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    Default Gull with catch

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    1/1250, f8, ISO400

    Canon 50D, 500mm f4 + 1.4tc + tripod

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    Great light, exposure control and DOF!! Love the BG, that eye and the starfish (with water drop).

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    Stunning! Love it. Wonderfull moment, great exposure, comp, BG, detail and colors, I qouls only suggest to reduce the size of the signature :) Co0ngratulations!

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    Grace:

    Agree with David and Ramon re: technicals. Very nice composition. It is the texture of the starfish, vs. the smoothness of the bird that makes it so striking for me. Very lovely.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Randy

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    This is excellent! Great soft light, details, head angle and the starfish puts it over the top for me.

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    I can't anything to the above as its already all been said! Very nicely presented image you offer us Grace, one to be very proud of :-)

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    Excellent image. Colors, textures, and detail all come together on this one. The starfish couldn't have been in a better position/angle to match the bird (probably little consolation for him!)

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    Loved it the moment I saw it. Great image Grace.

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    Excellent portrait. The lights and colors are so lovely. Love how the bird is fading into the bg.

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    WOW!! I've never seen an image like this before! The overall tones are nice and the Starfish puts it over the top!

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    Grace, Beautiful sharpness and exposure-the starfish is fantastic!!

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    Thanks to everyone for your kind words. This was an instance of being in the right place at the right time with luck on my side. I had gone to Barnegat to photograph the harlequins on Saturday. I got there on Friday, and was walking around, getting a feel for the place. All of a sudden, there was a great ruckus and this gull landed carrying the starfish. Of course, all the other gulls wanted a piece of the starfish, so he turned and started walking right toward me. I got off exactly one shot of this before he took off. This is nearly full frame, and all I did as far as touch up was to remove a slight shine from the beak and clone in one of those little spots on the star that had gotten knocked off in the catch, a slight levels adjustment, and sharpening. The light fizzeled the next day for the harlequins, but I came home happy, none-the-less.

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    I told you I loved it when you first showed it to me !!

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    Grace...you rock, and you know it! this proves it. What's not to like here? I've never seen something like this before. Perfect exposure, great eye contact, and a star fish for goodness sakes. Lord have mercy.

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    Grace, this is a killer image. Love everything about it! Congratulations.

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    Exquisite!


    Watch a gull swallow one about that size whole and thought it was going to kill the bird. Amazing thing to see.

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    Killer capture Grace.I cannot fault it. Good to see the Seastar (not a fish) ;). Big congrats!

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    Excellent detail in this, and nice and sharp too. The gull stands out very well against the BG. Congrats on a super image Grace.

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    Lovely DOF on this to renfer the BG a pleasing blur. Great moment captured and im sure this Gull enjoy what looks like a "chocolate starfish". Well done!

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