I think this is a first year, maybe second year gull. I captured the image in December 2014 at Lake Mirror in Lakeland, Florida. The day was bright overcast, in exposing for the bird the sky went white. 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 380mm (570mm FFE)
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering +1 EV ISO 640 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10, slight burning and minus highlights on the forehead between the eyes
Cropped and rotated for composition and presentation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 01-13-2016 at 11:56 AM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Ring-billed Gull
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