Ring-Billed Gull

[John Mack]

This image was created in Ithaca, New York on 3/4/18 at 4:37PM. Image adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Small crop.

Canon 5D MarkIV
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
600mm
ISO 400
f8.0
1/2000sec

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the banking pose, exposure, composition and complimentary BG. I like this one the best of your gull images so far. Well done John.

[Arthur Morris]

Quite lovely. You might consider opening up the shadow with some NIK CEP Detail Extractor or my 50/50 recipe.

with love, artie

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice, just enough of a tilt towards us to show the dorsal feathers. The gray sky works nicely here too.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very nice indeed John, you have rendered the greys and whites beautifully. I like the composition and the very sharp eye along with the ring.
You may consider lifting the darkest tones a tad.
Occasionally we get a ring billed gull nearby in New Brighton, I'll keep my ear to the ground for sightings.

[Dorian Anderson]

Lighting, wing pose, and composition are all lovely. Agree with opening up the blacks a bit.