realized that the deeper blues seemed to be almost as "warming" as the reds and oranges in the wooden planks. I think if the blue sky was bright and full of life, this piece wouldn't be nearly as good as it is.
I do like your focus of the bird, which really is the center point of this photograph, thus the name including "freedom." At any time this bird could just fly away to freedom. The way the angle is, the dock creates an interesting angled line that isn't your typical "straight out" look. It also allows a gradient to flow, both in the blue and red colors, which is my favorite part of it.
Overall I'm impressed. Probably not your best work, but it's unique and expressive, which always makes a photograph better.
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I love the gradients in this. Blue, green, blue. Red, gold, rust. Beautiful.
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you pwn so much
you wouldnt think such a plain picture'd be so badass
i guess maybe it's because you're hott
even though you're not in the picture
whatever you pwn
i <3 you
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This is absolutely gorgeous. How on earth do you get the colours to come out so beautifully?
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It's beautiful. I love the cool color of the ocean against the warmth of the rusty bars. It's lovely how the ocean is a light aqua nbthat fades to a dark indigo blue near the horizon. It gives one a feeling of summer at the Caribbean Sea. Gorgeous.
~Meg
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I love the colors, and the perspective, and the cute bird!
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very beautiful shot. i love the feeling it creates in me, in my mind. i love the colors too, and the contrast between them.
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Awesome Colors, and the Osprey(at least it looks like one) sitting on the post adds to the great tonal balance
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Ooh the colours are so gorgeous! The rusty colour contrasting against the green and blue of the sea.... yumm. Wonderful, beautiful capture.
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those colors are breathtaking.. very vivid.. wild.. wow... I'm amazed with this picture..
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*sigh*
Warm colors and great focus. You are truly amazing.
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Yes, it definately focuses on the bird.
Nice transition of colors from top to bottom.
The never-ending ocean depresses me a bit, but that's just me; the only times I have ever been to the beach have been in New England = COLD.
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Wow, I love pictures like this, all gritty and rough, then a single element that's the antithesis of all that. The water looks especially amazing.
Jon
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Reminds me of the halifax piers after the hurricane went through. Strangely enough, the effect here is likely because of a hurricane also, the only major differance being the clarity and cleanliness of the water.
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oh, wow.... this is beautiful olya. sorry i have not had the time to comment on all of your new stuff but i have been watching. amazing as always love.
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beautiful colors...lovely contrast between the warm hues (the rust) and the cool blues/greens of the sea
i also love how the perspective leads the eye up to where the bird is perched on that single piece of wood
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Powerful metaphor that runs through the rusting and rotting docks that only a bird could possibly stand on...all the way out the 93 miles of distance that bridges one land to another, marked by this beautiful variation of aquamarine colors.
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Ah, a beautiful photo Olya. 
My fav out of all your cuba pics.
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I wish to be there... to hear the waves, to feel the wind to fell the water...
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Wow, everything in this pic is just great! The colors, the DOF, the crop, everything.
Definately
Keep up the good work
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i saw it at first as a boy facing away holding up the bird. now i see the full view. i love to see that boy with skinny legs holding up the bird too. this picture has so much depth. amazing
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i love this so much i cannot express how much. thank you for making this.
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i love how you've blurred the foreground!
the narrow dept of field works very well!
i really like the colors and textures added from the wood.
very nice perspective.
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