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Lesser Black - backed Gull

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Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 14, 2010 at 3:36 PM
Lesser Black - backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull, photographed on a very miserable day on Skomer last year. I haven't lifted it too much to try and convey what the weather conditions were like, very dank and grey, not sure if the soft light works though ?

Processed in DPP / CS2 ( Full frame )

1D3, 500F4IS+1.4T/c, Gitzo, Wimberley
I'll try and dig out the techs

All comments most welcome and thanks for looking.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on July 14, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Great stuff. Whites spot on.
JR
Posted by David Sewell on July 14, 2010 at 5:13 PM
I think the soft light works well, and I am glad you did not lift it too much.

David
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on July 15, 2010 at 2:42 AM
Soft light works well. Lovely and well composed image, with a very nice background. :wavey:
Posted by keith mitchell on July 15, 2010 at 3:02 AM
That's spot on,the bg really sets it off.
:toast: :toast:
Keith.
Posted by David Kjaer on July 15, 2010 at 4:24 AM
Hi Andy

I love the soft light and the setting and BG are superb.

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on July 15, 2010 at 5:06 AM
Very nice indeed.. Might do away with the guano(?) on the rock but otherwise it is spot on.

Brett :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 15, 2010 at 5:49 AM

Cheers for the comments guys :toast:

Andy...
Posted by Des Ong on July 15, 2010 at 8:00 AM
This sort of light works well with white plumage. Like the colours of this one Andy.

Regards,

Des
Posted by Phil Mclean on July 15, 2010 at 8:45 AM
The soft light works really well and makes for a terrific image.

Phil. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Karen Summers on July 15, 2010 at 12:58 PM
a very nice image great colour and nice light
Posted by Robert Lawrence on July 15, 2010 at 1:19 PM
As soon as this opened it shouted Skomer to me Andy. Typical lighting conditions (it's chucking it down again here) but as has been said, this sort of lighting really brings out the best in the whites on these birds. Composition is spot on and the rock is a very complimentary to the bird. The background, as I mentioned before, is just typical Skomer.
Lovely shot.
Posted by Ian Mason on July 15, 2010 at 2:16 PM
Superb!
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 16, 2010 at 1:48 PM

Thanks once again for the comments guys :toast:

Andy... :smile: