August Up

Posted by Stephen Phillips (San Francisco, United States) on 31 August 2008 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.

model: August (2008)

August appeared here as "The Swimmer' - 23 August 2008

[notebook]: what better salute to this month we've just lived - as we bid it farewell...

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Comments (22)

Veerendra from Pune, India

what angle ? :P cool

31 Aug 2008 5:46am

Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia

Ahhh, there she is! A fitting end of August image as this beautiful August raises up, a lovely composition, the water looks so inviting!

31 Aug 2008 5:48am

@Kylie Greenan: This photo is in response to your request, Kylie - enjoy.
We are experiencing a decided shift away from summer. The days are becoming noticeably shorter. It is Labor day Weekend in The U.S. - our last three day weekend of the summer season. And the water was inviting. And fun. Now we inch toward autumn - and you guys toward spring. And so it goes...

Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia

ahh, indeed... and so it goes. Thank you for showing me her beatiful face Stephen! I hope are relaxing and enjoying your long weekend. I look forward to some spectacular Autum images ;o)

31 Aug 2008 6:12am

Rags from Plano, United States

She has really lovely eyes

31 Aug 2008 6:45am

Margie from Auckland, New Zealand

I really like the angle here and the colour of the water is wonderful, very cool shot.

31 Aug 2008 6:46am

Lorraine from United States

Well done stephen, original model photo :)

31 Aug 2008 9:05am

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

good image, really nice angle

31 Aug 2008 10:09am

Veronelle from Lens, France

super composition and shot

31 Aug 2008 11:34am

willow from Chelsea, United States

A mermaid?!!! Great shot.

31 Aug 2008 2:19pm

@willow: ...to watch her swim - you might think so.

paulski from Muncie, IN, United States

very nice; love the perspective here...

31 Aug 2008 2:48pm

alex centrella from California, United States

i like the cool angle of view , and the heat here where i live has been 107, so a dip would be nice..

31 Aug 2008 3:58pm

Mary from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

what a great angle - well captured

31 Aug 2008 4:58pm

Marcie from United States

Fantastic! Love the soft turquoises..and how you've captured her. WOW!

31 Aug 2008 6:59pm

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Yes as already stated, a very good angle. Swimming pool shots are notoriously difficult but here you achieved perfect skin tones, and no distortion. The water looks great too, I can smell the cholorine !

31 Aug 2008 7:34pm

Marhilde from Geraardsbergen, Belgium

Mermaid ? ;-) :-) :-)

31 Aug 2008 9:12pm

Walter from Watkinsville, United States

I always hate to see summer come to an end but if it must, capturing the essence of is inviting. Nice capture of that essence here.

1 Sep 2008 12:34am

One from Açores, Portugal

Good composition, beautiful colors and clarity of image, excellent layout. Very good shot.

1 Sep 2008 1:14am

Capture from Hoover, United States

Really does remind me of a mermaid. Beautiful cool colors and interesting angle. Well done.

1 Sep 2008 2:05am

Arps from Hyderabad, India

Mermaid shot with a cool angle .. :)

1 Sep 2008 4:44am

shahab from Qazvin, Iran

Cool capture!Nicely done!

1 Sep 2008 1:13pm

Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany

Great shot !! everything else has been said :-)

3 Sep 2008 6:47am

dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States

the little mermaid!!! i never saw this -- wonderful portrait!

6 Jul 2009 12:59pm

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