Adult and Juvie

[Stu Bowie]

I was going through images of my Gull shoot the other day and decided to process this image of an adult and juvie Grey headed Gull. Although some were landing on a small island on the water, some were landing/perching on this manhole cover that was raised quite high off the ground. Since its not the best looking perch, I havent left much space below, but do have it. The BG is distant OOF dried reeds, captured during this past winter. The juvie is the lower gull looking concerned.

Canon 1D Mark IV
100-400 @ 360mm
1/2000
F/6.3
ISO 640

Exp comp +0.33
hand held

[dankearl]

Pretty much nailed the sharpness of the two!
Nice vert drop and IQ is super as usual.

[christopher galeski]

very nice capture Stuart,great IQ.TFS,

[Jonathan Ashton]

Excellent Stu, super focus, I just wonder if it would be worthwhile brightening the juvenile a tiny bit - the shaded part?

[Stu Bowie]

I just wonder if it would be worthwhile brightening the juvenile a tiny bit - the shaded part?

Thanks Jon. I had already lightened that area, but didnt want to make it too dramatic.

Thanks Dan and Chris for your feedback.

[Satish Ranadive]

Stuart Sir,
Excellent action of both birds you have captured here.Beautiful poses, tack sharp, nice colors, BG and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

Nice capture Stuart. Good job getting both birds real sharp and with perfect HAs
The adult looks awesome with its landind pose and everything is lit beautifully.
Well done

[Bill Dix]

Great interaction and comp. Good choice to minimize the manhole cover; I wouldn't have known.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Nice and sharp and it tells a story. I don't mind the bottom crop at all.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for all the feedback and comments everyone.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Stu - great sharpness and dof. Nice wing position and I really like the way the youngster is looking at the adult. Would not know it was a manhole cover if you hadn't said so. Nicely done.

TFS,
Rachel