Theme Black Headed Gulls

[William Dickson]

Canon 5D Mk3
f/4 500mm with 1.4
f/6.3
1/2000
ISO 1250

Two Black Headed Gulls in Winter plumage having a dispute. Captured a few days ago on a local loch.

Slightly cropped for comp. I added some canvas to the top of the image

Thanks for looking

Will

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I would so love to have had the nearer wing of the left bird sharper.

In all other respects, you have captured a great moment with these squabbling gulls.

Nicely done mate.
TFS

[John Hackney]

Great action shot. The blur shows the fury of the action. Love the water droplets.

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the interaction and the water drops, I see a yellow cast on my screen

TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Will, good low angle of capture, and well timed to have captured the beak of the one Gull getting stuck into the other. Its great that both sets of wings are extended. The flying droplets show up the action very well.

[Ross Taylor]

Hi Will. The first thing that I noticed, before reading Arash's comment, was the color cast. Whether intentional or not, I would prefer a more neutral white balance on the birds, and a cooler hue on the water to bring out a bit of blue. Composition, and the action you captured are very much to my liking, Will.
TFS, Ross

[Karl Egressy]

Nice action, Will. I would go a little brighter and would try to eliminate the color cast as Arash noticed it.

[William Dickson]

Thanks for the comments guys, I have removed the colour cast as suggested

Will

[gail bisson]

I am glad you did the repost. I too, noticed the yellow/sepia cast on the OP. I can still see it a bit on the repost but definitely better. What if you converted to a black and white but masked the bills out?
Great action captured and I really like the bill biting the neck.
Just some housekeeping measures to mention: I would clone out the little white line where you extended the canvas. It is located above the left hand bird's wing. The water droplets pattern is also repeated on the RUC. Easy fixes.
TFS,
Gail