Black headed Gull in first moult

[Hughredcanary]

Hi
I have not edited this shot I don’t think it needs it what do you think

Hugh

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[Edd]

Hi Hugh,

I'm not that experinced at editing at all, need lots and lots of practise, so I supose I should really keep my gob shut.

The only thing I would be tempted to do is crop out some of the background water so the image is more bird than water if you see what I mean ???? Try to use say a 6 x 4 crop would be my guess.

Ed

[Hughredcanary]

Hi Ed and thank you, Ed don’t you knock yourself you give a valid opinion, I will do as you suggest and see if it meets with your satisfaction , ha if you keep your gob shut I will not her anything, and I would like to know what you think
Best wishes
Hugh
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[Hughredcanary]

Ok Ed what do you think I did a cropped, adjusted shadows and highlights, then a slight sharpen

Hugh

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[Hughredcanary]

(correction) so sorry, (my apology’s) its a it’s a Juvenile
Hugh

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[Edd]

Hi Hugh,

Your knowledge on birds is better than mine, its a Seagull in my books !!!!!

Personally I would crop a little more bit lik this .......



The way I see it, the shot is of the bird so you need as much of the subject to fill the frame.

Sorry I can't comment on colours etc, not read that far in the manual as yet, but will get there one day.

Hope others comment soon so we can both learn more

Ed

[Photography~girl~]

not sure if how much my comment counts, I'm still learning about color and all that cool stuff, but I must say, I do like the crop mr.Ed did. I think it's more focused on the subject. I think maybe if there was grass or something else behind the subject, using the rule of thirds[as you did in the original photo] would've made a great picture. but that's my very own opinion.

oh, and that's the prettiest segull I've ever seen. Over here they're white/grey...and well, we call them "rats with wings" at the beach.

[Hughredcanary]

Ed, snap hear is my edited effort, well spotted k but a wise man once sad roils are meant to be bent slightly
Bent, it wasn’t me

Hugh

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[Edd]

Hi Hugh,

It looks fine to me, as yet I don't have a clue about adjusting colours and sharpening etc.

Ed

[bob_r]

I think the shot may have a little too much yellow. I like this crop rather than the one Ed suggested. I think all living things need a little "nose room" when their pic is taken from the side. I adjusted the original by adding a little blue, cropping and sharpening a little.

Bob R

[Hughredcanary]

Hi bob yes nicely don
Hugh

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