Herring Gull

[Jonathan Ashton]

Canon 1DX Canon 100-400 L IS @200mm ISO 800 1/2000 sec f8
Taken from a fishing boat, near to Bempton cliffs this summer.

[John Whaley]

Great action capture. I like the head angle, clear eye, and the water drops coming off the fish.

[Mike Poole]

A nicely timed capture John, good action with the water droplets flying everywhere, and I bet it would have been entertaining to see the gull try and swallow a fish that size!

I think it could do with a bit of a contrast boost though, I know the light tends to be quite flat, but i had a go to try and get a bit more 'pop'. Love the sharpness and especially the head turn.

I keep promising myself I'll do this trip one year!

Mike

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the plucking action, and banking away pose, although having the wing fully raised would have been even better. I like the colour of the water, and larger fish...and they do swallow them whole, I've seen it with my own eyes! I clone mark in upper left corner needs to be cleaned up.