Herring Gull taking off.

[Karl Egressy]

This poor juvenile Gull was banded which damaged one of his legs.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D MIV
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS + 1.4 III
Manual Exposure
ISO 800
F 7.1
1/2500
Hand Held

[Joe Senzatimore]

Wonderful comp. and exposure. Good stop action. Love the wing detail.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Karl,

Great exposure and critical sharpness. The implied motion given by the balance and leg position is great.

I only wish the wing position were better, with possibly the wings outstretched.

Miguel

[gail bisson]

What a sad story.
I like this shot.
I have always liked this wing pose for some reason.
Good IQ and exposure.
A good solid shot,
Gail

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, what strikes me in this image is how the colour of the gull pops against the winter BG. Just love the light, and both the exposure and sharpness are perfect. Good feather detail shown too.

Sad about the damaged leg.

[Raymond Lee]

Too bad about the band that damages the leg. Nonetheless, it's a fine image here; the colour balance, the exposure, and the details are great.

[Frank Schauf]

Really nice pose and great details, Karl.

[Satish Ranadive]

Wonderful take off pose with raised foot and half raised wing captured.Beautiful colors,HA and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Marina Scarr]

Fun take off pose and I love it against the snow.

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot.
I really like the lifted foot and wing position.
Excellent details, great comp, and very exposed.
Well done.