Laughing Gulls

[Troy Lim]

Shot taken this morning at Ft. Desoto. It was my second time shooting at North Beach. Oh boy, I have been missing out. Hope you like it!

Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture f/10.0
Focal Length 850 mm
ISO Speed 640
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Fla

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely behaviour shot!! Excellent techs and awesome pose. If anything maybe blurring the BG just a bit.

[Troy Lim]

Lovely behaviour shot!! Excellent techs and awesome pose. If anything maybe blurring the BG just a bit.

Thanks Ofer, you mean all over BG? I wish the stones by the legs are less obvious...

[Mike Milicia]

Nice one, Troy! Great interaction and habitat.

[Ofer Levy]

Thanks Ofer, you mean all over BG? I wish the stones by the legs are less obvious...

Hi Troy,
The stones by the legs don't bother me at all - I didn't even noticed them. The oof vegetation behind the birds is more of an issue IMHO - nothing too serious though.

EDIT: here is what I had in mind. Also cropped off the top and bottom and added some canvas on the sides as I am a 2:3 freak....

[Jeff Dyck]

Nice image Troy - I like the interaction between the birds. I do somewhat agree with Ofer - the heads almost get lost in the loud green lines --> I am not sure I would blur the background more, but I might desaturate it a bit.

[Jamie Douglas]

Looks like you found a sweet new spot Troy. Nice low angle.

[Tin Man Lee]

Fantastic pose and nice eye catchlights in both laughing gulls. Very sweet.
This is a really cool looking species. Great job!

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice behavioral shot Troy, Hope to meet you soon, get that 600 ready!

[Doug Brown]

Great interaction shot in some sweet light! I do prefer Ofer's repost. We'll try to hook up with you sometime this week.

[Bill Dix]

Hi Troy. Terrific interaction. Love the open bill and poses. I like Ofer's repost, both for the bg and the format. Nicely done.

[Troy Lim]

Hi Troy,
The stones by the legs don't bother me at all - I didn't even noticed them. The oof vegetation behind the birds is more of an issue IMHO - nothing too serious though.

EDIT: here is what I had in mind. Also cropped off the top and bottom and added some canvas on the sides as I am a 2:3 freak....

Thank you Ofer. I do like yours better. I am a 2:3 guy too, but went with this crop trying to show off the birds. I really like the more blurred BG.
Thank you.

[Troy Lim]

very nice behavioral shot Troy, Hope to meet you soon, get that 600 ready!

Arash, Sure.

Great interaction shot in some sweet light! I do prefer Ofer's repost. We'll try to hook up with you sometime this week.

Thanks Doug, yeah let me know. I am heading up to St. Augustine on Friday after work for the Fotofest.

[Craig Brelsford]

This is a fine shot and Ofer's recomposition does it justice. The birds seem to be singing a duet. Much anthropomorphic appeal!

[Troy Lim]

Thank you Craig.
Here is my repost