gulls and moon

Gulls and Moon

great job; excellent composition, crop, masking, color, illumination; best regards nj

I did a similar composition and a problem similar to your have but not quite as obvious: The gulls are in too much light for the evening moon; although one could make the reflected or ambient light argument for the incredible light on the breasts and wings. I still respect the composition but suggest trying either moving the moon back or lightening the sky. In fact, one would expect the gulls to be more in silhouette crossing the in front of the moon. What do you think?