Another Gull

[Bill Dix]

Still practicing on the Ring-billed Gulls. C & C appreciated.

D90 | 500VR | ISO 500 | 1/3200s @ f/7.1 | -1.3 EV

[James Salywoda]

Awesome Shot! I like the split colored bg and excellent detail very nice Bill

[Stu Bowie]

Great landing pose Bill, and a good show of the full wing span. Nice and sharp too.

[Allen Sparks]

very nicely done. works well with that background.

[Danny J Brown]

Bill,

This is my favorite shot of the evening so far. The way the gull is situated in the frame is awesome and the bokeh has a layered effect that makes this one even better. The coolest thing about the image is that there appears to be an effect over the wings that reminds me of a contrail on a jet....very subtle. As I always say on ring-bills, they just have killer eyes that work perfectly with autofocus systems on camera lenses. It's too bad you aren't getting more comments on this one because it is a killer shot as guruji likes to say. Thanks.

Man, I'm glad I didn't just sit and watch "Two and a Half Men" tonight.

DB

[Bill Dix]

Thank you Jim, Stu, Allen and Danny for the kind comments.

[Daniel Cadieux]

RBGs...the best practice subjects for sure!!

Nice pose and comp. Sharp and beautifully exposed. I kinda wish the underside was better lit though (à la fill flash), but still a very nice image.

[Bhushan Dalvi]

Bill, love the HA and the wing position.The blurred BG works very well.