Soft Touchdown.

Lake Geneva, Switzerland
D810     300mm  f2.8  G ED VR2 + tc 1.4 series 3
f/10.0    ISO 640   1/1600 s    EV  -0.33   WBA     Handheld  
Photoshop CS6    10% of original frame
 
This is a Black Headed Gull sporting winter plumage. I lked the challenge imposed by oblique lighting.
The crop led to a massive waste of pixels – such a pity but unavoidable with the existing optical setup. I purposely retained a fairly large proportion of the original blue cast on surfaces of the wings,  
 
Thanks for viewing
Your crits. and nits are most welcome
David