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Lifetime Member
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Lovely and artistic. The top 1/2 sharp as a tack transitioning to waves below the splash captivated me for a long while. The light reflected on the upswept wings is lovely too.
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BPN Member
X factor with a IDX , lovely one.
the superb splash and the small red on the beak makes it a impressive image ,
I am still on the image
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Macro and Flora Moderator
That is one heck of a good image, really eye catching, this is one for the competitions if ever I saw one - and with that title! Excellent framing and the exposure is spot on - well done. I think the timing of this image is also very apt, a little later and the water would have been disturbed so the reflection causing the X would have been lost.
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Great shot Doug. You handled the extreme contrast well. I like the square crop and the frozen (in time) splash also adds to the image.
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Very well exposed with the whites popping nicely and getting a great IQ. Like the splashing water and the X symmetry.
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Striking pose against dark background. Exposure is right on.
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Doug, this is way too cool! X-cellent! X-citing image!!!
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Sweet image, Doug. Perfect timing and exposure. The crisp splash and the wavy reflection is so cool.
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Great (manual) control over darker and lighter tones and think it's got the X Factor indeed!
greetings,
Jeroen Stel
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X indeed, nicely timed, nicely exposed and lovely wing form, nice clear splash as well.....is there any chance of a little more space on the bottom so the reflected wing tips are visible ?
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Lifetime Member
I really like this Doug.
Great title and I like the play of darks and whites and the nice splash,
gail
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Nothing I can add to the above. Excellent. And to catch it on manual is admirable.
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Avian Moderator
Doug:
A fine/creative image of a common bird. IQ is outstanding, techs great, comp works for this pose/reflection.
Very well done.
Cheers
Randy
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Super cool shot Doug. That reflection is awesome and the water movement intersecting the X as well as the side head angle really come together nicely
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Lifetime Member
Very unique image, Doug. Love the symmetry of the wings, the green in the BG and the water splash. Exposure is spot on.
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Super Moderator
it's tough to make an appealing photograph of seagull, but you have succeeded here to capture a dynamic pose plus the reflection which has made a great photo.
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Lifetime Member
Beautifully composed shot of a common subject. Exposure and details are perfect and the wing position and with the reflection is awesome. Nice work.
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Excellent. A small point; the dark eye and faint markings on the primaries would indicate a Glaucous-winged Gull rather than Glaucous Gull.
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Lifetime Member
Appreciate the feedback and the ID correction!
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Classy image, pro exposure work, and brilliantly processed.
A glaucous-winged gull would be a mega rarity where I live...anything but common.
No such thing as a "sea-gull". :)