The Common Gull

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The Common Gull
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Copyright: Roma Januchowska (romuszka) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 169 W: 1 N: 124] (1441)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D EOS, Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG MACRO
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-09 9:25
Viewed: 427
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Polish]
The Common Gull or Mew Gull (Larus canus) is a medium-sized gull which breeds in northern Asia, northern Europe and northwestern North America. It migrates further south in winter.Adults are 40-46 cm long, obviously smaller than the Herring Gull, and slightly smaller than the Ring-billed Gull, also differing from this in its shorter, more tapered bill with a more greenish shade of yellow, as well as being unmarked during the breeding season. The body is grey above and white below. The legs are greenish-yellow. In winter, the head is streaked grey, and the bill often has a poorly-defined blackish band near the tip (sometimes sufficiently obvious to cause confusion with Ring-billed Gull). They have black wingtips with large white "mirrors". Young birds have scaly black-brown upperparts and a neat wing pattern, and grey legs. They take two to three years to reach maturity.
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Roma

I am always a sucker for a good Gull shot and this certainly fits that bill. Nice inflight capture with nice spread of wings and sharp body.

Jai

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 288 W: 3 N: 670] (3136)
  • [2008-04-09 10:01]

hi roma,
lovely picture..very good wing display.nice action too,
tfs

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  • Amadeo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 166 W: 0 N: 489] (2154)
  • [2008-04-09 10:20]

Hola Roma, excelente toma, con buena luz, color y una bonita composición. Un saludo desde Palma de Mallorca

Hi Roma,
you captured this gull very sharp and detailed.
The blue background is perfect.
Nice composition.
TFS Tatjana

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  • marcin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 147 W: 0 N: 155] (1371)
  • [2008-04-09 10:46]

witaj Roma
niby pospolita a nie pospolita, bardzo ladnie w kadrze sie zmiescila, super ostrosc i swiatlo
pozdrawiam marcin

Well done, Roma.
Very good sharpness, natural light, everything but a blown sky,...
Nicely done Common gull portrait.
TFS
Annick

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1864 W: 2 N: 4738] (18250)
  • [2008-04-09 11:44]

Hi Roma. A very nice inflight shot of the Gull. Fine detail in the open wings. good colours and anice POV. well done TFS.
Nick..

Hello Roma,

Excellent in flight capture of the gull.
Wonderful pose of the bird, feather details and color tones.
Excellent work on sharpness, composition with lots of space on the right side for the bird to fly in to and exposure, wich is'nt easy whit all those whites in the feathers of the bird.
Very well done. TFS!!!

Kindest regards, Harry

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2416 W: 132 N: 6653] (20877)
  • [2008-04-09 11:52]

Witaj Roma!
Excellent in-flight of a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) just getting adult plumage. Larus canus has no orange on the beak.
The sharpness and timing are excellent and the composition superb.
Nice to view and thanks for sharing it,
Ivan

Dobre, ostre ustrzelenie w locie m³odego canusa.
Pozdrawiam
wojtek

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