Laughing Gull

A gull we don't have on the west coast which I thought was nice.
Taken at Tyree Island, Georgia, windy day surf in the BG.

1/5000, f6.3, 340mm (70-200 w/1.7 tc), iso 400, D7000, HH

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I like the wing position, HA, exposure, setting and composition. I tried a version using selective color and added a couple of points in the neutrals and blacks. It made the head look less washed out. Well done Dan.

Nice image , the bg sets it up nicely to my eye
the open wing position is what i like, i do think the suggestion by Jim works well for me, here is what i tried quick
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not sure why it posted the same image twice -- they are the same. When I go back to edit, only one image is there in edit area!

And the repost looks a little too much Nic TC to me....
This is the correct version I meant to post: (lets see if this one posts ok ;-)
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hey Don, there is a problem with site interface you need to click on "manage attachment" and delete manually ,

Vishal & Don, thanks for taking the time to work on the image.
I did lighten the head, a bit too much, as they are very black and I wanted some detail.
Gulls are common, obviously, but I liked this gull a lot, since I had never seen one.

Magnificent flight shot.Beautiful HA,nice full wings up and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

A very nice "ocean" feel to the image due to that neat crashing wave in the BG. Good wings up pose. I could see a bit more room above (and then at the sides to retain the ratio) but still nice as is.