D700
70-200mm f2.8 VR
95mm
ISO 200
f5.6 at 1/2000s
Aperture Priority mode
Spot Metering
0EV
Auto white balance
handheld
full frame
Taken on the same date as the other picture. Again the spot metering was unintentional.
Adjusting level, clone out birds in the background, fix the vignette, add a little warmth, and sharpen part of the wing, head and body.
Should I crop this or leave it as it is?
All comments and suggestion are welcome and appreciated.
This bird appears sharp and well exposed. On the negative side, the horizon (or apparent horizon in your case) is way too tilted, so the picture already looks like it is about to fall over. I would also place the bird a little more off center.
This is sort of what I mean with the horizon tilt. :)
You can do a re post of the original within the thread to adjust etc No waiting and can do more than one if you have to.
I like the re post very much. Could also select the eye and darken the pupil, will appear even sharper !!! I like the wing position, bg and exposure ... whites look very good !!! Excellent capture !!
The last repost looks great! Instead of checking the wing height, think about the background water and vegetation. So water by itself against the sky by definition is the horizon (level). You can also check trees, reeds etc., which generally grow in a vertical direction (unless wind blown).
Thank you all for the comments and advices, very much appreciated.
As for the light head, on that day I saw many gulls with blacker head and many with white head with black spot behind the eye. I also saw ones with mixing black and white. I think these gulls change the color of their heads depending on season. Maybe the one I captured was in the process of changing, or maybe the direct sun light makes the black look much more lighter.
another gull
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