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Two Gulls

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Posted by Ian Mason on June 23, 2009 at 7:54 AM
Two Gulls
1D2n, 600mm f4 is, 1/640s, f4, iso 400. Early morning, backlit from hazy sun.

I usually ignore these common gulls, but they looked quite attractive this weekend! Comments and critique are always very welcome.

LARGER VERSION HERE
Posted by Brett Lewis on June 23, 2009 at 7:57 AM
It's often nice to get a great picture of something we often ignore.. Expertly executed and nice comp. My only nits would be the larger twig in the middle and then one covering the wing of the bird on the left. But that's how it was so not much you could do there other than some cloning, remembering to do them same on the reflection of course..

I like it a lot Ian, nice work.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark Hamblin on June 23, 2009 at 10:36 AM
Really like this Ian. The lighting is lovely and the dark water sets the gulls of perfectly.
Posted by Major Gilbert on June 24, 2009 at 3:50 AM
They make great subjects Ian and coupled with the reflections you have here make for a nice image.