Yellow-footed Gull

Gallery: AvianPosted April 25, 201066 views5 comments

Canon 7D, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC, monopod, sitting.

1/2500, f/7.1, ISO 400, Early morning light. Metering at -1 2/3 stops.

Crop to 76% (13.7 of 18MP)

Another gull from Puerto Penasco. These Yellow-footed Gulls are among the finest of gulls that I've seen. Big birds with vibrant legs and bills. None of the whites are blown, and in processing I tried to get as much detail in the whites as I could without turning them gray.

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5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 26, 2010 at 10:09 AM

Nice light and a great job on the exposure, Brian.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 26, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Gorgeous light and detail. The bg is soothing as well

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 26, 2010 at 12:59 PM

Beautiful lighting and detail, the eye really stands out here.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on April 26, 2010 at 3:39 PM

Brian,
very nice head turn, light and background. I like the shells around the feet. Excellent detail too.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 27, 2010 at 1:42 PM

Terrific. I've only seen them at the Salton Sea. I'd be happy with this in my files.

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