Juvenile Common Gull

[Roy Churchill]

I was shooting some BIF when this one pitched right in front of me. Seems a bit tight to me bit that is how it was and the head seems a little soft (focus point was probably on the grey feathers).

Camera: 7D
Lens: 300/2.8 + 1.4 tc
Shutter Speed: 1/4000
Aperture: f5
ISO: 400
Metering Method: Manual
Support: Hand held

[Lance Peters]

Hi Roy - doing well, agree with your self critique- a little more sharpening to the head area maybe.
Exposure looks good and like the preening pose - Plenty of SS to swap for some more DOF - but realize you didnt have time to make the adjustment.
A little more space all around for my tastes.
Good show :)

[Reza Gorji]

Beautiful picture. Deceptively simple shot but difficult to be perfect.

[Bill Dix]

Love the preening pose with the feather in the beak. Beautiful bg. Agree with the self-critique - a bit more room would help. Nicely done.

[Mark Young]

Really nice pose, exposure and perch. Very nice detail in the feathers.

[Bob Miller]

Just more space around the bird....otherwise just about perfect!

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Roy the little extra space should be easy and a good PS workout !!! Lovely pose and like seeing the head parallel to the film plane !!!

[Gail Spitler]

Agree with the others' comments. Love the feather detail, appealing position on the bird. Agree about needing a bit more space to the right.

Well done

Cheers
Gail

[Roy Churchill]

Thank you for all the feedback folks, I appreciate it. Attached is a rework done by adding canvas (thanks to the methods described in this website). I have added a bit to the top, left and right, what do you think? is it enough.