Herring Gull Portrait
From a few weeks ago. So often I hear "It's only a gull" yet in the right light, good plumage and with a nice background, I think that they are just as beautiful as any other species. (And far easier than some.) I had been photographing ducks and needed the 2x for them. This bird was perched on a bench as I was packing up so I just fired off a few frames with the tc on so it's nearly full frame.
1/3200, f8, iso1000
Canon 1dx, 600 f4 + 2.0tc
Great portrait. awesome light. great details. could have gone with higher f/stop?
Hi Grace,
Very nice portrait with good light, background. The head has very nice feather detail. well done.
Allen
Very very nice portrait of this "ordinary" bird.
The IQ and light are topnotch and I like the color of the blue in the BG.
Comp is spot on for my tastes,
gail
Lovely portrait Grace, thank you for sharing.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
www.amazinglight.smugmug.com
Exposure is spot on and the colors and detail is beautiful. I guess you used flash here or the catch light is the sun? TFS.
Thank you everyone. Enrique, yes, should have stopped down but got away with a bit of sloppiness as only the feathers on top of his head are beginning to fall outside the dof. No flash, that was the setting sun. Like I said, I was done with my session and was packing gear. Saw this opportunity (Spot light effect on bird, and distant water in shadow from a jetty) so fired off a few frames.
Hi Grace, love the light in this, and you have brought out the detail so well. The angled pose isnt bad either.
Hi Grace a nice simple portrait in sweet light with great IQ , and yes it was worth a stop and shooting some frames ..
TFS Andreas
Excellent IQ, framing and details Grace. I like it.
Grace, you know how I love gulls and photographing them...this one ticks all the boxes for me. Excellent portrait. The Herring Gulls are pretty skittish up here - at least thank goodness Ring-bills are more tolerant of people!
nice portrait Grace,like the BG,nice head angle and feather detail.
Magnificent portrait. Superb exposure, beautiful colors, great details, nice BG and composition.
Regards,
Satish.
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