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Pacific Gull #2
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Pacific Gull #2

by Rob Drummond

Gallery: AvianPosted January 22, 201159 views10 comments
The gulls' descent to the water was somewhat less streamlined than the terns.

1d2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f7.1 1/5000 exp comp -1/3

cheers
Rob

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 22, 2011 at 7:17 PM
Terrific! It's a very good pose and nice eye contact. Wow...what a bill on these guys! Very heavy for a gull.
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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 22, 2011 at 8:27 PM
nice pose and comp, Rob. that bill looks like it means business.
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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 22, 2011 at 8:30 PM
Great composition and view of megabeak. Exposure is spot, and very sharp too
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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 22, 2011 at 10:43 PM
Love the head and beak on this one Rob. Nice comp too.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 22, 2011 at 11:13 PM
Nice detail, great pose!
Love the eye and that BILL!
Sandy
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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 23, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Nice image. Gulls make great photographic subjects in my opinion-and you have done them justice here.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 23, 2011 at 12:58 PM
Excellent, Rob. Beautiful detail and exposure. :toast:
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 23, 2011 at 5:19 PM
This is wonderful Rob, you've made this gull look as majestic as any bird of prey. Exposure looks great as do the details & sharpness.
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Comment posted by Graham Brown on January 24, 2011 at 3:19 AM
Nicely composed image Rob. Exposure looks perfect showing detail in the whites and you can really appreciate the size of that beak in the larger version. Graham
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Comment posted by KC Choo on January 24, 2011 at 11:24 AM
Excellent work! That is a mean looking bill!
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