Black-headed Gulls, Inner Mongolia, China

[Craig Brelsford]

Theme: Black-headed Gulls, Inner Mongolia, China

Two black-headed gulls tussle for a spot in a small lake near Lake Dali in Inner Mongolia, China. I was there last month with some photographer friends from Beijing. From our tent on the shore, we had a front-row seat for this and much more action.

Device: Nikon D3S
Lens: VR 600mm F/4G
Focal Length: 600 mm
Aperture: F/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/4000
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Exposure Comp.: -0.33
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 640
Metering Mode: Center-Weight
Subject Distance: 28.2 m
Photoshoppery: Nothing extraordinary.

[Ofer Levy]

I like the action and behaviour captured.

[Tony Whitehead]

Great interaction with the adult looking up from a "hole" in the water. Shallow DOF from the 600 isolates the action nicely.

[Humberto Ramos]

I like a lot, the BG is not perfect, but the overall image works great.

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Sharp with very good details in the white, love the interaction between the two birds. Also like the environment shown here except for the OOF green strip across the top gull.

[Marina Scarr]

This is a killer capture, CRaig!