Taken along the Ottawa River in September. If you find a flock of gulls roosting on a beach you are bound to find some that will go to the water's edge for a bath. The trick is to isolate one as there is often a gull or two in the way! A lower angle was not possible due to a couple of those FG gulls that are just below the frame, but I still like the point-of-view and odd pose achieved here.
Canon 7D + 100-400L @400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1250s., f/7.1, ISO 400, natural light, handheld, slight crop for composition, made the water bluer via selective colour and lighter via levels.
Dan, with this month's theme of bathing, there's always going to flying droplets around the image. Interesting to see the different amounts on the various images. The gull looks like he's doing backstroke, and enjoying the moment. The central placement works well here. Of course the droplets add to the image too.
I think the eye catch really brings interest to this photo Daniel. The water splash is great and the unusual head angle keeps the interest. Also nice work on water - it's a nice backdrop for the scene.
I like the sharpness of the eye contrasting with the movement on the wings. I still maintain you can do things with your 7D + 100-400 set -up that are an inspiration to us all.
Focus nailed in a difficult situation and I love that you can see the face. I did not expect that from the thumbnail.
BIRDS AS ART Blog: great info and lessons, lots of images with our legendary BAA educational Captions; we will not sell you junk. 30+ years of long lens experience/e-mail with gear questions.
BIRDS AS ART Online Store: we will not sell you junk. 35 years of long lens experience. Please e-mail with gear questions.
Check out the new SONY e-Guide and videos that I did with Patrick Sparkman here. Ten percent discount for BPN members,
Late light Ring-billed Gull Bath
Reply With Quote
