Lemonade

[dankearl]

Spent 5 days on the Oregon Coast last week trying for Brown Pelican or Tern photos as both
species are migrants here this time of year.
Pelicans way off shore, only a couple Terns spotted and no shorebirds this time of year, so
I tried to make lemonade out of lemons. BIF practice trying to make interesting Gull photos.
BG is beach and Forest in late afternoon.

1/2500, f5.6, iso 500, 500mm (300 w/ 1.7x), HH, D800

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[PhilCook]

hahahaha.....glad you explained the tile Dan. That great eye catches my attention straight away, although a little more brightness on the face may help even more, and possibly a slight crop off the top of the image nice and sharp and nice wing form

[laurie golden]

Very nice detail on those wings and bill. Gulls can be fun, glad you found something to shoot.

[christopher galeski]

nice one,some good details,like the pose.thanks.

[Rachel Hollander]

Dan - great sharpness in the head and eye, nice detail and I like the wing position. Looks like the practice is paying off. I do find the colors coming through in the bg slightly distracting, especially the thick line above the tail.

TFS,
Rachel

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent shot. Great comp, very nice lihgt, great details, and I really like the background.
Well done.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm never one to back down from gulls...glad you like them enough to consider photographing when your target species are not cooperating! Good wing position, and I like the BG. I could see this guy less tucked-in at right, and I feel the image has a reddish cast...here is a repost addressing the cast (added cyan in PS "Color Balance").

[dankearl]

Thanks Daniel and others.
I think gulls at the coast (as opposed to the garbage dump gulls) are very worthy to photograph and I think the juveniles are attractive.
Your repost looks good, thanks for taking the time.