Laughing Gull

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO1000~F8~1/2000 sec~manual exposure~Hand Held~3-27-2010~Surfside, Texas~CS4/ Redfield Fractalius

Interesting wing position in this take-off from the beach. IMO would not be possible with the standard coming at ya pose. Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

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[denise ippolito]

Bill, I love the wing position. Nice raised foot and splash. The outline around the bird helps to define it nicely. I like the soft blue BG. There is just a tiny, tiny bit of white that I would tone down. Very nicely done.

[Christopher Miller]

Beautiful pose, Bill. Very nice wing position and action. Like the colors and effect too. Well done. :)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Nice work Bill, love the pose.

[Julie Kenward]

Excellent! Great facial features and such an original pose...it really adds tension and thought to the image. I find myself wondering what he's looking at with such intent!