Immature Gull

[Dave Leroy]

I am not very good on gull id at the best of times never mind immatures, but I would guess a Glaucous-Winged Gull.
This was taken yesterday in pretty early light, and although not a spectacular looking bird I was quite pleased with sharpness and detail at 1600ISO. The noise is nicely hidden in the colours of the bird.
50D, 500mm at f/4, 1/1000, EC+1 2/3. A slightly better angle would have been nice.
Dave

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Like the colour the light has produced on the bird, and like the wings down. Looks very sharp Dave. Well done.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Sharpness, light and wing position look good, I only wish the angle were less steep.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Good timing and nice flight angle. I like the eye contact and detail. thanks for sharing.

[Steve Maxson]

Everything looks good to me, Dave - pose, flight angle, sharpness and detail, exposure, and background. Impressive for ISO 1600! Well done.