I wasn't sure how this was going to go over. I loved the idea, but I wasn't sure that I edited it well enough for it to work, and if the seagull being so oof would be a negative. I liked that it was just a bit of a looming spector. But I loved the fact that I had a seagull reflection without a seagull -- I had to enter it even though I had other shots that might have worked better. So I love that this one did this well. Thanks so much for the comments!
Seagulls shouldn't be a spooky thing, but they do love to steal things from other birds. Though they don't seem to bother most of the wading birds up in Chincoteague. Just each other.
I believe this is a greater yellow legs. I'll have to look it up later.
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Awesome! I'm so sorry I couldn't finish voting last night (bad internet connection) as your score would have been a 6.9286 after my 9 got added. :-/ This is a wonderful image.
Spot on for the challenge. A Sandpiper of some sort? At any rate, from the Tringa family, and beautifully captured. The inclusion of the looming gull works really well for this challenge, although I am certain the as a stand-alone photo I would prefer it with clear negative space. In my top 5.
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