Snowy Gull

[William Dickson]

Canon 5D Mk3
f/4 500mm with 1.4
f/6.3
1/800
ISO 800
+0.3

This is another from my session with the Black Headed Gulls.

Thanks for looking and for the comments on my Lost Coot, much appreciated

Will

[Karl Egressy]

I hope this image was taken much earlier, although just a week ago regions of Canada had snowstorm.
Nice flight shot, Will. The snow (sleet) coming down angled adds a stormy feel to it.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I would like to see the bird higher in the frame Will. The head appears a tad soft. I'll check it at home later this evening.
Love the rain at an angle. Nice touch mate.

[Ian Wilson]

Another good one Will. I agree with Akos, the bird just a bit soft, no doubt because of keeping the shutter speed down to get the movement blur in the snow flakes. I also note a slight magenta cast - I often see this with my 5DIII when shooting Auto WB and high ISO. If you have this problem it can be fixed by adjusting the color temperature. Regards, Ian

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the rain and the ambiance but slow shutter speed didn't help with sharpness here, head shows motion blur and it is slightly turned away from us. But I like the overall mood of the image

TFS

[gail bisson]

You have some good comments above.
Bird is a bit soft which hurts the image unfortunately.
Nice BG.Snow adds a lot.
Do you have a frame with the wings clearing the head completely?
Gail

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hi Will, sorry but the first thing that struck me was the soft head, the rump looks bordering on the hot side to me, but it makes a real change to see one in the snow with a black head.

[keith mitchell]

Agree with the comments above Will but I do like the mood of this image just the sort of shot that appeals to me.

Keith.

[William Dickson]

Thanks for the comments guys. I did slow the shutter speed down to get the snow effect, I know now that it was too slow

Will