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389 Seagulls


389 Seagulls
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Copyright: Jack Thibodeau (jthibodeau) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 38 W: 0 N: 70] (326)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-02
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 300 D, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 II, Tiffen 58mm Sky 1A
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-02-20 12:58
Viewed: 1318
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Near my home is a river where Steelheads run this time of year therefore attracting a lot of fish eating birds. I was walking along that river focusing on a bald eagle that was perched a short distance away when the flock got spooked and took flight, my camera was set aperture priority for the eagle when I quickly turned around and took a couple of shots at the seagulls. The background shows black, although it was taken in daylight at around 3 in the afternoon, the black background hides dark trees (mostly cedars and jack pines)showing the white birds against it. I wish I had kept the statistics of the photo but I never intended to post it....after all it was taken too fast, no time to set aperture and speed.

As for the 389 seagulls..........lets just say, within a couple of hundreds, no I didn't count them, then I resumed my search for the eagle.
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Wonderful, Pretty! How pretty photo! Congratulations!

How pretty moment that you obtained to catch!

Very nice shot!
I love the atmosphere of this photo, there is something amazing here.
I like it very much.
Well done!

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  • naki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 382 W: 27 N: 5] (40)
  • [2005-02-21 14:29]

With dark BG, gulls look great. Wonderful photo.
Congratulations!

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-03-22 23:57]

;-)
Personal assessment of the photo: great.
Good visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: great: 778 wings and a lot of feathers too.
Thanks Jack.

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  • Athila Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 305 W: 232 N: 432] (1564)
  • [2005-10-06 13:33]

Nice picture Jack,
Simplicity make it all. Focus, exposure, contrast are good. And visual impact is there. I like it. TFS

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  • Luce Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 80 W: 0 N: 15] (58)
  • [2006-04-02 21:55]

J'aime bien cette image. La netteté est bonne, l'exposition bien que difficille est bien réussie car les oiseaux ne sont pas de simple taches blanches mais on peut y voir des dégradés de gris. Même chose pour le fond qui n'est pas totalement noir. Et la compsition semble respecter la règle des tiers, avec les herbages dans le tier inférieur, les oiseaux dans le tier central et finalement le fond sombre dans le tier supérieu. Bravo.

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