A nice Ring-billed Gull

[Dan Brown]

I captured this one while in Melbourne Fl. last month. Handheld from the "prone" position in the sand:D.

Camera Model: NIKON D200
Shutter speed: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Spot
ISO: 400
Lens: 80 to 400mm
Focal length: 400m

[John Blumenkamp]

Love the low angle and how you've captured the gull against the water... well timed/seen and captured. Congrats.

[denise ippolito]

Dan, The low angle sure is nice! Water color looks nice in BG!!Well done!

[Nate Chappell]

Great low angle, nice lighting and the water colors are nice.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Very nice low angle image. Lovely lights and bg is fine for me :)
It is a bit strange that the eye is sharp while the standing foot is oof which is flush with the eye. Have you used selective sharpening to the eye?

Szimi

[Dan Brown]

Very nice low angle image. Lovely lights and bg is fine for me :)
It is a bit strange that the eye is sharp while the standing foot is oof which is flush with the eye. Have you used selective sharpening to the eye?

Szimi

Thanks Szimi. I did selectively sharpen the eye a tiny bit, but I think that the close foot was moving at the time of capture.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Hi Dan!

Lovely looking bird, really nice light and pose. The ''prone'' business pay off.
I gave it a try on PS since it needed some CCW rotation. Hope you don't mind.:D

[Simon Bennett]

Nice indeed - I like the low angle and plumage detail, good job with the exposure too.