Juvenile Bonaparte's Gull In Flight.

[Daniel Cadieux]

How nice of this gorgeous individual to bank and glance towards me just at the right moment while the light still had that early morning glow to it.

Canon R6 + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/2500s., f/5.6, ISO 3200, cropped to help the composition, levels and saturation to taste, removed a bluish cast to some of the feathers, NR via Topaz.

[Steve Kaluski]

Sweet, colour palette is very appealing Dan, nice soft light, what more do you need?

TFS
Steve

[Arthur Morris]

Yes, perfect always works for me. The head up flight posture, a great look at the dorsal surfaces of the wings, and the sweet background and light all add.

with love, artie

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Checks all the boxes, Dan. +1 to all the positives above.

[Jonathan Ashton]

A fine shot Dan, really clean and clear shot of the gull.

[Dorian Anderson]

Yeah, this immature plumage is highly underrated. I like how the touch of brown on the bird's back matches the touch of brown in the background. Really solid image.