Laughing Gulls

[Mike Landwehr]

A pair of laughing gulls on the beach at Fort DeSota. Any C & C welcomed!

1D Mark II N
500mm + 1.4x
ISO 400
1/640 @ f/8
Tripod, no flash

[Robert Amoruso]

Hi Mike,

A nice interaction between the two. Is this recent? When was it created? Good job showing the details in the black feathers.

I would have preferred a better head angle on the one on the right. Overall, the two birds look soft as posted.

[Mike Landwehr]

Thanks for the comment, Robert. The image is not current. It was taken in April of 2009. It was my only visit to Fort DeSota, and the light was beautiful that morning.

[Randy Stout]

Mike:

Good points by Robert. I do like the image composition though, the way the right bird tucks under the left bird, without a merge.

Nice shooting angle, soft light as mentioned.

Cheers

Randy

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

agree with Randy. So well timed with that foot up. loved the low angle too. Superb exposure. A little sharpening will make it better IMO.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

The frame is so lovely !! Nicely exposed .

[Brendan Dozier]

Really nice image, great interaction, love low angle, soft light, and super low angel.