Randy that made me crack up! Very nice mating shot John. Is this from Florida? Details look pretty good but I think they could be better. You also have a pretty strong blue cast to the birds, both in the whites and the grays. Removing that will help you get more details out of the whites.
Whenever I see images of laughing gulls mating, it transports me back to Florida.
The look on the female's face is so funny! I know I am anthropomorphising but she looks less than impressed!
I love the dreamy blue ocean BG. Sand is nice and clean. I would crop up from the bottom to reduce the amount of OOF sand.
Good IQ and exposure and comp,
Gail
Yes my reaction was similar, the caption for her could be, "have you nearly finished?!!" I agree removing blues in the birds helps, it is not immediately obvious but it does make a difference. I would suggest removing 50% of the amorphous base. if you did not apply clarity to the birds maybe a little would boost definition, I am sure it is there.
Hi John, well done on capturing nature's behaviour, and the open beak of the male tells it all. I like the eye level perspective, and both posed against the distant ocean. Another vote for taking a touch off the bottom.
Laughing Gulls
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