This was a fun experience for me since I never "shoot" birds. Apparently one legged gulls are common (maybe 2 out of 3 perhaps :) I wish there was only one gull standing on the post with the guardian above but they were moving so fast that I was lucky to even get this shot. It was lightly cloudy and the sun was still somewhat low in the sky and I like how it illuminated the edges of the feathers.
Shot in Raw. Raw conversions. Elements - crop, levels, unsharp mask, neat image, soft light, dodge, burn, blur, saturate, minor cloning, stroke, save for web.
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Gosh Aimee, don't know how I missed this one. What an amazing piece of photography and what a great all-rounder you are too - creative, artsy and skill in the wild to boot! :) A super placing with such a difficult challenge. Way to go girl.
Aimee I love this photo. As soon as I saw it in the challenge, I thought it would be a top finisher! This sure was a tough challenge to have such an awesome picture in! That photo would certainly be a front-pager in another challenge!
Amy this is a great bird image in flight, especially since you don't do many of these type of shots.....
I am in awe of the two of you, as both you, and Tim have come such a long way this past year.
Thank you for sharing you talant with us.....
Such a fitting title! It's the first thing I thought of when I saw this. I love how the bird in flight slices through this image forming a very pleasing diagonal composition.
Very nice capture. The exposure is great and the clarity and sharpness I think are right on. I'm glad you didn't over sharpen the photo. Interesting subjects and composition. I like the little bit of bokeh and that the background can still be made out somewhat. It is an interesting background that I think adds to the composition of the photograph. Very nice color and tones in this photo. Good luck with the challenge!!!
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