Distressed Gull

[Scott Frye]

Ring-billed Gull at Bayport Pier near Spring Hill, Florida

1/2000 at f10 Iso800
Canon 500mm with 1.4 tc
Canon 7D

I wish for a better head turn but I like the action and colors

[Aidan Briggs]

Like the splash, light, and timing. As you noted, the HA is a bit off.

Keep them coming!!

[Arthur Morris]

Good that you got the whole thing in the frame. I like the view of the near wing and the spread tail but the head facing totally away is a deal-breaker for me.

The image as a whole is dark, noisy, and a bit over-saturated. You need to work on your image optimization skills.

[Nate Chappell]

Hi Scott,
Nice action with the water droplets. I don't really think you needed F10 here. You could have gone 1/1600 and F8 and that would have allowed you to drop from 800 to 400 iso which would make a big difference with noise and image quality with that body.