Lesser Black-backed Gull

[William Dickson]

Canon 1DX Mk2
f/4 400mm DO Mk2
f/4
1/8000
ISO 640

This is from the beach in my hometown....I locked onto this Lesser Black-backed Gull coming in for touchdown...I liked the wing display on show here, just as he/she landed....1/8000 froze the motion for sure....HH..ACR and PS2021. About 50% crop.

Will

[Jay Ing]

Really sweet light Bill. Wing position a real plus. For some reason the joint of the right (to us) leg jumps out at me. I'd tone that part down but love it. Sand in an interesting color here too. TFS.

[Randy Stout]

Will:

Good timing re: landing and wing position, as Jay mentioned. I actually like the more prominent joint showing, increases the sense of impact from the landing. Small point though. Good color harmony. Neat color difference on the tip of the last primaries.

Cheers

Randy

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Will nice wing stretch , perfectly lit by the good sun angle .
Tones and details looking good me me ... crazy high SS , well can happen in the heat of the moment .
Personally I think the color is slightly " Off" ad needs tweaking ... well here on my my screen , but your call .

TFS Andreas

[Brian Sump]

Will, a pretty strong frame for me even on this simple species.

Love the wing spread and the nice detail in the feathers. Solid head angle and rich, warm light.

The beach is simple with just enough little specs of detail to add interest. Not much to nit from here, TFS!

[Kurt Bowman]

Really ike the wingspread in this one Will! Detail and light look great, no nits from me.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Looks great Will super pose and detail. I have to confess the colours looked fine until I read Amdreas' comment and now it does bug me a little.

[William Dickson]

Thanks for the comments....much appreciated..

Will