Gull

[William Malacarne]

Slow morning at Bolsa Chica, So Calif.
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Image Date: 2011-03-02 06:32
Focal Length: 500.0mm
Focus Distance: 15.30m
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Time: 1/320
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: +0.33 EV
Metering Mode: Partial
Exposure: aperture priority

Bill

[John Chardine]

I love slow mornings if gulls are involved Bill!

The light here is bright and warm. Great to see the Ring-billed Gull in breeding plumage (I know you are in S. Cal.!). I'd be interested in the processing of the image- there is an "HDR" feel to it, including the dark halo around the light parts of the bird.

[Richard Stern]

I love the lighting on the gull, and its sharpness, but for me the oof gray stuff to its left and the pale blob in front of the breast are distracting. A tighter crop, if possible, would also look better.

Richard

[Robert Holguin]

Real nice light you got on the gull. Great exposure and pose. Well done.

[Ian Cassell]

William, the light here is wonderful! I like the BG, but also agree that the grey blob on the rhs is distracting. Exposure is right-on.