Silver Gull portrait

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I wouldn't call this an Aussie icon, but it sort of is. Found around local waterways, beaches and the like. A bit of a pest when you try and have lunch by the seaside. However, rather handsome up close.



30D, 300/4L with 1.4x, f/6.3, 1/1,250^th. Cropped a little for composition. 430EX with BB, at around -2 from about three meters (ten feet) away.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good-looking bird, great eye contact and composition. I don't know what the light was like but the whites look a bit reddish and there is a sharpening halo around the bill.

[Alfred Forns]

Can add to move the eye placement a bit left and lower Just love that eye and the overall feel Bg is just perfect for the good looking bird !!! Excellent !!!

[joel quenneville]

I love the head placement and eye contact. Good job!

[DustinFinn]

Good work here with the exposure, like it as is, love the fact you got the hole in the beak to stand out...

[Tony Kirkby]

Very nice potrait Akos. Has a slight reddish cast.

[Simon Bennett]

Nice head study Akos.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree with Al in regards to eye placement. Very nice profile image of this bird.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Hey Dude, Goog job on this lovely gull. Looks a bit dark on my screen.
Was it photographed in early or late lights as having this purplish cast.
Otherwise nice. I would have placed the biord to the left and down a bit.
Keep up posting :)

Szimi

[John Chardine]

Often seen on cricket pitches as well! Very nice portrait.