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Fighting gulls

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Posted by Paul Compton on July 24, 2008 at 2:11 AM
Crop of a couple of gulls having a set to in Northumberland.

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Model NIKON D3
Date/time original 02/06/2008 14:40:10
Exposure time 1/1000 s
F-number f/13
ISO speed ratings ISO 1600
Metering mode Pattern
Focal length 175 mm

Posted by Robert Lawrence on July 24, 2008 at 4:59 AM
Nicely caught action with both birds in good positions. Perhaps try a horizontal crop through the centre of the image as I feel the space at top and bottom of the frame doesn't really give anything extra to the picture. Shame about the nesting bird.

Robert
Posted by Adam Seward on July 24, 2008 at 5:14 AM
Those were exactly my thoughts on the cropping - it would give added emphasis to the nice action you've caught. They're kittiwakes by the way.
Posted by Magnus Hird on July 24, 2008 at 1:17 PM
Agree too, but the scene has lots of interest :smile:
Posted by Paul Compton on July 24, 2008 at 1:21 PM
I thought of a different crop, but the birds them selves ( kittiwakes huh? shows what I know heheh) any way the birds were sort of falling down as the tussled and I followed the crop that way if that makes sense.
Posted by Robert Lawrence on July 24, 2008 at 1:41 PM
I see your point Paul but I often feel that, to the eye, a still image doesn't always translate well from a moving image. In this case it doesn't help that we have to (or at least I have to) scroll the portrait format images to see all of it. Anyway, it's all about personal taste and what suits one doesn't always suit another so if your happy with it as is then that's as much as you can want.
All the best
Robert