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Black Headed Gull Enviro.

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Posted by PhilH on April 10, 2006 at 4:09 AM
Black Headed Gull Enviro.
20D, 300 f4L, ISO400, 1/2000 @ f6.3, Manual, incident reading no comp, 550EX @ -2, Handheld, C1pro + CS2,

Hi,

Just a little bit different here, part a commissioned shoot for a local reserve/country park, the brief was to show the wildlife (gull) in the context of the location, i.e. the coastal setting (boats) and the nearness of the site to local industry (factory), took a whole morning to get the right gull to fly across the right part of the scene :rolleyes:

All the best

Posted by Dave Courtenay on April 10, 2006 at 6:02 AM
Looks like you fulfilled the commision :toast:
Posted by Michael Sayles on April 10, 2006 at 6:04 AM
Indeed, commission sorted! :wink: Horizon looks slightly off-level though!

Good, patient work.

Michael S
Posted by Danny Green on April 10, 2006 at 6:43 AM
Hello Phil

I really like this, I do like shots like this and your patience was well rewarded.
Nice shot
:toast: :toast:

Dan
Posted by David Kjaer on April 10, 2006 at 1:55 PM
Hi Phil

We don't see enough of this type of image - this one really works for me!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Tim Munsey on April 10, 2006 at 3:21 PM
Terrific Phil, that's a picture! A minor nit is the red OOF thing just below beak, you could ask David S. to clone it out he seems a reasonable sort.

:toast: :toast: :toast:

Tim
Posted by John Varley on April 10, 2006 at 4:42 PM
Hi Phil - you know I looked at this several times today and never noticed the red oof area below the beak, now Tim has mentioned it - my eye does get drawn it - blame Tim.

Overall I think it is a very effective pic. John