Heuglin's Gull taking off

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

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D700
300mm f/2.8G VR II with TC-20E III
600mm
ISO 400
f/8 at 1/1600s
Manual mode
Matrix Metering
AF-C, Dynamic 9 points
Auto white balance
Tripod

Change white balance, highlight recovery, NR, linear burn, lighten/add contrast/add saturation a bit, desaturate background, crop and sharpen

A winter visitor here in Thailand.

All comments and suggestions are welcome.

[Gary Esman]

nice and sharp, exposure looks good, splash and food in mouth a definite plus. Like the feet position also. TFS.

[Stu Bowie]

Tack sharp, with good all round detail. Well timed for the take off, and I like the inclusion of the splash, together with his food item. The gull is separated from the sea BG so well.

[Doug Brown]

Very good sharpness, cool feeding behavior, and a nice splash. I might add a sliver of canvas to the bottom of the frame, because the splash seems a little tight down there.