Motif: Mew Gull and Yellow Background


Posted by Heather Forcier on Sat Oct 25, 2003 11:24 am

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Short-billed Mew Gull
Anchorage, Alaska


My first trip to Alaska was this past July and an experience I won’t forget. Alaska is all I thought it would be from my imagination, and much more.

The first morning we were there Greg, E.J. and I got up extremely early and waded out into this pond which was teeming with birds. I found the Mew Gulls quite fascinating and enjoyed photographing them. I cannot take credit for seeing this opportunity – I was photographing from a different angle when Greg suggested I take a look from where he was. The yellow background was incredible!

The red orbital ring and gape and unmarked bill are marks of breeding plumage in this Mew Gull.

A special thanks to Artie, who gave us some suggestions on where to photograph in Anchorage. :)

Digital capture with Canon 1D
Canon 500 f/4 with 2x teleconverter
Exposure manually set at 1/125, f/11
ISO 320
Flash at -1.3
Tripod with Wimberley Sidekick
Chest waders

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by Ken Cravillion on Sat Oct 25, 2003 11:29 am
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This is awesome. The yellow BG and the red around the eye are great.
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by Bruce Sherman on Sat Oct 25, 2003 11:59 am
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Terrific shot, Heather. Love the eye! Exposure looks perfect.
 

by Alan Murphy on Sat Oct 25, 2003 1:22 pm
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Heather, This is so sweet. Just awesome.
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by E.J. Peiker on Sat Oct 25, 2003 1:26 pm
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I remember this guy - I have probably 100 shots of this gull :) Very nice!
 

by Jim Urbach on Sat Oct 25, 2003 2:11 pm
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Heather, Beautiful placement in the frame. Wonderful yellow golden BG

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by Brian L. Zwiebel on Sat Oct 25, 2003 3:15 pm
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Hi Heather,

Exquisite! Beautiful bird and love the yellow BG.

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by mhp767 on Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:12 pm
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Some of the whites look hot on my monitor. Other than that, there is nothing to crit. Fine shot, love the eye on this bird!
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by KK Hui on Sat Oct 25, 2003 7:51 pm
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The yellow bg makes this so special. I also feel that the white could have been damped down a little ...
A nice image nevertheless, Heather! :lol:
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by Bill Whala on Sat Oct 25, 2003 8:15 pm
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Heather,

This is so nice. I love everything about it. I especially like the jewel like reflections in the eye.

Super sweet!!
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by Wil Hershberger on Sat Oct 25, 2003 8:28 pm
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Awesome Heather. This is a terrific image. The background is killer. I think that I can see the photographer in its eye :)
Excellent work.
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by Dennis Olivero on Sat Oct 25, 2003 10:32 pm
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Excellent motif contribution. Top notch work!
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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Sun Oct 26, 2003 12:51 am
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Very pretty and great BG. To my eye the whites look a bit overexposed.
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by NDCheryl on Sun Oct 26, 2003 1:10 am
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Great portrait Heather. I love the BG.
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by Sheri Whala on Sun Oct 26, 2003 10:14 am
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Very, very nice. I like this a lot!
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by Karen S on Sun Oct 26, 2003 10:28 am
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Sweet shot Heather. Perfect exposure and I like the composition with the nice yellow BG.
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by Chip Estabrooks on Sun Oct 26, 2003 1:38 pm
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Well done! I love it.
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by Bill Keown on Sun Oct 26, 2003 3:16 pm
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Awsome shot. Lovely background.

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by AlexC on Sun Oct 26, 2003 6:07 pm
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Just wonderful, killer BG Congrats!!! 8)
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by LHays on Sun Oct 26, 2003 9:07 pm
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Absolutely gorgeous....I would have never had the vision to think about the different BG and what a difference it would make. Great job.
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