Perhaps not as "sexy" as raptors, or as impressive as large flying waders, but gulls always remain very high on my favorites to photograph. Here's a young one on its' final approach as it glides in for a landing.
Canon 7D + 100-400L @320mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/2000s., f/7.1, ISO 400, natural light, handheld, small crop for comp, gave the blue water a nicer hue via "selective color", and eliminated a few minor spots in the BG.
Last edited by Daniel Cadieux; 08-26-2011 at 06:57 AM.
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Excellent comp and IQ. Nice bird angle, love the dangling feet. Not my favorite wing position, but love the translucence and the reflection from the water on it.
Good looking juvie well captured!