Thief

[Joe Murphy]

A Great Black-backed Gull with a Dogfish, stolen from an unfortunate Shag.








Canon 7D
Canon 400mm 5.6
f/8.0, (1/1600)
ISO 640
WB - Auto
Manual Exposure
Hand Held.

[Henry Domke]

The bird seems to be propelled by the wave behind it.
To my eye the side-lighting is very effective.
Excellent color and contrast.
The water drops below the bird help tell the story.

[Bob Pelkey]

Very powerful image. The placement of the bird in the frame is well done. The perfectly lit crashing wave at left adds great interest as well.

[Grant Yang]

I like the wave breaking in the background. Gives the image a very dynamic feel.

[Doug Brown]

The bird is positioned perfectly relative to the crashing wave. The head angle looks great, and the fish is positioned nicely. You controlled your exposure well, although I might be tempted to bring down the exposure in the ULC to enhance detail in the wave. A bit more light on the eye is all I could ask for.