What's So Funny?

[Arthur Morris]

It had clouded over at Nickerson this morning by 8am and I was heading back to the car showing Denise several Lesser Black-backed Gulls of varying ages. With nothing much to do I pointed my big lens with the 1.4TC at this young Herring Gull. I have written often, "Point your lens at a gull and they will likely do something interesting pretty quick." This gull must have read what I had written.

Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the 1.4X III TC and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/640 sec. at f/9. Lens micro-adjustment: 0.

Don't be shy; all comments welcome.

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely portrait! Perfect techs and sweet pose. Nothing can beat the 800mm IMHO....:eek3:

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Very nice, Artie. Open bill, perfect HA, stunning sharpness. I am also liking the monochromatic feel. terrific tight comp.

[jack williamson]

Wow this is good. There is nothing unsharp about this except the bkgr and it is perfect.

Jack

[Karl Egressy]

What a great portrait.
Smiley face all right and amazing details, Artie.
I especially like the eye.
The background perfectly compliment the bird.
We are spoiled today with two great portraits.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

The IQ is off the charts good, Artie.
Just love the sharp details, the open bill and the comp.
The eye is just stunning!

[Arthur Morris]

Lovely portrait! Perfect techs and sweet pose. Nothing can beat the 800mm IMHO....:eek3:

For some interesting stuff on the 800 see today's blog post, Size Does Matter (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2011/08/25/size-does-matter-the-power-of-the-square-of-the-focal-length/).

[Marina Scarr]

Love this one. Great pose, comp, BG, angle and light. Nice details in the feathers.

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!!! Amazing detail and extremely sharp. Very well done.

[yogesh_puranik]

excellent closeup and nice open bil..superb expo sharpness and light

[Luis Villablanca]

I love this portrait. Excellent detail, exposure and composition.
The open bill adds a lot to the image.

[Richard Unsworth]

:S3:

Once again demonstrating turning the relatively ordinary into the extraordinary

unbelievable

[Brendan Dozier]

Very nice, Artie! Great detail, color tones & BG, love the that expression!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Gorgeous portrait with wonderful complimenting colors and a great look at tha teye.

[Arthur Morris]

Many thanks all. The hard rain has just begun on Long Island. (12:15pm on SAT.)