6,000th Post / Bonaparte's Gull

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken at a local marina within the last month. Added a little canvas up top and in front of the gull. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 1D MK IV
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 800
1/8000s
f5.6
Handheld

[Satish Ranadive]

Heartiest Congratulation for your 6k post Jim,!!!
and
Excellent flight shot to represent it. Love the full up wing position, great details in whites and the way he pops up against beautiful blues.

Regards,
satish.

[Brian Desjardins]

Gratz on 6k, Beautiful shot, nice details and wing position, great BG too, Well done !!


Brian

[Randy Stout]

Jim:

Congrats on the 6K post.

Nicely exposed, full up wings, slight angle towards us showing both wings good.

Flattering bg.

Cheers

Randy

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, big congrats on your 6K milestone, keep up your dedicated participation. You certainly nailed a great wing position, sharp, and well exposed too. I do like the whites of the Gull against the blue water BG. Well captured.

[keith mitchell]

Jim this looks excellent,exposure and feather detail is spot on,very well done getting this.

Keith.

[Isaac Grant]

Congrats on all those posts. I've got a long way to go. I like the wing position and water very much. Sharp and well exposed as well. Only problem for me is that there seems to be a pretty clear lighter blue line that is vertical which I am guessing is where you added canvas. Is that natural or needs to be blended in a bit more?

[John Whaley]

There is something about a white bird over blue water. Just a nice all around capture. Well exposed and in focus.

[Bill Dix]

Congratulations on 6K, Jim! This is a fine image to commemorate it. A pretty little gull that I have never gotten a decent shot of. Nice light, upwing position, and water color.

[William Dickson]

Well done Jim on 6000. A very nice frame with lovely detail and colours throughout..

Will

[Rachel Hollander]

Congrats on 6000 posts Jim. An excellent image to celebrate with. Nice wing position and placement in frame. It pops nicely against the blue bg. Good job on the exp.

TFS,
Rachel

[David Salem]

Congrats on the milestone Jim and congrats on a nice in-flight shot of this Gull. I love shooting these guys. Kind of like a hybrid between a Gull and a Tern. Look forward to many more. TFS

[Doug Brown]

Congrats on 6000 posts Jim! Thanks for all your contributions to the BPN community! Love the crisp whites and great wing position.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.