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Dive.. Dive.. Dive..

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Posted by PhilH on March 12, 2009 at 4:42 AM
Dive.. Dive.. Dive..
40D, 400/2.8 + 1.4, 393 upon tripod.
ISO640, 1/1250 @ f10.
ACR5 resize & sharpen CS4, slight crop top and left.

Hi,

Finally a chance to post, for a couple of reasons it has been a touch hectic :rolleyes: .

This Gull kept us amused with its antics for a while before we went off for lunch and then the Barn Owls...

Best

Phil
Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 12, 2009 at 5:03 AM
Stunning action shot Phil. The decisive moment or what !

Robert
Posted by Chris Johnstone on March 12, 2009 at 5:13 AM
Hey, what an excellent shot, I shows that gulls don't dive like Gannets or other 'proper' divers. The pose is amazing - that tail, all fanned out makes it so good.

Chris
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on March 12, 2009 at 5:25 AM
Hi Phil a very cool image.

Phil.

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Posted by David Sewell on March 12, 2009 at 6:48 AM
Is that fantastic timing or what? Superbly caught, Phil.

David

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Posted by Bob Cox on March 12, 2009 at 7:39 AM
What a shot !, now go and do it again ...........brilliant.

Bob.
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on March 12, 2009 at 8:38 AM
Cracking timing and a colourful image to boot :cool:

How does it look with the birds reflection included I wonder?
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on March 12, 2009 at 9:13 AM
Cracking capture Phil!

Greg
Posted by Mark Hamblin on March 12, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Brilliant!!
Posted by Graham Goddard on March 12, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Great action captured there.

With the splash behind it, it looks like the bird is in the process of crashing A over T... :biggrin:
Posted by Alan Bryant on March 12, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Very well timed.

Great looking image :toast:
Posted by jack chapman on March 12, 2009 at 4:50 PM
a brilliant pose, timed to perfection
Posted by Dave Bartlett on March 12, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Can't argue with the timing there! Cracker.

Dave
Posted by Magnus Hird on March 12, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Timed perfectly Phil, cool stuff :smile:
Posted by Tim Taylor on March 12, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Superb catch - you certainly grabbed the moment there!

Tim :toast:
Posted by Kev Bullock on March 12, 2009 at 8:42 PM
I think everything else has been said, so I'll go for...

Yet another lucky shot! - how do you manage it?

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