Dawn Gull & Repost

Gallery: AvianPosted September 15, 2016230 views10 comments

Once again, I haven't a clue as to the species. Photographed a couple of days ago at Grayland Beach, Washington. I was out for the sunrise on the beach and the gulls were inspecting all the beached crab carcasses from the previous high tide to see if there was anything edible in them. I liked the reflective quality of the thin film of water on the sand in this image.

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, hand held, f/6.3, 1/1250, iso 1250, aperture priority, pattern metering, +2/3 EV. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to a 13.6 MP 4x5 before resizing for the web. Taken at 7:04 AM on September 13th.

Comments and criticisms are always welcome and appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 16, 2016 at 6:56 AM

I really like this, Dennis. The early morning light and the reflection are great. Very well done!!!!

I can't help with the ID. Not real good with western species.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 16, 2016 at 2:35 PM

Beautiful lighting and composition with the reflection here Dennis, great behavior with the crab feast as well. To my eye the head of the gull in the larger version isn't tack sharp so I would add a bit of selective sharpening there. To my eye this is either a Glaucous-winged Gull or a Glaucous-winged X Western Gull hybrid which is very common on the outer coast. devil

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 16, 2016 at 5:01 PM

Great low POV, Nice morning light. I think the intended focus was on the eye and may have picked up some front focus due to part of the claw in that region. The crab itself is quite sharp, lending credence to the surmise. I think selectively sharpening the Gull alone is an easy fix. cool

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Comment posted by David Schoen on September 16, 2016 at 6:02 PM

POV and reflection really make this nice.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 16, 2016 at 7:48 PM

Thanks for all the input and the ID. I was so enamored of the general scene that I never did zoom in all the way to check for detail. Here's a version with extra sharpening in the head, though I'm afraid nothing will pull it all out.

crying

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on September 17, 2016 at 1:47 PM

Nice action caught here Dennis, and the light is super. The repost does the trick-nice work.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 17, 2016 at 4:09 PM

Hi Dennis
I think I like the first photo. The softer look give warmth to the photograph.
Peter

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 18, 2016 at 2:23 PM

Hey Dennis,
My vote is for the re-post of this outstanding composition,
Well done . . . devil

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on September 19, 2016 at 11:08 AM

Great comp, low pov and reflection make this a special image. I like the repost best.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 25, 2016 at 9:12 AM

Great action with a reflection that doesn't get better than this I'd say .. Congrats ! Hans

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