Laughing Gull

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Photographed in early June in Corpus Christi, TX. Thanks in advance for your feedback. JR

Canon 40D, 500F4IS, 1/2000s, F6.3, ISO 200, Gitzo Tripod w/ Mongoose 3.5a

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle, sharpness, eye contact and BG and wish there were head/wing separation. If it were mine I would remove the sheen on the bill.

[Alfred Forns]

Agree with Axel on all counts Regarding bill separation you lucked out here having the entire head with wing behind that makes it better !!!!

[Doug Brown]

Like the eye contact, but do wish there were separation between wing and head. Excellent job with the exposure. Perhaps a bit more canvas in front of the bird.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Axel heard my thoughts about the bill sheen. I like the crop and don't mind the wing/head relation as colors are contrasty enough. In a perfect world, yes, I would agree with Doug. :)

[Joe Senzatimore]

Aside from what was mentioned(all good points) I might lighten it up just a small bit. Just my taste. Still a fine capture.

[Stu Bowie]

Super flying posture with the wings on the full downstroke. Sharp, and I like the detail captured, together with the OOF BG. I would try and lighten the gull slightly.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Thank you for the feedback. I hear you about the head/wing separation but figured that it might work given that the head is entirely in front of the wing. Thanks, JR