Adult Bonaparte's Gull in flight

[Dan Brown]

Another shot from the Salton Sea, Riverside co, CA. Almost full frame, selective sharpening with Noiseware, NR on BG with Noiseware also. C&C welcome.

Camera Model: NIKON D300, handheld
Shutter speed: 1/1500 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
AF mode: AF-C

[Harshad Barve]

lovely wing pose , excellent exposure and eye looks great
TFS

[Greg Basco]

Hey, Dan. Nice flight shot of this guy. I suppose if there was one thing that would improve the image it would be if the shadow on the wing weren't so pronounced but you nailed the exposure and the sharpness so I think it still works quite well.

Cheers,
Greg