Canon 20D, 500mm, 1/800, F/6.3, ISO100
Beanbag for support.
Bottle of cold Fraoch for enjoyment!
Taken last year on the west coast of Scotland. I'm not sure what species of gull it is - my mind was too blown away by the spectacular light show in the sky! No adjustments have been made in photoshop other than a couple of rounds of USM.
I deliberately left a lot of room around the bird to allow for multiple cropping options. Hope you enjoy it. As always critique is much appreciated.
Hi Pete,
I think this is very nice indeed.
The composition and breathing space around the bird works great IMHO and I think it'd be a shame to have lost any of that amazing colour by going in tighter.
Posted by Lewis Thomson on April 18, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Hi Pete,
I would echo Justin, very nice! Lovely sky! A few dust bunnies, but easily solved.
Cheers,
Lewis.
Posted by Nigel Blake on April 19, 2009 at 1:33 AM
Lovely, but I think the composition is a bit too central.
Posted by jack chapman on April 19, 2009 at 9:21 AM
love the colours in the sky and craggy silhouette, am inclined to agree that is a little too central though
Posted by Peter Cairns on April 19, 2009 at 2:38 PM
I'm with Nigel Pete, would prefer gull bottom left looking right but lovely shot nonetheless.
Discussion
6 repliesBeanbag for support.
Bottle of cold Fraoch for enjoyment!
Taken last year on the west coast of Scotland. I'm not sure what species of gull it is - my mind was too blown away by the spectacular light show in the sky! No adjustments have been made in photoshop other than a couple of rounds of USM.
I deliberately left a lot of room around the bird to allow for multiple cropping options. Hope you enjoy it. As always critique is much appreciated.
I think this is very nice indeed.
The composition and breathing space around the bird works great IMHO and I think it'd be a shame to have lost any of that amazing colour by going in tighter.
Hi Pete,
I would echo Justin, very nice! Lovely sky! A few dust bunnies, but easily solved.
Cheers,
Lewis.
Pete
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