Motif: Ring-billed Gull

Posted by LHays on Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:35 am

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With all the fantastic owl flight shots posted, a common gull in flight seems a bit meager but it's the only other gull shot I have. One day last winter while shooting the ducks, several gulls appeared and I took this one as a grab shot on the fly by. Nothing special.....but it's a gull for the motif.

Canon 1D, 500mmL IS, towel on the window of the SUV
ISO 200, f/8, ss 1/1600
C1 Raw conversion, PS: cropped from a horizontal, levels, USM, etc.

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by KK Hui on Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:49 am

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Keep your flight shot coming, Lana!
This one is exceptional and the tall wing span makes it for me ... :roll:

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by ebkw on Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:37 am

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Nothing meager about this shot, Lana! Beautifully exposed, composed and detail. Love how the dark blue of the lower background.

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by Herman Blockx on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:06 am

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maybe a common gull where you live , but here , in western europe, it's a very rare wintervisitor!

; and it's a great flightshot !

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by Jack Frank on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:13 am

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Lana

Love the light on the bird

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by Ed Miller on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:39 am

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Very nice Lana. Hardly meager in my view. I also like the fanned tail and the two-toned bg.

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by richardkchapman on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:48 am

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Great detail, a very nice composition, and sharp from wingtip to wingtip - I really like this picture.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:59 am

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Wow! This is fantastic in my book. So sharp and the DOF is incredible. I like how he's slightly banking away too. An awesome shot Lana.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:45 am

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Absolutely gorgeous, Lana. Sharp as a tack with a stunning vertical composition. Love the tail and feet. When you think your shots are mediocre, they turn out to be superb (remember the ice-skating mallard).

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by Steve Metildi on Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:26 am

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The light on this gull is great Lana--excellent shot.

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by Michael Dossett on Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:14 pm

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Lana, I love the angle on this, especially how he is banking. Far better than any gull shots I have or any flight shots I have for that matter. Fantastic image!

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by Jim Neely on Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:27 pm

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Super flight shot and one good looking gull.

Good work, Lana.

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by Len Maltese on Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:45 pm

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Lana. This is excellent! Everything is dead on.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:47 pm

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Lana,

Excellent flight shot. Love the wing detail. He sure looks great against the dark background.

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by Mike Wilson on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:55 pm

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Sandy Mossberg wrote:Absolutely gorgeous, Lana. Sharp as a tack with a stunning vertical composition. Love the tail and feet. When you think your shots are mediocre, they turn out to be superb (remember the ice-skating mallard).

My thoughts exactly Sandy.

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