It looks unreal. Not that it isn't a beautiful photo. I'd think with him being in the water, he'd have some reflection showing, all I can see is the sky. 7 and I resisted hitting the dq because it is beautiful.
The texture of the water in the background is good. The perspective of the gull flying is also interesting, it looks like it is just coming in to land right? - 8.
Beautiful wing span, and I like the feet just entering the water. The ripples in the water make a very appealing photo. The colors are perfect and the clarity is very good.
Very, very nice. Not sure about the crop though... the ratio of bird to water doesn't balance for me. Either a much tighter crop, or more water to the right could have worked I think. Maybe rotating the shot so the bird is flying more toward the upper right hand corner could have made this more effective. Beautiful textures captured in the water. 6