Comment from hchriste
Well done, white birds in blue skies often come out black, good exposure, good use of thirds, good color and good clarity good picture

 Comment Written 23-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Aug-2016

Thanks for the review.

reply by hchriste on 24-Aug-2016

welcome

Comment from dalebraatz
what a wonderful stop action shot. like the colors and details and depth that you have captured here, very pleasing to look at. Thank you for sharing. dale

 Comment Written 22-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Aug-2016

Thank Dale. Appreciate the review.

Comment from GaliaG
nice capture of the bird, but the empty space should be before her, so she as were to go and not on her back leaving a very huge negative area

thanks for sharing


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 Comment Written 22-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Aug-2016

Thanks Galia. Yes I could have cropped it the other way, but I thought this perspective was different - leaving home and going to the unknown.

Comment from PeglegDeb
Thought of 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' immediately when I saw this Chuck.

Interesting PoV and I especially like the way the light is falling on the rear edge of his wings from above. Wonderful focus....nice natural colors.

The only thing that bothers me is the way you've cropped this. I don't mind the space behind him (the cloud balances that out) but the lack of space in front of him seems a tad severe to me.

Wonderful shot of the gull though. I can see it on the cover of the book I mentioned.

Deborah

 Comment Written 22-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Aug-2016

Thanks Deb. Your'e not the first to comment on my cropping on this one. But I wanted a different perspective to the shot - leaving home and going to the unknown,

reply by PeglegDeb on 22-Aug-2016

well that's an interesting take Chuck. Welcome for the review.

Comment from Zilyram
Bird in flight are so difficult to position and unfortunately to me this bird has nowhere to fly and too much space behind. The lighting, focus and exposure are all great.

 Comment Written 22-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Aug-2016

Thanks for the review.

Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice wonderful lovely shot.Beautiful nice scene.Presentation is great.The Seagull and fast flying occasion,wings and body details,blue sky and clouds are gorgeous great and make a nice scene.Light and color balance are very nice.Focus color and all are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.

 Comment Written 22-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Aug-2016

Thanks Sam.

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
Can we reverse or flip this photo so that a longer space would be to the direction where this gull is heading to?
KISS principle.
Simply visually soothing.
Plain backdrop withou much nuances.
Subtle illumination.
Pin sharp focusing.
Improve framing.
Thanks for sharing...

 Comment Written 21-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Aug-2016

Thanks for the review Dick. As for the cropping I thought a different perspective might be nice - leaving his home and going to the unknown.

Comment from michiganmike
A rather unorthodox composition with the bird flying out of the frame. It is however nicely balanced by the cloud. Good detail and nice understated colors.

 Comment Written 21-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 21-Aug-2016

Thanks Mike. Greatly apprecxated.

Comment from Alveria
Nice shot with good clarity, lighting, and color. Good human eye view. :) My only suggestion, in my humble opinion, would be to have more negative space in front of the seagull for it to "fly into" and less in back of it. A well taken photo with good framing. ~Alveria

 Comment Written 21-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 21-Aug-2016

Thanks. Thought about cropping it reversed, but I thought this brought an interesting perspective to the shot - showing where he/she came from with the unknown awaiting him/her.

reply by Alveria on 21-Aug-2016

Didn't think about it that way, nice perspective, I like it. ;) ~Alveria

reply by the author on 21-Aug-2016

Thanks Alveria ;-)

Comment from MKFlood
nice capture chuck. the clarity is great. the capture of the light is great. the angle of the shot of the bird soaring in the air is great. the image is balanced and eye appealing to the viewer. good eye and great job overall

 Comment Written 21-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 21-Aug-2016

Thanks MK. Always appreciate your comments.