Motif: Ring Billed Gull - Fort Lauderdale Beach

Posted by Parrothead Pete on Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:13 am

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Not sure on the plumage...these guys go through so many phases....

Shot under overcast lighting conditions; and yes, I shot this Gigo style in the sand...

Another thing I learned this past year is patience. Focus on a subject for a while and be ready for behavior shots....

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f/4; 1/800; ISO 400; no exp. comp.
580Ex with Adorama Strobe Sock diffuser (provides a -1Ev to flash output)

converted using Adobe Raw 2.4 beta; sharpened using intellisharpen; processed in photoshop cs.

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:55 am

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Pete:

Very well exposed and sharp, I might have wanted even a lower angle to homogenize the background, I like the action with the object in his mouth.

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by AForns on Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:00 am

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Agree with Juan a bit lower would have been great !!! As is I would crop the very top and you have a killer image !!!

Way to go Mike this is a great image !!!!! Welcome to low level avian photography !!!!

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by gigo on Tue Dec 28, 2004 12:29 pm

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beautiful exposure and good use of flash !!!! and great behaviour shot !

patience does pay

and i liked the 'gigo style' touch hehehe -

the lower you get, the further away the 'back'-ground becomes, hence a better blur

watch out for lines !

watch out for dark and light elements in the background - like you got in upper right corner ! - also expecially crashing waves in the sun ! those can be painful !

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by Parrothead Pete on Tue Dec 28, 2004 2:40 pm

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gigo wrote:beautiful exposure and good use of flash !!!! and great behaviour shot !

patience does pay and i liked the 'gigo style' touch hehehe -

the lower you get, the further away the 'back'-ground becomes, hence a better blur

watch out for lines !

watch out for dark and light elements in the background - like you got in upper right corner ! - also expecially crashing waves in the sun ! those can be painful !

just got my ground pod yesterday...so next time i'm on the breach.. I'll start shooting shorebirds from the flounder position

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by AForns on Tue Dec 28, 2004 2:43 pm

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Mike make sure before you go to ask Daniel how to stay clean after crawling for a couple of hours :roll:

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by Parrothead Pete on Tue Dec 28, 2004 2:47 pm

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AForns wrote:Mike make sure before you go to ask Daniel how to stay clean after crawling for a couple of hours :roll:

Actually, I was curious as to how he got back in the car after crawling in muck at estero?

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by AForns on Tue Dec 28, 2004 2:52 pm

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I had to leave him there and he walk back to the motel :roll:

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by gigo on Tue Dec 28, 2004 3:14 pm

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al: next time i'll snap your picture to show everybody i wasn't the only one !

mike: use the ocean, luke !

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Dec 28, 2004 4:00 pm

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Nice one Mike.

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by KK Hui on Tue Dec 28, 2004 7:37 pm

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A good shot, Mike! :roll:

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by Wayne Nicholas on Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:33 pm

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Nice job on the flash.

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by Mike Wilson on Wed Dec 29, 2004 2:30 am