Gull trying to steal the Fish.

Hi All
picture taken recently.
Techs. Canon 1D MK11n 300mm Lens with a 1.4 conv. 1/1600 F4 ISO 200.
All comments welcome.
John
Aberdeen.

Superbly caught moment of action John.

Did you do some extra sharpening around the eye? It looks a tad overdone but the rest of the subject looks right.

Rob

Hi Rob
thanks for your comments. I just sharpened the overall picture.
John
Aberdeen

Hi John,
What an excellent moment to have recorded,and so well,at that.
The first thing that strikes me is just how vibrantly white those wings look,which is most attractive indeed.
Having often watched this behaviour I didn't realise that one bird would physically stand on top of the other,you've caught this moment perfectly.
The darker background only helps to strenthen the impact of the gulls.
The little wave behind the birds is a real bonus,as are the flying water droplets.
I guess having the whole of the wings in shot would have been nice,however I find the action and impact so strong that it's not a problem at all,IMO.

A superb behavioural shot.

Hi very nice I've got a very similar shot today in the park except they were black headed gulls.

Phillip.

Really good capture of a moment in time John and the exposure of the whites is very good

Terry

Great action/behavioural shot

Plenty of excellent action shots posted recently John, and this is yet another

Alan

Hi John a great action shot. My only nit is the BG is a bit noisy. I would suggest to apply the USM only on the birds, eventhough the water-droplets would show less. Otherwise I like it a lot

An even better catch by you and nicely exposed!

David