this is a photograph taken at darling harbour, sydney ..
not much editing ..
levels adjustment layer in which i made the image more brown and then deleted in adjustment layer that affect on the seagulls so they were their 'natural' colour ... did noise ninja and smart sharpen ...
resized .. then did noise ninja, reduce noise, and sharpened again ,, bit'v selective saturation on the beak and legs of birds ... border .. convert to profile sRGB .. saved for web ..
I like this a lot. The color and shapes of the background connect so well with the shape and color of the piling in the foreground. Good sharp focus on the bird as well, and it also has a repeating theme with the other birds. Great depth in this shot. This would be a great shot for the current "Double Take" challenge.
Now is that Jonathan or part of the flock? He looks as if he's giving flight lessons, so perhaps... Nice composition. Just a little oddity on the front of Jonathan's face and beak, like a halo or something. Reminds me of an acrylic painting.