Laughing Gull

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Lake Mirror in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/2000 D/5.6 Matrix Metering - 1 EV ISO 160 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition

[keith mitchell]

Beautiful detail and texture on the feathers of this bird Joe, like this.

Keith.

[William Dickson]

Fab details Joe. Nice portrait, I like the black against the BG colour. Well done

Will

[stuart wanuck]

nice portrait good colors

[Robert Kimbrell]

Good details, the whites look very nice.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Lovely details and perfect exposure, Joe. The eye is a bit centered for my taste, but comp preferences are so subjective.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joe, you really nailed the exposure here, and the gull pops nicely from the blue BG.

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent portrait shot in nice soft light, Joe.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the exposure and details shown in this nice portrait. Well done Joe!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Awesome, awesome portrait. This is really appealing for my liking.
Well done Joseph and thanks for sharing.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.