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    joel quenneville
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    Taken last march, this image is one from one of my most successful trips of the winter. A flock of gulls was flying, screaming and sleeping on the ice sheets bordering the magog river. There was plenty of action and also plenty of opportuninities for still portraits. I really like the red lining of his mouth. I cloned out a couple of birds in the FG and added some canvas.

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    Sigma 120-300 + 1.4x TC @ 420mm
    Nikon D300
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    Joel:

    Great wing spread, nice control of the whites, open, red mouth a plus. Sharp.

    I am not thrilled about the waters color, but it does provide good contrast to the bird.

    Nice composition.

    Randy

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    Fabs Forns
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    Great calling pose and EXP. I don't mind the water colors but find the light part to the right distracting. An easy fix if your p/p ethics permit it.

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    Interesting pose catured and well exposed showing goo detail. I like the comp.

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    You did a super job of catching the gull in flight. The bird's colors and sharpness are great. I agree with the above comments. The aqua colored ice is very distracting. My eye ends up on the ice instead of the bird.

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    Heck, I like everything about this except for the white strip and I do not hate that. The face and the inside of the mouth could go a bit lighter. Love the image design. My biggest wish would be to lose the little chunk of ice (with a QM).
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