Pacific Gull Portrait

[Christopher C.M. Cooke]

Captured on Canon 30D 300mm F4 IS + 1.4X con (420mm) 1/1000 sec, f/9, ISO-400, Pattern metering, Shutter Priority.

http://birdphotographers.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4537&stc=1&d=1202878320

[Jeff Nadler]

Chris-the bill and head are a bit softish. Why this forum-is this a captive bird? Let me know if I should move this to the other forum please.

[Lana Hays]

Chris
It is soft. The shutter speed looks good so either this is a decent crop or else you may have needed more DOF. It is a beautiful bird who would make a beautiful portrait with the detail, a little more light and perhaps a less steep angle. I don't know how prevalent this gull is......but if he's accessible I'd be working I'd try for some more images......I like his looks.

[Christopher C.M. Cooke]

Jeff, I was under the impression that if the bird was on a man made structure it was to be in this forum, this was on a coastal street light, and yes Lana the angle was a steep upward shot as you cab see by the attached photo.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/cookie99/IMG_2407rz.jpg

[Lana Hays]

Chris
If you can't see the "man made" structure then it you can post in the "Wild and Free" forum. You need to coax him down with a little bread!!

[Christopher C.M. Cooke]

I did not even have a chance to get off my motorcycle far less share my lunch with him :) but I will post some better photos soon, I try to get them soring but recently the wind here has been gale force so they perch rather than soar.