Interception

Gallery: AvianPosted March 22, 2012120 views3 comments

I wasn't sure whether to post this photo here or Man & Nature...

Anyway, I shot this just a couple days ago at Wolmido island, Incheon, South Korea. The seagulls were going crazy as people on the boardwalk were feeding them a kind of shrimp flavored snack. It was a busy scene, and it was hard to get the light without a busy, cluttered bg. I used f/4 most of the time to help isolate the birds I was shooting at, but sometimes wasn't enough. Cropping was pretty tricky. This is one of the better pictures.

Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f4 L IS USM
Focal Length: 105mm
f/4
Shutter 1/2000
ISO 200
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Cropped about 75%

Comments and constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 22, 2012 at 9:10 PM

I like this. It's really different, of course. I think the the positions of these two birds with their open mouths and the snack right there makes a really interesting image. I think this crop works well.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on March 22, 2012 at 10:42 PM

Great action shot. The out of focus bird in the background looks like he is getting into the competition. This is a wonderful capture. The color on the inside of the one bird's mouth is terrific.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 23, 2012 at 3:51 PM

Good detail and action on the seagulls, however the background is really distracting and does not add much to the image for me, this would of been a really nice shot against a blue sky.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments