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Posted by mrhughj on Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:19 am

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If someone would be so kind as to identify this gull it will be deeply appreciated. The image was captured back in May of this year in the Lake Kissimmee area of Central Florida.

Nikon D2X, 500mm lens, 1/1600 @ f9, ISO 400

Thanks for the assistance.

Hugh

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by Colin Inman on Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:28 am

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Like the comp and pose here Hugh, works for me.

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by Ofer Levy on Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:10 am

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Nice and sharp!

Can't help with ID - sorry! :roll:

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by avianaction on Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:45 am

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Hi Hugh

This is a 1st summer Ring-billed Gull &, as captured in May, would make it just under a year old.

The bird is almost centrally placed in the frame, so I would suggest a crop along the RHS to allow for the perceived R to L movement. A rule of thumb I generally use is at least twice as much space in front of flying bird as behind.

A nice image.

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by Larry Kaufman on Sat Oct 01, 2005 10:00 am

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Nice comp and techs on this one Hugh. My only nit is he looks a little beat up, but what can you do

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by Michael Dossett on Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:26 am

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the ratty plumage is unfortunate here but this is a nice shot otherwise.

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by Colin Inman on Sat Oct 01, 2005 12:29 pm

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avianaction wrote:...The bird is almost centrally placed in the frame, so I would suggest a crop along the RHS to allow for the perceived R to L movement. A rule of thumb I generally use is at least twice as much space in front of flying bird as behind...

While the above is true as a rule of thumb, in this case the right wing is pointing at the corner of the frame giving this image a strong composition as is, which would be weakend by croping from the right. It's also worth mentioning that while the head is centrally, the body is sat off center anyway.

This is of course only my opinion...

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by alibenn on Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:45 pm

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Nice one Hugh, agree with the 1st Summer Ring-billed Gull ID..

crop-wise, I lie somewhere between your and Wayne's, for a print on the wall, your crop is perfect, for a web-post, I'd go tighter to see more details in the bird...

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by Christina Evans on Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:41 pm

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And yet another great flight shot, Hugh.

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:30 pm

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Hugh:

Great light and 3-D look.

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by Mike Wilson on Sun Oct 02, 2005 9:03 pm

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Nice image, I would crop it a bit tighter though. Agree with the Ring-billed Gull ID.

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