Red-billed Gull

[Simon Bennett]

Red-billed Gull (aka Silver Gull) photographed at Kaikoura, New Zealand.

Canon 40D, EF70-200 f/4 IS @161mm, handheld, ISO400, 1/1000, f/14, some distracting elements in background digitally disguised.

[Fabs Forns]

Wow, that is one good looking good and the dark background makes it pop. Perfect whites to my taste and good framing and sharpness. Since I don't know the species, not sure if the reds are overdone.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like it overall for the same reasons as Fabs, but I'm finding all the scattered debris a bit much. You could also clone out (or patch) the small black dot on the chest. F/14 may have been much - I'm thinking opening up would have smoothed out the BG more and hid the many small spots found throughout. I like the look on this gull - the red bill is nice.

[Ed Cordes]

This is a great image with nice sharp details and the eye is super. I do agree the spotted BG is not ideal and a wider f stop may have helped reduce this.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good-looking specimen and details. The image looks a bit underexposed on my monitor.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Based on what I see on Australia's east coast - and I guess the NZ version is a subspecies being somewhat similar - I feel the reds are a bit too saturated.

It looks fabulous against the dark BG Simon as noted previously.

[Stu Bowie]

Lovely comp, and great contrast in colours. The whites on the chest are borderline, and agree with Daniel regarding the BG. More blur on the BG would work.