Swallow Tailed Gull

[Ian Cassell]

Galapagos Islands

Canon 7D
Canon 400/5.6L
1/640 sec f/6.3 ISO 400

Crop for comp and sharpening in CS6

[Cambell Baxter]

Nice shot! I really like it. Is there any way to darken the background just slightly, so that the gull really pops? :)

Lucky you, getting to go to the Galapagos Islands! That's a dream trip for me!

[Diane Miller]

Wonderful topside view! Looks sharp from here but it would be easier to see details if it was at the full size of 900 x 1200.

[Tyler Hartje]

Great photo! The bird looks sharp, and has good detail. I agree with the comment suggesting to darken the background a bit, it should really help to make the bird pop out.

[Iain Barker]

Nice Image Ian.

If it were mine I would crop from the top and left to move the bird off center and this would also get rid of some of the brightest water.

Cheers
Iain

[Mike Herdman]

Great image and love the POV of it...The red eye really stands out!

The the white wave break kind of draws my eye off the subject...like others have suggested maybe darkening it some to help.