Black-headed Gull

[Markus Jais]

Nymphenburger Park, Munich, Germany

EOS 7D, 4/500, tripod
ISO 160, f4, 1/2000

I would have preferred a lower angle but there was a hedgerow between me and the gull.

I cropped a little bit from the left. Also cropped some at the top and a little at the bottom (there was another, slightly distracting reflection of the bird's head at the bottom).

Most photographers already left because clouds appeared. I stayed a little longer and the sun came out again for a short moment with this beautiful light.


Markus

[Ofer Levy]

Great light and exposure looks perfect to me! A slightly lower angle could make this even nicer.

[Stu Bowie]

Angle looks just fine Markus, and I like the reflection of the water on the gull. The gull is also well exposed and sharp. Lovely water colour too.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the calm water, sharpness, exposure control and eye contact. I'm a bit surprised that there is a little noise in the BG despite the low ISO. Have you tried if ISO 200 looks cleaner?

[Katie Rupp]

You did indeed capture the sweet light, Markus!

[Markus Jais]

I like the calm water, sharpness, exposure control and eye contact. I'm a bit surprised that there is a little noise in the BG despite the low ISO. Have you tried if ISO 200 looks cleaner?

Hi Axel,
I've not yet made detailed tests about the noise of the various ISO settings of the 7D. I really should do this.
Could it be that ISO 200 would look cleaner than 160?

Markus

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Hi Axel,
I've not yet made detailed tests about the noise of the various ISO settings of the 7D. I really should do this.
Could it be that ISO 200 would look cleaner than 160?

Markus

It might, it usually is a good idea to stick with 'real' ISO values if low noise is a priority.

[Don Lacy]

Hi Axel,
I've not yet made detailed tests about the noise of the various ISO settings of the 7D. I really should do this.
Could it be that ISO 200 would look cleaner than 160?

Markus

Hi Markus, First off a wonderful image I really like the water rings reflection on the gull. ISO 200 is the base ISO on Canon cameras and will have better quality then lower ISO values.

[Markus Jais]

@Axel, Dan: Thanks a lot. I will make tests today with different ISO settings.

Markus

[Myer Bornstein]

Nace capture strong image keep it up

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

I am really liking what I am seeing here Markus. The whites, the light, the blue calm water.....everything looks picture perfect. Head angle is just the right one. Big congrats and thx for sharing.