A Gull

nice, Mia. A rather serene look on the face for a gull--I like the look of the eye in the larger version. Nice job keeping this in the frame! If the gull were tilted just a couple more degrees I think I would go for a vertical comp, but as is, I think what you have works though I might add a little canvas, as it is a little tight.

I'm pretty sure you've got the ID right.

Large view looks excellent Mia!
I like the POV and diagonal wing presentation a lot..
Love that gulls eye too

This bird is a snug fit to the frame, Mia. However, it is a beautiful image of this gull in flight. I find it interesting how well concealed are the legs and feet: quite a streamlined body.

The thumbnail had me thinking "ho-hum", but wow the larger the view the better it got! Love the sharpness on the eye and face, something so real and intimate about the shot.

Very nice; especially for an inland gull shot.

I really like the wing tilt on this Mia! I also think the small version doesn't do his justice. I am fine wit the tight comp.

Cool shot.
István

Practice makes perfect Mia, Looks like your almost there. I love the catch light in the eye with such detail. Also really like the diagonal here.

Mia,
I like the subtle tones, the light in the eye, the wings detail and the diagonal line in the composition. Really nice!

Nice flight shot of the gull. The tight crop looks fine to me. From looking at the small version I thought it was a little OOF on the head but the larger version looks very nice. Good job.

I also shoot with a D200 and I am going to buy the 200-400 VR very soon. I am curious about what you think of the 1.4 TC autofocus performance when used with that lens in terms of both accuracy of focus and speed of focus especially in terms of getting good flight shots. I shoot mostly fauna but am starting to really enjoy shooting birds and I feel I need a good TC to get that extra reach for birds.

Thanks,

Robert Bunch

Robert, I just sent you an email in reply to your question about the 200-400mm VR lens with the 1.4x TC.

My thanks for those who have commented thus far on this image.

I like the way the eye stands out in this one Mia, very nice flight shot.

About as good as a gull shot gets

Nice, Mia. I love the detail in the wing feathers the most. I also like the head angle. Not sure about the comp on this. I might mess around with a verticle given the diag position of he bird. I think there would still be enough room in front of the head. Good as presented too.

I love shooting gulls! Very nice to get this perfect comp in a full frame image.

Mia:
I like the angle of the bird in this shot and for some reason the shadow across the body does not bother me, as it does on my shots of birds at similar angles. Perhaps the light was low and the shadow was not deep. Good eye contact. I really like the view of the intricate arrangement of the feathers, visible on both wings.

Very nice in flight shot, the larger image is a pleasure to view. The eye contact really stands out,
well done.