Hard Life

[dankearl]

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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[Randy Stout]

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

[Mike Milicia]

Great pose and eye contact with excellent detail!

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

[gail bisson]

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

[Rachel Hollander]

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

[Jim Crosswell]

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

[Sidharth Kodikal]

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

[PhilCook]

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

[Dumay de Boulle]

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

[John Ippolito]

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!

[Stu Bowie]

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.

[Daniel Cadieux]

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.

[jack williamson]

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

Jack

[Mark Young]

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