Gulls .... of some kind

[AndyA]

Jill and I visited Robin Hood's Bay today. I didn't have much luck with my photography, but here's a couple of Gull shots. Birds aren't my thing and I'm very much a novice when it comes to this subject. Thankfully they were stationary.

I almost didn't post this one. I think the bright band of sky takes your eye away from the bird? I tried to remove it, but made it look worse.

I used the 'overlay' in PS to slightly sharpen the images.


Gull 2 by Andy Aveyard, on Flickr

5D3
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/4.5
Focal Length 105 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias +1 EV
Lens Model EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM


Gull by Andy Aveyard, on Flickr

Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)

[paulr5604]

Re: Gulls .... of some kind

Andy the first one is good but the second is very good in my opinion.

[AndyA]

Re: Gulls .... of some kind

Thanks Paul.

I used the 'overlay' in PS to slightly sharpen the images.

Correction: Actually, I used 'filter > other > High Pass' then set the layer as Overlay.

[Stan]

Re: Gulls .... of some kind

Thev first is a black headed gull and the second a herring, that being the better of the two with good detail in the eye showing

Stan

[AndyA]

Re: Gulls .... of some kind

Thanks Stan.

[tesarver]

Re: Gulls .... of some kind

Nice job Andy

Tom

[Bill53]

Re: Gulls .... of some kind

Well done Andy especially considering it's not your usual subject.

Bill.

[AndyA]

Re: Gulls .... of some kind

Thanks Tom and Bill.

[ST-EOS]

Re: Gulls .... of some kind

Well done for getting out of your comfort zone👍