Gull Angel

Gallery: AvianPosted September 2, 2010154 views18 comments

Mark IV, 500mm, ISO 800, 1/4000th, f/9, manual mode, handheld, natural light

I have been traveling quite a bit of late and thus have not posted or commented in a while. Fortunately for me I was on Rainy Lake for several days last week. This is one of my favorite places in the world on the Minnesota Canadian border.

I did a little photography there and this Gull is one I like, the angelic pose fits my mood towards the lake.

Comments always appreciated. Please take a moment for the larger photo if possible.

Peter

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 2, 2010 at 8:42 PM

That's quite the wingspread Peter. Very good exposure control. I like the eye contact, especially at this angle, and the mottled sky. An interesting composition choice.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 2, 2010 at 8:49 PM

Very nice Peter. Interested in knowing what crop amount this image is (i.e., total pixels left after cropping vs the 16 million you started with) and if you used any NR on the BG? Thanks.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on September 2, 2010 at 9:25 PM

Ron B,

This is about 50% of the original image size. I routinely run "noise despeckle" on backgrounds. I doubt this image actually benefited much from that however. I did not run any other noise reduction.

Ron, I tried to emphasize the "Mother Mary" pose with the composition. I hope it worked that way.

Peter

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 2, 2010 at 11:37 PM

Nice capture Pete. I've been absent for a couple of months myself but it's good to be back. Nice wing pose (looks like an orchestra director). Whites are very nice....great head cock. Nicely done Pete.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on September 3, 2010 at 12:31 AM

Love it!

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 3, 2010 at 12:42 AM

Very stunning pose. I like it lots. Well done and looks good for a big crop too.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 3, 2010 at 1:07 AM

Very nice pose, Peter. I like it very much.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on September 3, 2010 at 8:18 AM

a beauty, Peter. love the way it is hanging in the air, and the turn of the head. excellent exposure.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on September 3, 2010 at 11:15 AM

Very nice, Peter. Good tones in the bird and also the bg. That sharp, piercing eye sets it off.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on September 3, 2010 at 11:40 AM

One note on crop size. Even at a 50% crop that leaves 8+ million pixels. At a 12 inch print size that yields almost 300dpi.

With all those pixels a 50% crop is very useable.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 3, 2010 at 12:49 PM

Sweet! Great head turn and eye contact and I love the soaring pose and the partial cloud in the bg. Excellent, Peter.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 3, 2010 at 3:52 PM

I like the great pose Peter, the comp you used and I especially like the sky with the clouds in the background.

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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on September 3, 2010 at 3:52 PM

I like this comp and pose very much, Peter. Nice diffused light for great detail in the bird, too.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 3, 2010 at 4:30 PM

Very nice indeed, great pose and exposure is just right

Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Ron McCombe on September 3, 2010 at 4:40 PM

Nice one Peter

I like the pose and the eye detail here

Ron

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on September 3, 2010 at 9:53 PM

Great wingspread and exposure Peter, very cool pov and a neat sky to make the bg.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 13, 2010 at 8:45 PM

Wonderful POV & I like that head turn flight pose a lot Peter.
Very nice!

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on September 17, 2010 at 8:14 PM

Just stumbling upon this image today. How lucky for me. Great pose and well done.

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