Taken on the rocks of the tide pools at Laguna. Took some patience to wait for a gull to land near by, wanted a nice BW portrait. Love this image.
[Dec. 31st, 2009 01:04:40 PM]
Thanks for all the comments thus far!
This was taken at Laguna Beach, out on the rocks that make up the tide pools. This is not a heavy crop, very little crop in fact. I went with the intent of creating a moody BW portrait of a seagul. This was taken at sunset, underexposed by 2/3 stop to darken the background against the birds head which is more apparent after BW conversion. Benefit of shooting in BW with settings somewhat similar to my usual conversion.
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Lovely portrait indeed - and it is the light that makes it, of course. I'll add that I'm with Timothy, though - where do the birds get the money for these portraits? :-)
Beautiful capture. I am surprised that this did not finalize even higher. I really like the BW conversion. Nicely captured and processed brilliantly, IMO.
Well, I think this nails the classic portrait look. In any case, I like the bright of the eye, and the feather texture. I would have liked a wider DOF and while I think the vignetting works here, I think it also removes the ability to objectively judge the setting. (wild or not).. Still, very nice.
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