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Seagull #2


Seagull #2
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Copyright: Ioannis Logiotatidis (logios) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 18 W: 3 N: 76] (258)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, Sigma 55-200mm F4-5.6
Exposure: f/8, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Seagulls, My favorites [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-09-16 7:40
Viewed: 2227
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This picture was shot during the trip from the Istanbul to Princes islands.
The taxonomy of the Herring Gull/Lesser Black-backed Gull complex is very complicated. This group has a ring distribution around the northern hemisphere. Differences between adjacent forms in this ring are fairly small, but by the time the circuit is completed, the end members, Herring Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull, are clearly different species. However, different authorities recognise up to eight species in this complex.

It is has become fairly common to consider the Yellow-legged Gull as a full species, but there are still some problems. For example, the BOU in Great Britain places the Mediterranean form michahellis and the eastern cachinnans (Caspian Gull) in this species. However, recent DNA research has shown that Caspian Gull is basal to the complex, and cannot be in the same grouping as the other form.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-09-16 8:36]

Yasu Ioannis!
Very nice capture.I liked POV,position of wings and composition a lot.TFS...:-)

Hi Ioannis,
Great shot!
Very funny pose, very good detail and colour.
TFS!

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  • lukdm Gold Star Critiquer [C: 51 W: 0 N: 7] (165)
  • [2005-09-16 9:34]

nice action picture

great action shot!
The foamy water is an exciting background for the clean lines of the gulls wings. Very elegant pose.
Marialuisa

Cool shot Ioannis, Thank You!

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3316 W: 149 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2005-09-17 16:19]

HI Ioannis I think this would have been a hard shot to take - the water moving and the bird is never still. So good job and great result. Well done.

Hi Ioannis

Excellent shot. Good timing. You have handled the whites well on both the bird and the sea. Well done. Thanks. :-)

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