Splish, Splash I Love My Bath

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The Other Side

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Maybe Another Round?

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

I went to a “local” Bald Eagle location last week and the eagle action was pretty slow, but the gulls were active. I liked this one’s bathing activity.

Specific Feedback

I switched the order of the last two images because it felt like it told a story better that way-does it work for you?

Technical Details

Sony A1 FE 200-600 + 1.4 TC @ 840 mm, monopod, f/9, 1/1600, iso 2000. All images preprocessed in DxO PureRaw 4, straightened cropped and minor adjustments and cleanup in PS. Highlight check and necessary reductions in LR then exported for posting. Taken June 5th around 7:25 a.m. under partly cloudy skies.

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Good idea to switch the last two. The sequence works well for me. In addition to your usual spot on technical aspects, you captured such wonderful splashes and expressions on the seagull. I especially like the third one with the gull headed directly at us. I really like these.

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Wonderfully enjoyable series, Dennis. The images have so much energy and expressiveness I can’t help but smile. Thanks for sharing them.

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Nice capture Dennis. I love seeing splashing water in bird photos so these appeal to me. I particularly like the third one with the head on pose and the face buried in the water.

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Hi Dennis
Nice work with this Gull sequence, the last two are outstanding.
Peter

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Such a nice series of shots, Dennis. He looks like he is really enjoying himself.