Bonaparte's Gull

Gallery: AvianPosted May 17, 2013115 views5 comments

Canon 1D-X, 300mm x 2.0 TC, handheld
f11, 1/640, ISO2000

Low, flat light under overcast skies. It's tough times for these birds. They forage on emerging insects. At 33 degrees, there aren't any.

50% of full frame, slight sharpening.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 17, 2013 at 10:40 AM

Hi Jim this looks really soft in both version????

If it wasn't such a big crop I might have suggested a 16 x 9 and to lose some of the distracting habitat. Although it sets the scene, I think the reflection would do the same job.

TFS
Steve

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 17, 2013 at 2:48 PM

A sweet-faced gull! I didn't know they fed on insects! Hope things warm up for it soon. Sharon

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on May 17, 2013 at 4:12 PM

Looks a bit soft to me and a lot of distraction on the top, but I still like it. Nice reflection.

Registered on December 4, 2012, 51 Posts, 511 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 17, 2013 at 9:05 PM

A bit soft, probably attributable to the substantial crop. still a good look at the bird, and the back story wouldn't be as believable without the presence of the ice/snow bank. What is important to me is that the photograph tells a story, along with yor narrative.

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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 18, 2013 at 7:04 AM

Nice bird in habitat capture, not sure about the softness(?) a telling scene .

Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments