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Common Gull Portrait

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Posted by Graham Goddard on November 9, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Common Gull Portrait
A gull I've not managed to get so close too before now. This one was particulary obliging....

Posted by Tim Munsey on November 10, 2009 at 3:17 AM
What a lovely portrait, very nice, super light.

Tim
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 10, 2009 at 3:50 AM
Very nice Graham, good detail & colour, looks like the light was kind to you :jump: :jump:

Perhaps a little less at the foot and a tad more above?

Steve :wavey:
Posted by Graham Goddard on November 10, 2009 at 4:38 AM
Thanks chaps - indeed it was better light.

S - you won't believe how long I took to choose the crop on this.......even reversing and starting all over again at one point...... :wink:
Posted by PhilH on November 10, 2009 at 4:52 AM
Like it... crop looks fine for me, I might be tempted to just give the whites a very small lift...

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 10, 2009 at 8:02 AM
That's life Graham :wink:

At the end of the day if you are happy with it nothing else matters, as you took it in that way/style/crop etc, we might just make suggestions. Seems the new processing is certainly better in many respects :toast: :toast:
Posted by Kim Connolly on November 10, 2009 at 8:07 AM
I like this very much - no nits at all. :toast:
Posted by Guy Rogers on November 10, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Hello Graham.

Excellent portrait and it work fine as is for me.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Brett Lewis on November 11, 2009 at 7:45 AM
I was taking images of gulls myself at the weekend and will be happy if any of mine are as clear as this. Nice work indeed. Nits covered but all very minor in my opinion.

Brett :toast: