Herring Gull preparing to dive

[Myer Bornstein]

Down at the beach the gulls were all fishing for clams. This photo is just on of a sequence of this gull catching a crab
To see the whole series http://animoto.com/play/n15XKP1dg1kY99v4Qi6CTA

Nikon D3s, Nikon 500 f 4 + 1.7 TC ISO 560 f 8 1/1500

[Doug Brown]

I like how the bird is centered over the water ring with droplets coming off the feet. Sharpness is good and the pano crop works well. The light angle could have been better and the whites on the sunny side of the bird look a little bright.

[Arthur Morris]

Neat behavior but with the sun behind the bird you pretty much had no chance to make a great image.... The light was against you.

[Myer Bornstein]

Yes But it was the location and time of day. Nothing I could do about it but the picture was worth it