Whiter than white

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

A relatively tame Silver Gull, which is a kind of pain in the rear when you're trying to have fish and chips at the beach.
One afternoon, I was shooting at a favourite spot in Sydney Olympic Park, when I noted some gulls nicely resting on a brick wall in front of a grassy hill.
The rest is in the picture. I will attach a screen shot of the RAW file before so you can see the exposure with probably a 1/3 of a more stop that I could've pushed right, but it was not really needed IMO.

Hope you guys are OK with the extra image.

Canon EOS 5DMkII
500/4L IS USM + 1.4x
Manual mode
ISO400, f/9, 1/1000th
Hand held

[Mike Hitchen]

You really are coming up with some crackers, Akos.

The detail is superb especially the texture on the iris of the eye, and the intensity of the red/white contrasting the green background show it off excellently. Normally I would prefer a bit of textural detail in the background but in this case the relatively plain backdrop is the business.

[Shawn Zierman]

Excellent portrait of this lovely gull. The exposure works looks very solid to me, and I appreciate the RAW screen capture that accompanies the image. Sharp details, eye level with the subject, excellent background color that sets the bird off well....

[Lorant Voros]

Yes, Ákos; perfect exposure. I understand Mike's opinion, but I really like the simplicity of this background matching the simplicity of the bird. Nice colors, super detail and great composition. Great work, my friend.

[Bill Dix]

Lovely portrait, and great exposure IMO. Nicely done.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Lovely feather detail Akos!
Great pose and bird. If mine, I would make the bg a tad greener.

[Karl Egressy]

Great looking portrait shot, Akos.
Perfect exposure composition and sharpness.

[gail bisson]

You nailed the exposure. Great light.
Superb IQ and details. No nits from me.
Gail

[William Dickson]

Fab exposure. Fab whites. Fab frame. Well done Akos and thanks for sharing

Will

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely portrait Akos, perfect exposure, wonderful detail. Thank you for sharing.

[Robert Kimbrell]

A beautiful portrait. Exposure looks great. I like the clean background.

[Satish Ranadive]

All has been said about this excellent portrait. Great exposure and details in whites.

Regards,
Satish.

[Marina Scarr]

Killer portrait, light and colors. Wonderful details in your whites. As a final product in terms of comp, I think I might prefer the gull not as centered.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

What an elegant portrait. Exposure is spot on, and the details are rich. Lovely light and bg. I had the same thought re. Marina on the comp. Lovely image Akos.