Laughing Gull at Bunche Beach Preserve

[Bob Pelkey]

Heavy crop, tripod, sharpened.

Overcast conditions with drizzle at low tide, the bird with the sea creature had stolen it from a Little Blue Heron. Two other gulls chased the bird with the meal until it was consumed in flight within a minute.

Laughing Gull at Bunche Beach Preserve
Fort Myers, Florida USA

Canon EOS-1D Mark III ,Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM
1/800s f/5.6 at 840.0mm iso800

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	31-Aug-2011 08:39:19
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	840 mm
Exposure Time	1/800 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	800
Exposure Bias	+2 1/3
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance	98.3 m

[Bill Dix]

Terrific action shot. Love the banking wing positions. Too bad the rear bird's wing was overlapping the first, although if they were too far separated it would lose it's impact.

[Alan Murphy]

Good action. The crop held up well.

[Doug Brown]

I like the action captured Bob. I would consider moving the birds slightly to the left in the frame.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Those gulls and their antics!! I'd consider a squarish crop here, with some taken off the left. Good action.