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    Default Ring-billed gull

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    This image was created in Ithaca, New York on 2/20/18 at 4:18PM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

    Hand held, Full frame.

    Canon 5D MarkIV
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    I love the gun metal gray BG.
    Nice light and great wing position and tack sharp.
    You also got a very slight head turn.
    Very nice image of this gull John. No nits from me ( and that doesn't happen very often!

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    I like it, but the bird is just past you.......
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    Love the BG, light, pose and details. Colors really pop. Very nice, TFS

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    A pretty much perfect parallel flight pose. Nice and sharp, well exposed, good BG.

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    Subject is perfectly parallel and the black background really helps this image.

    TFS

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    Killer lighting at details! Sharp from head to tail! Exposure is great, and the dark BG makes for a really striking image. I only wish
    I could see a bit more of the far wing as the subject does lack depth across it. Beautiful breeding plumage bird though!

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    I don't think it could be much better, I like the pose the colours details and background. The ringed bill is shown to great advantage, It's a belter!
    (Had a ring-billed gull here last winter!)

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    Sharp with a killer BKGR but something about the flight pose/subject orientation/ wing position bugs me because the head seems a bit hidden.

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