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Gull in flight
Gull in flight
Paul


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Collection: Wildlife side challenge
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: Aegean Sea
Date: May 31, 2009
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Seascapes, Birds
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2009

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Comments: 6
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 A bit earlier in the summer I travelled to a symposium on the Greek island of Aegina (I know - what a chore!). We took a ferry from Athens to the island and a number of gulls flew along side us on our journey. This meant that they were virtually stationary relative to us, allowing for some really crisp details to be captured.

Just a crop and tad of saturation, contrast and sharpening applied

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 09/08/2009 07:59:06 PM
i love taking shots of seagulls. i've found that the 70-300mm f/4 - 5.6 IS can be really sharp if you stop it down to f/8 or so, and this picture is more proof of that :)
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 09/07/2009 05:11:32 PM
All around very well done. My only complaint is that the framing is a little too tight for me.
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 09/05/2009 05:25:42 AM
Very nice.
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 09/04/2009 03:19:27 PM
wow ! gorgeous! very well exposed too..no burn to those whites in PS?? awesome!
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 09/04/2009 03:00:22 PM
Totally Awesome Detail!!
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 09/04/2009 12:33:28 PM
I love gull shots and this one is lovely and crisp ... I wonder what it would look like if you gave him a little more space to fly into? Nice job lighting under both wings.
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