nice colors, nice composition that counterbalances the strong presence of the seagull in lower right. This is painterly. I just want it to be a little flatter. Maybe with more dof. 7
Two things I see right off here. The bird is looking away and the background. Both are negitives. The positive is the light, the shadows, the color and the crop. Not bad over all and a good entry for this challenge.
I like the bird. The large blue/green thing in the background is very distracting, imo. More blur via DOF or less saturation may have improved this image.