Mating Ritual of the Grey Headed Gulls

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Witnessed this action at Lake Naivasha , Kenya . It was a very interesting and elaborate one . Wish they had chosen a better perch . The light was very harsh being around 12.00 , but posting as I found the action very cute .

Camera : Canon 1D Mk III
Lens : Canon 600mm f4 IS , 2X TC
Aperture : f8
Shutters : 1/1600
Speed : ISO 400

Cheers ,
Rakesh

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Rakesh, good to see different calling poses from both gulls, and you have done well considering the harsh light. Perch mentioned, but when you are miles from home on safari, you have to shoot everything in sight.

[gail bisson]

Good behavior shot. You have already identified the issues. I would clone out the "dust bunny" above the right bird's tail and the nail sticking up in front of the left bird,
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Rakesh:

Great interaction, tough conditions/setting. Agree about cleaning up the dust bunny and nail.

I wold have taken it too!

cheers

Randy

[Sachin Saraf]

Nice behavior shot Rakesh. Harsh light is evident but you did great job on avoiding any harsh shadows. Agree with Gail about cleaning.