Regine Guillemin
January 2025 - JUVENILE WESTERN GULL SILHOUETTE
Original
About the Image(s)
Photo taken Handheld on Doran Beach in Bodega Bay, CA.
Practicing Bird in Flight Photography.
Camera Settings: ISO 1600 F/32 1/400sec @ 270 mm
Camera Canon EOS R5 Mark II lens Canon 100-500mm
3 comments posted
I like the postprocessing, the capture with the wings wpread and the silhouette. I cropped so that he is on a diagonal, added some space and light for him to fly into. Posted: 01/10/2025 03:59:44
I'm a fan of silhouettes when the subject is obvious. I also see them as an opportunity for a monochrome. In your case you already have a monochrome, but I like the traditional black-and-white version. Posted: 01/10/2025 04:53:05
Regine, I actually like your original best with no changes at all. The three bands of color from the rays of the sun brings my eye right to the gull as if its being lift up a little from the sunshine. Great shot. Posted: 01/20/2025 02:20:51