Shadow Gull

Gallery: AvianPosted December 28, 201485 views4 comments

I captured this gull with his head in the water. It made for a pretty interesting reflection. There is a rock that interferes with the reflection. It would have been better if it had not been there. I cloned out a portion of another gull on the right side. Processed using Lightroom 5 and Creative Cloud 2014. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400f4 L IS
f9.0
1/1000s
ISO 320
Focal Length 560mm )(Teleconverter Engaged)

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Richard Sandor on December 29, 2014 at 10:11 AM

Jerry: very nice pose and reflection. My only suggestions would be to tone down the rock at the bottom of the frame or clone it away and consider taking down the whites a notch. Richard

Registered on January 12, 2014, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on December 29, 2014 at 5:37 PM

The whites do appear a little hot and the rock in the foreground could be darkened (or cloned out) so it doesn't distract. Great behavior, I like seeing the eye and reflection is pleasing.

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 30, 2014 at 11:18 AM

I like the dipping pose and the reflection is great Jerry. However, I do find the rocks behind the seagulls head especially to be a bit distracting.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 30, 2014 at 4:34 PM

Too many rocks!

I would consider cloning out or cropping out the two oof rocks in the foreground. The water looks great and it is an interesting pose.

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