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Wayne,

  Beautiful capture with wonderful timing & details.  Take care, Patsy

Part of the joy of observing birds for me is the tendency to project

feelings and meaning onto their actions and expressions. I know most

of the time it is just my imaginings but it is a fun way to see and

lend form to an image. Comments and critique appreciated.

Wayne! great time !beautiful expression of the bird that does not agree with each other, the wings open strengthen the atmosphere of photographs.very nice soft colors-sharp-and composition. very nice work. best regards Janegbert

Patsy,

Thanks for the kind words.  Waiting for the moments in the cold weather was rough.

Janegbert,

Your kind comments are much appreciated.  I knew I was projecting but I felt the two birds were flirting as if in a mating dance. 

Wayne,

I like the warm light in this image, buy I preferred the more abstract composition and smooth background of one of your other images over this one.

Christoph

Very nice capture and rendering but the cut off feet is a major detraction for me.

I like how is composed and worked and those sparkle in bg is excellent.About your story I think I understand what you say and if look carefully this here birds each one has a different ''expression'' if we can say so.

my best regards

A beautiful result, very nicely composed too, Wayne!

Excellent coposition with a story . It fits nicely in the frame ! Bill

Christoph,

Thanks.  This is a little more busy than the other(s) in this series.  I think I was attracted to the story I read into it.

Kenneth,

Thanks.  I agree the cut off feet bugs the heck out of me,  but the alternative composition was even worse.  I really appreciate your observation.

Radu,

Thanks for visiting and commenting.  Sometimes we think we understand an image and that understanding (accurate or not) helps us to compose and process.

Ruud,

Thanks for the kind comments. I think sometimes photographing birds is like street photography - we are looking for moments, expressions, the interplay of things.  Except I think street photography requires the brain to act or react much more quickly to see the moment.

Bill,

Thanks very much for commenting.  As you can see I had to make compromises in this composition.  Except for the cut off feet, the compromises seemed to work out OK.

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Tony,

Thanks.  Your visits and comments are always helpful and encouraging.

I'm pretty sure these are Seagulls, and I have always found it most interesting to watch them, especially on the beach. They seem to be very territorial, at least when 'food' is around. I've also had the pleasure of being 'shat upon' more than once by these lovely birds, but they say that is supposed to be 'lucky'. I really like how you captured two of them with their wings in the air. Was it cold out???? The others seem to be huddled together. It is a very 'calming' scene' and quite beautiful Wayne. I am glad to hear you enjoyed this time with the birds. A lovely series of images.

kind regards, Gail

Gail,

Thanks.  I was freezing my butt off; but it was worth it. (I needed to lose some weight)