Terrific shot! There is really nothing here that I would "pick on" - I like the shot a lot, the composition works beautifully, but it lacks that "something" unexpected, unusual, or impactful that would take it to a "10". 9
Great use of DOF, especially the birds in the background. Wonderfully captured pose by your main subject. Great image. Slightly oversharpened with hallowing in the rightmost tail feathers.
Very smooth shot. Good use of the technique and a crisply focused subject.
I'm being hypercritical here, but I suppose the bird is just a bit boring. If it was taking off or landing it would add some interest and that special x-factor.
Yes this works well. :-) Makes me smile. I feel a bit closed in though..... maybe a not-so-tight crop would make the picture breathe a bit.... stil a big 8 from me!
A nice example of shallow DOF and the diagonal does add interest to the composition. Two negatives from my point of view - one is that the subject matter just isn't hugely interesting and two is that the top left corner of the frame feels too tight - by that I mean that the subject matter - the gulls - are too close to the edges of the frame.
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