Getting in line for a meal

Rate these guys, they won't bite...hard...as long as you feed them

stale bread... :)

I find good humor in the shot - it's easy to anthropomorphize these gulls. I also like the pattern in the eyes which is echoed in the boat's windows. Nice tones too. It is a bit on the fuzzy side - maybe more unsharp masking needed?

I've never really worked with unsharp masking before! Maybe I'll try it, I'm always trying new things. :) Thank you!

I really like this photo of seaguls.....I have started a collection of seagul shots you might enjoy....Good Job.......

http://www.geocities.com/vbice2001/S3.html.....V.Bice

Very good

Nice shot!

At first sight it seems too busy, but them a smile just appears on the face of the viewer... nice tones, nice DOF, however, the focus seems a little soft. Thanks for sharing Laura!

An interesting idea but I do find it to be a bit busy. Once you figure out how to use unsharp mask perhaps you can spend some time with the clone tool to try the shot without the riverboat :-)

Thanks for all the comments! I was thinking, maybe I'm better off just waiting for when the riverboat leaves the area and taking the picture. Except the thing is, when the riverboat leaves, it scares away the ducks and swans and the seagulls go flying to the boat... :)

It almost looks as if they've just lined up for you in this shot! The Aussie seagulls only hang around if there is a chance of a feed! As with a lot of your work, nice artistic touch.

That's a hell of a good shot! I Just love it....

I understand that this shot can only be taken hurriedly to avoid them flying away. This explains the soft focus... but also explains that the photographer behind the camera is a hell of a good photographer with a sharp eye for the opportunities.

Frankly, Laura, if a "youngster", 19 years of age, is able to capture the photos you publish you have a hell of a future as an artist. From my nearly 40 years more and 4 children older than you I declare, hereby, my unconditional admiration :-))

that wants to be different. All the seaguls all looking left except for one! That's the first thing I saw! The river boat is annoying, but I agree, there's only a 1/125 s to snap it (hehe!).

 

But you could blur the background in PS...

 

later

 

Pascal

Great shot Laura. Very nice work.

Very nice picture. Comment from another fan of seagulls :)

I am surprised by its relative sharpness of foreground AND background. It is probably due to the design of those digital cameras.

I know!!! It actually pisses me off a bit sometimes!

This is a great shot! Unfortunately, the ferry has some patches on it just as bright as the gulls and distracts the eye a little. I would recommend equalizing everything but the gulls and the rail to make them the CLEAR object of the photo. Otherwise, I really love this shot.

 

(I hope you don't mind my borrowing your photo to show you what I mean -- attached)

I agree with the above comments about the boat and sharpness. And I like that one showing us his feathery little ass. I think the image would be stronger maybe taken a little to the left, so that we don't see a "first" gull on the right hand side, just gulls to infinity in both directions. And that way our odd-ball would be a little more prominent. Perhaps you can entice them to stay with you with some food as the boat is pulling away?

Laura:

 

I like this one a lot. It's a pity that the boat is so sharp. I don't know how much of a purist your are about manipulation, but you might try sharpening the gulls and blurring the background in Photoshop.

More focus on seagulls; less on background (but keep the boat). That would od it.

great perspective. they look like they are about to plaster the riverboat.

Laura, how did you convince these guys to stay put? Where I work (a lab at a wastewater plant) there are hundreds (thousands?) of these guys and while I've got a few shots with recognizable gulls in them, none so close or as still. Well done. I leave you with George Seagull. - Mister Ken

Laura, this is truly excellent.

thanx my friend for your kindness and your comment on one my my works you can hang it on your wall if u like that and ill be glad so much :).i saw your beautiful works and this one is one of the best of your portfolio . very well composed .

best regards from tehran city ( the city of green revolution ) !

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