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Kaikoura V

Posted by Adiemus (Christchurch, New Zealand) on 5 February 2007 in Animal & Insect.

Gulls

Hi guys!
This year I'll be putting up fewer shots, but hopefully improving the quality at the same time. Sort of a 'best of' if you like.
This community is terrific in so many ways - I love it even if I don't often comment. The people on here make it a great place to be.
I'm also writing a health-related blog - if you're interested, hop on over to http://healthskills.wordpress.com/
and make yourself known!

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Comments (22)

H.O from Victoria, Canada

Great shot !! really nice work :)

5 Feb 2007 1:23am

@H.O: Aren't those wings fabulous?! I love the arc of the wings, good design (whether human or 'god') is always good to me! I'm glad I caught the light through the wings, a really precious sight.

Darren from Japan

Nice capture mate. Did you pay them some chips as there modelling fee?

5 Feb 2007 2:10am

@Darren: We were gutting a kahawai that I had caught while fishing, and stuffing the guts into the crayfish pots as bait. The smell was disgusting, but they thought it was caviar I'm sure. There are more pictures of these birds on the way!

Prashanth from Bengalooru, India

nice catch! lovely details

5 Feb 2007 2:22am

@Prashanth: Thank you! There was a bit of selective dodging and burning to keep the detail without losing the contrast.

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Just perfect.

5 Feb 2007 2:31am

@badala: Thank you!

Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany

Superb work! Great detail & light on the wings.

5 Feb 2007 3:33am

@Manuela Photography: Thank you - the detail was something I really wanted to catch, and not just make them silhouettes.

Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium

great capture indeed - the wings are perfect

5 Feb 2007 3:38am

@Jason Kravitz: Thank you!

Aaron Schmidt from Auckland, New Zealand

Nice shot getting the two birds in the scene like that. And they're both in good focus. Well done.

5 Feb 2007 3:38am

@Aaron Schmidt: It was a bit of a fluke - but wait, there's more!! It was dead calm and the new D50 was in my hands, and I had a new lens to play with!!!!

Suby from Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

I call this "The Dance of the Birds" or the "The Dance before the dueal" or "The dance of love" or..... interpretation is at the hands of the veiwer. Lovely capture.

SUby

5 Feb 2007 5:39am

Sidonie from Sydney, Australia

Not one but two in the same frame! Great work!

5 Feb 2007 5:50am

Pero from Kyoto, Japan

Perfect capture. Great photo.

5 Feb 2007 7:08am

Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India

What can I say? Lovely!

5 Feb 2007 7:59am

Makoto from Sapporo, Japan

You caught a splendid moment. Great work!

5 Feb 2007 8:05am

Still from Valence, France

Awesome shot!

5 Feb 2007 8:55am

Jen from United States

Beautiful shot...I can't believe you got two in the same shot. Great Work!

5 Feb 2007 9:51am

Jerry from Tampa, United States

GREAT image! Wonderful job!!!!

5 Feb 2007 11:08am

adalove from Alcala de Guadaira, Spain

beautiful birds, marvellouse isolation!

5 Feb 2007 11:38am

Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia

Nice visual hierchy here, well shot!!

5 Feb 2007 4:17pm

Michael Zhang from New York City, United States

And my favorite part, they're both flying into the frame! It's a general rule that everything should be entering/existing in the frame unless it's for a special effect/message. Great work here!

5 Feb 2007 8:19pm

@Michael Zhang: Thank you, I did do a bit of creative cropping!