Thius Gull came in for a landing this am and thought the water was shallower than it actually was and this was the outcome! Splashdown.
Canon 40D, 100-400 lens @320mm
1/640, f/8.0
ISO 500,
Sharpened, Removed some light area distractions around bird in CS3, noise reduction.
Great timing on the image Bill. Brought a smile to my face. Guess its unfortunate that the good lighting is on the far side of his head, but the sidelight gives a nice result in the wings.
You have caught the action here Bill - comical pose but almost resmbles an abstract sculpture with that distorted wing reflection. Different and very interesting. I like it!!
The wing positions, and the way they've caught the sidelight and their reflections, offer strong compositional elements here. Bold and striking, very appealing.