Black-headed Gull

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

D700
70-200mm f2.8 VR
90mm
ISO 200
f5.6 at 1/3200s
Aperture Priority mode
Spot Metering
-0.7EV
Auto white balance
handheld

The spot metering was by accident.
Adjusting levels, clone out a bird at the bottom, sharpen part of the wing, body and head of the bird and cropped.
The shadows are a bit distracting, any suggestion on how to deal with them? Any comments on other part are also welcome and appreciated.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

You can probably clone over the shadow on the left wing. Very nice capture with the wing up! Well done. Prrobably crop a bit more form the bottom as well. :) Thanks for sharing.

[Alfred Forns]

Best way to deal with shadows is lining up on sun angle to avoid !!! You could do some heavy PS work and get rid off but the image looks very pleasing !! Good pose and real sharp !!! ... glad the spot was a mistake :)

[Gus Cobos]

I like it as presented...:) you display fine, sharp details, good color rendition...a good head angle, with a crystal clear shar eye...the raised wing position is a plus and the baby blue sky showcases your bird quite well...congrats...well done...:cool:

[Katie Rupp]

Very nice pose and eye contact and good detail in the whites. Congrats, Thanaboon!

[Lance Peters]

like it as it is - all points covered above - the main one being lining the sun up behind you.
Good job - looking forward to seeing more :)