Ring-billed Gull

[Henry Domke]

This is a Ring-billed Gull landing on the beach on Florida's Sanibel Island.
On that trip I was practicing getting flying birds in focus while hand holding the 600mm lens. It took a few tries!



Canon 5D3 600II f/10 1/4,000sec ISO 1,600 hand held
Processed with Lightrooom 5 and Photoshop CC

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the sharpness, fanned tail, dangling feet and shadow of the wing tip on the wing. Nice image Henry.

[christopher galeski]

nice pose,good IQ,nice light.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Ah yes, my all-time favorite practice subject! They are quite beautiful too and do not get much love outside of the bird-photography circle...and even then...

Love the spread tail, and the wing to our left is fantastic. I wish the other one was open more to let more light hit it.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Henry, great incoming pose, well exposed and sharp, and just love the eye. The gull is nicely separated from the water BG, and well placed in the frame too.

[gail bisson]

Very nice image .
I like the light and the IQ and your PP.
I am torn between enjoying the shadow of the primaries on the wing versus wishing for a fully opened (and symmetrical ) wing.
Gail

[Holger Leyrer]

Beautiful image. Love the incoming landing pose and the spread wings. Exposure and sharpness looks good.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Nice comp and bird placement. Well exposed. Shadows usually don't work for me, but they're not harsh enough to distract in this case.