Laughing Gull

Gallery: AvianPosted April 2, 2011179 views16 comments

I wasn't after BIF when I went to Texas recently, but this fellow cooperated nontheless.
South Padre Island
Correct ID, I hope - my borrowed Texas bird book is back at the Library!

D300
500mm
Subject dist: 30m
1/6400 sec, f/5
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 2, 2011 at 9:16 PM

Nice one Sandy, The detail shows well in the larger image. I like the way it is banking into the frame. Yes, Laughing Gull

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 2, 2011 at 9:17 PM

A very nice flight photo, Sandy. And you ID is right. If it were mine, I'd have dropped the shutter speed a bit and tried for more DOF to pull that far wing into focus.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 2, 2011 at 9:56 PM

Looks like a laughing gull to me. Great pose and sharpness

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on April 2, 2011 at 10:27 PM

Very nice flight shot Sandy, I agree a little smaller aperture setting would have been ideal for a touch more DOF, and that you could have traded some of that shutter speed for it. Very nice image as is though.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on April 2, 2011 at 10:37 PM

Sandy, Great flight pose. Your composition shows off the bird's flight pose. I flight shots when the bird is banking (an old pilot thing). Thanks for posting.

Harry

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on April 2, 2011 at 10:40 PM

Very nice flight shot. I like the wing position and the composition of the image. I also think the dof works really well.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 2, 2011 at 10:57 PM

Terrific shot Sandy! I love the angle and the way that the wings seem to frame the wonderfully exposed head, eye and beak. The fact that the wings appear to be softer in focus than the head lends well to the sense of motion. I like this one a lot :^)

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 3, 2011 at 1:06 AM

Sweet photo Sandy

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 3, 2011 at 6:09 AM

Beautiful Sandy - caught it a the prefect point in its turn

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on April 3, 2011 at 9:55 AM

Superb flightpose Sandy and I love the head turn, very well timed!

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 3, 2011 at 8:42 PM

Very nice flight shot, Sandy. I like the wing position you have captured and the nice look at the eye.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on April 3, 2011 at 8:44 PM

Great flight pose. I love the subtle colors and your choice of composition.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on April 3, 2011 at 10:53 PM

Yes it's a laughing gull. Love the red mouth and beak. Nice detail and comp you have chosen. But unless you were somewhere I don't know-its South Padre, not San.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 4, 2011 at 1:21 AM

Whoops - corrected! SOUTH Padre Island!
S

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on April 4, 2011 at 12:57 PM

Very nice photo Sandy!
This is one of those where the small photo doesn't do justice to the photo. The large one posted is great! Nice lines and composition. The detail in the head and beak are great!

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on April 4, 2011 at 6:08 PM

Very well captured Sandy, love the detail in the face and that it is banking into the frame. I think I would have gone for a bit more DOF too, but that's easier said then done when the bird is coming right at you. Very nice.

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