Hard Life

Being a Western Gull on the Pacific Ocean.
A lot of beat up feathers living on the windy stormy coast.

1/2500, f6.3, iso 640, 500mm (300 w/ 1.7x), HH, D800

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Dan:

Nice light, well exposed, good detail, nice wing and tail spread.

A bit tight in the frame for my tastes, would add a bit top, bottom and left.

Cheers

Randy

Great pose and eye contact with excellent detail!

A bit tight for me as well ... especially at bottom and left.

Great diagonal and really nice light.
I like the tight crop,
Gail

Hi Dan - looks like great light. A little tight for me too, particularly on the bottom but I like the extended wings and vertical comp.

TFS,
Rachel

I like the wing position, fanned tail, lighting and details. Well done Dan!

Excellent wing spread, details and exposure, Dan. I'd add a bit more bottom and left if possible.

Showing off those wonderful wings very well and portrait aspect is the perfect choice foir this composition

Very nice detail and great light. Exp looks good with really nice iQ...Nice one Dan!

Great spread pose, fanned tail, feather details, and the feathers have wind "character". Tight in frame, but I like it as is. Very nice, Dan!

Hi Dan, love the light, and you have captured excellent feather detail. I do like the full wingspread, and would maybe add a bit to the bottom.

For web presentaion the tight comp works, but I agree that esthetically a looser presentation would be best. Great pose though, and the vertical crop is indeed the best choice.

Nice exposure, light, and pose. Really sharp and I love the color of the sky BG.

Jack

Awesome light and nicely exposed. I like your tight crop here.