Photographer's Note
I couldn't resist showing this chap, although I do know that his side is slightly over exposed. He looked so funny stuffing himself with wet bread..
This type of gull is called a black-headed gull - Latin name Larus ridibundus. It's a small gull, and summer plumage includes a chocolate brown hood, hence the name. Our black-heads are by now changing into their summer plumage, so many of them have varying degrees of brown mixed with white on their heads at present. This one seems to be almost through the change. For winter plumage the hood is white as the rest of the bird, only a dark spot on the cheek remains. Length about 35-39 cm, weight about 230-260 gram, wingspan some 86-99 cm. Red bill and feet. Young birds have a narrow dark band on the tip of the tail, so this one is a grown up.
Treatment: Crop, contrast +10, saturation +10, USM and resize.
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(845) 2004-03-15 18:21
Quite impressive this flight! The focus head of the gull contrasting with the unfocus wings and legs combining with the drops of water coming out of the gulls peak makes the trick!Geniusm well done!
kmolz
(997) 2004-03-15 19:00
Thanks Lord, you didn't resist sharing it with us !!! This picture is just amazingly beautiful. Was it flying towards you? I presume yes, but how far were you from the gull... 3 points aren't enough... 2 thumbs-up!!!
bullybeef53
(3365) 2004-03-15 19:44
Bente This is my kind of photograph , a great close up including the water drops . I believe your photograph could be a little sharper so I did a workshop .you may consider using a filter .
Liora
(1857) 2004-03-16 10:50
speaking of perfect timing and details.. you really looked up this fellow's throught... Very good shot!
Jeppe
(18654) 2004-03-16 11:47
Very fine capture Bente of this "stuffed" gull ;-)) Its seams that black headed sea-gull finally got the right to have its name :-) Great shot - thanks for sharing.
(You write about a dark spot - isent't a white ?)
RobBrown
(1797) 2004-03-16 13:50
Very good mid air capture love the water falling away as he lifts off.
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mogens-j
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(56) 2004-03-16 16:39
I see you finally got the Black headed gull with his hut on ;-) - and in a very funny way too. It really shows the eager to eat so much food as possible when the opportunity is there. May be you should break it up into smaller bits in the future as you don't want to kill them I suppose. I like the expression in the picture and in this situation I can easily live with a little overexposure. Nice snap reaktion.
Rockyboy
(20598) 2004-03-16 18:08
Amazing shot of a flying bird... I like also very much the little water drops under and the blur background. Very well done!
CVTJan
(1244) 2004-03-20 1:43
Dear Bente, I took a look at your portfolio here and have to say you are a first class nature photographer :)
You really caught a great moment here. I believe it is not easy to get a bird like that, but to get him stuffed is a very nice addtion adding that surprise effect.
The waterdrops flying around everywhere is also a plus. Good composition withe the cut wings. Yours, Jan
dominique
(11414) 2004-03-21 8:01
In full action, a beautiful framing and still a pretty blow, a beautiful series. A clean image and beautiful colors.
PLD_images
(7149) 2004-03-26 13:09
What great timinng here. I love the action and the fact that he has bread in his beack. You are and incredible bird photographer.
ornis
(1271) 2004-05-28 9:57
Hello, Bente. I don't really care about the overexposed side. White feathers (ie swans) are very difficult to get right in the sunshine. What's important here is the good timing, with a very good catch of the gull in action. Droplets and the fan-shaped tail are also adding interest to this very good shot.
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vesilvio
(750) 2006-09-27 15:07
Impressive image!!
Its details are stunning. Water drops are freezed like in a macro shot and bird tail is perfet focussed.
Very good work !
Ciao,
Silvio
orme
(7219) 2012-01-30 1:36
Hello Bente,
It's great to be able to enjoy photos on TE that were uploaded almost 8 years ago (thanks to the featured photos section on the home page).
This is an amazing capture. Excellent detail.
Best regards,
Andrew
Photo Information
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Copyright: Bente Feldballe (milloup)
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(1829) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2004-03-15
- Categories: Natureza
- Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Tamron AF28-300 XR
- Exposição: f/9.0, 1/800 segundos
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original, Workshop
- Tema(s): Flight of the Birds [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2004-03-15 17:36
- Favoritos: 2 [ver]
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- To kmolz: Stuffed gull ;-) (1)
by milloup, last updated 2004-03-16 04:52
