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Down the Gull (et) - Pacific Gull
Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus)
Tasmania, Australia
Canon EOS 7D II | 500mm f/4 II | Handheld | Manual exposure | 1/2000 f/8 ISO 800 | almost full frame
On a recent road trip I pulled over to nab a coffee and saw this giant gull (Australia's largest) ripping into a beach washed cuttlefish which must have been tough as old boots. To the bemusement of onlookers sipping lattes in the cafe I spent the next 20 minutes shooting the gull on the wet sand and rain - crazy? heck yeah!
Last edited by Matthew Jones; 12-02-2016 at 04:06 PM.
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Great shot Matthew. Love the low angle, head turn of the gull and the great colors that pop with the otherwise monotone image.
TFS
Geoff
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What a massive bill! I love it grabbing some food, and the strand curled around it. Great low angle, and exposure is spot on. As posted, I do feel the eye has some softness to it.
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Terrific POV, colors and action. Probably a bit of DOF issue, with the bird that close to you. Nice to be in a place where you could get a latte after groveling around in the wet sand.
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Great frame the fact that the cuddle fish is so messy with the droplets on the back of the bird etc really adds to it.
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Nice frame of this huge looking Gull eating it's breakfast. The details and exposure look great. Well done
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I like the low angle, composition, huge bill and exposure. I agree with sharpening the eye a bit more. Nice image Matthew.
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The moment has been captured excellently and the viewpoint is spot on.
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Thanks everyone for views and comments, particularly around the softness of the eye. Bill was bang on re: depth of field as the focus point was on the front edge of the cuttlefish. I have other shots where the focus is locked on the birds eye but I like the strand of cuttlefish around the birds bill and legs so went with this frame. The eye is already a little crunchy from over sharpening so probably can't push it any further unfortunately 
I will post another frame from the sequence for comparison.
Last edited by Matthew Jones; 12-06-2016 at 08:09 PM.
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