Ring-billed Gull Portrait.

[Daniel Cadieux]

They're back!!! I think I'm the only photographer up here that I know of that is excited to see the RBGs back at this time of year with their beautiful breeding plumage (or see them at any time really). When I saw they were back I made it a point to go back to a certain location with a few pieces of bread with the intention of creating portraits...something I do every spring with guys (if "spring" can even just show up this year!!). A lady actual seemed quite bemused to see me so concentrated tossing bread to gulls mere feet away from me with a big lens to my face. The unrelenting winter did provide with some fun snowflakes to sprinkle around the image though...

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1250s., f/9, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, FF, two snowflakes too close to the subject moved to an alternate location, S/H at 15% to the highlights.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the HA, sharpness, details, exposure control, complimentary BG and falling snow. I here you regarding the relentless winter! Excellent image Daniel.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent portrait. Love the color that the eye ring, eye and beak add to the image. Excellent IQ as always.

[Grace Scalzo]

Leave it to you to put this over the top with a beautiful gray background and falling snow. Perfect.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Wow, Daniel this portrait shows so much details and exposure could not be any better. Love the yellow eye and clear composition.

[Rodney Flowers]

Looks like a perfect portrait to me. The detail in feathers is great and the snow in the background really adds to it imo.

[Doug Brown]

Love how the orbital ring pops against the subdued grays and whites of the rest of the frame. The falling snow adds a lot to the overall feel of the image.

[Greg Oakley]

Super portrait Daniel - the eye contact makes this I reckon, and the snow adds interest

[christopher galeski]

not a fan of gulls,but this portrait is magic,good detail in the eye and bill,and as been said already,the snow is a nice touch.well done.

[Joseph Przybyla]

I like it Daniel, your image makes me want to get close to some of our Ring-bills down here.

[Rob Melone]

Very nice artistic shot Daniel! The pose and orange eye-ring is what does it for me!

[gail bisson]

It is so hard to make a gull picture appealing but you did it!
The snow and perfect exposure are what make this image.
The perfect HA doesn't hurt either! I also really like the exact gray match in the BG and feathers.
Gail