Laughing Gull

[Bill Dix]

Doing what Laughing Gulls do. From Sandy Hook several weeks ago. Cloned out an OOF Peep to his right.

D7000, 700mm, ISO 800, 1/2500s @ f/7.1 manual, DIY Frisbee-Pod.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the calling (or laughing?) pose. Great low angle, appealing colours - I especially like the wine reds. Well exposed. I almost get the feeling the image may need a bit of CW rotation, and I'd take the time to remove the two oof pebbles touching the legs.

[Randy Stout]

Bill:

sharp, well exposed, neat pose, dark pebbles are an interesting element. Love the blues and the crashing wave behind him. Good shooting angle.

I do get the same feeling as Daniel about the rotation.

Cheers

Randy

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Hi Bill, This is a sweet image. Love the calling pose, great low angle and neat composition.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Like the calling pose, Bill. Blacks, whites and mid tones exposed beautifully. Nice location standing amongst, think you had mentioned periwinkles.




Geoffrey

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Bill - great calling pose and I really like the layers of color in the bg. Good suggestions above.

TFS,
Rachel

[Andy Shepherd]

That's a very smart image, Bill...the calling pose is excellent and I love the foreground.

Andy...

[Holger Leyrer]

Very nice image, Bill. I like the calling pose and the low angle, foreground and the BG.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks, folks. Here's a repost with a 0.5 CW rotation, and two oof periwinkles removed at the legs. I'm not sure which rotation is the more accurate, this or the OP. The wet tidal cut that I was lying in widens out to the right as it flows toward the surf line, giving the illusion that the blue foreground is sloping up to the right. Anyway, this is pretty close. I appreciate the comments.

[Bill Dix]

Here's another frame of him, in a more dramatic laughing pose. But I liked the way the pose in the OP composed itself.

[MiroslavMaric]

Well done, like 1st (2nd option) more. Great BG, pose and sharpness.