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    Default Juvenile Ring-billed Gull.

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    I was concentrating on another subject when I caught this individual stretching its wings sky-high from the corner of my eye. I was already crouching and had to twist to my right...just a little too late as I only got the stretch past its' peak. The pose was still good to keep anyhow and I am quite pleased with it.

    Canon 7D + 100-400L @360mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/2000s., f/7.1, ISO 400 (settings histogram checked), natural light, handheld, about a 2 degree CW rotation and subsequent corners cropped out, otherwise FF. Minor water clean-up via clone and patch tools.
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    Wonderful pose. Love the curves sweeping upwards.

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    I like this. Nice pose and excellent techs.

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    Daniel:

    It fits this months theme well, nice techs (sharp, well exposed)

    I know it is essentially full frame, do wish there was a bit more below to balance it a bit better for my eye.


    Good reflexes!

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    Very nice "theme" image Dan.

    Really liking this one, the crouch as well as the tall wing spread make this one very good.

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    Great catch. Like the pose and wing detail. Well exposed.

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    Great pose and well captured. Do agree with Randy on a bit more room at the bottom. It is very easy to clip wings in a situation like this.

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    I like this one a lot Daniel.
    The water is really nice, the bird looks like it is sitting on, rather than in, the water.
    Wings are pretty cool.
    Your processing is first rate, maybe the best I see here, you should give a tutorial!
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    Love the light, pose and feather detail.

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    Wicked pose. Perfectly framed. Everything else perfect. It looks like a very young bird.
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    Excellent pose and lovely details, Daniel.
    On my crappy monitor, my weary eyes are seeing a bit of blue in the left wing towards the tip.
    Great reflexes indeed; I would have surely bungled this opportunity.

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    Very nice...One of your best in my opinion. Great exp and IQ.

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    Hey Dan, I like how the wings have closed together, together with the underwing detail of the near wing. Perspective works well, and I would have probably moved him back to the right a touch.

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    Dan,

    I like everything about this guy! The pose is killer and everything else looks great.

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    Thanks a bunch guys...glad you liked this image of the humble gull (one of my favorite subjects to photograph)

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