I captured this Grey Headed Gull as he came in over a wetlands. It was pure luck that I managed a full head on capture here. The raised wings reminded me of an Angel. Taken early morning.
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8mm +2 X TC = 600mm
1/1600
F/7.1
ISO 640
Hand Held
12-29-2021, 09:11 AM
Jonathan Ashton
The image has that inimitable stamp of Stu quality! Composition looks good and exposure spot on, ideal focus, couldn't ask for more!
12-29-2021, 11:41 AM
Randy Stout
Heu Stu:
Great pose, sharp and well exposed despite bright lighting, centered comp. works well here.
Cheers
Randy
12-29-2021, 12:44 PM
John Mack
Angelic for sure. Nice light as well. And of course that killer pose.
12-30-2021, 02:54 PM
Andreas Liedmann
Hi Stu ... looking at this image , I think who the **** needs mirrorless with animal eye AF to create stunning shots .
Very very well done on all counts , Stu . All looks good to me , as posted ... but can see a version with less room at the foot for placing the bird off center . Just a thought .
Stay safe and healthy ...
TFS Andreas
12-30-2021, 05:58 PM
Colin Driscoll
Angelic indeed! Lovely shot with great symmetry, more skill than luck I would say.
I can imagine a crop with a little less in the bottom and more on the top.
12-30-2021, 11:55 PM
Brian Sump
Stu, a real sweetie you go here!
The wing position is fantastic. Like the darker gray backdrop a lot. The faint feather in the rocks.... rocks ;-)
I would love to see some off the bottom, and even squeeze it a little if you wanted to keep the 2x3.
Thanks for sharing amigo, a gem to view
01-04-2022, 11:54 AM
Arthur Morris
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Repost as per Sump Scores. Plus a bit of rock clean-up.
with love, artie
01-08-2022, 11:40 AM
Daniel Cadieux
Yep, the repost by Artie addressed the composition beautifully...but you had a great image to start with so that helps! Nice pose, exposure, sharpness.