A well deserved drink.

[shane shacaluga]

This black headed gull was having a drink in lake Mjøsa in the town of Hamar Norway

D800e
200 - 500 @ 500mm
f6.3
1/2500
ISO 640

Cropped a bit tight to try and remove part of another bird on the right and a rock beneath the birds perch

Selective sharpening of the subject and cloned out part of the rock and part of another gull on the right

Thanks for viewing and comments

[David Cowling]

Really like this Shane, captured at exactly the right moment. I like the diagonal that the bird makes which is repeated by the rock. Sharp with very good detail in the whites and a super background. TFS.

[Arthur Morris]

Nice drinking post and drops. Love the perfect EXP and SH and the low angle. The bird's head is angled ever so slightly away from us... a

[keith mitchell]

Lovely soft feather detail and nicely exposed ,do like the red eye and the water droplets.

Keith.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the pose, perch, water drop, and low angle. Good job on the exposure and nice details. I can't help but feel the image may need a tiny bit of CCW rotation (or at least the illusion of needing so).

[shane shacaluga]

Thanks everyone for your comments

Here is the unprocessed version of the frame after cropping

[dankearl]

The sharpness and IQ is impressive. I have not seen many images with the 200-500 lens. It looks good.

[shane shacaluga]

Thanks Dan! I am extremely happy with this lens. Very sharp even wide open

AF could be a slight bit faster but it is a zoom lens after all