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Iceland Gull

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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on January 3, 2012 at 6:04 AM
Iceland Gull
One from yesterday on my LNR Marton Mere it's been around for a few days along with 3 otters.

Phil.

D300 600 f4 +1.4 tc 1/1600 @ f8 iso 800.

PP in Bibble & CS2.

:toast: :wavey:
Posted by Bob Johnson on January 3, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Lovely light on the gull and I like the BG Phil, but for my own preference I find the water a little distracting :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 3, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Nice lighting as Bob mentioned. I can see Bob's point about the water but it is no deal breaker for me as I think the image works both with or without the water.

Happy new year to you. :toast:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on January 4, 2012 at 7:13 AM
Great shot Phil. Water doesn't bother me too much, perhaps more if you have it? The reeds make a great BG. Very jealous of the sunshine! Seems to be eternal cloud and rain here on the west coast of Scotland just now! :frown:

All the best.
Nick.
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Posted by Ian Mason on January 7, 2012 at 5:57 PM
This is lovely! You could do a lot in terms of composition with that fantastic background. For me, I would lose the water, keep the bird as small as possible and placed as far to the right as possible - leaving lots of negative space in front.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on January 8, 2012 at 6:05 PM
141 views and only 4 posts.......guess gulls aren't popular? :confused: Thought i'd leave a post to put it back at the top of the pile to see if more comments are left. Nice one Phil!

Nick. :toast: :wavey: :smile: