Awsome! The clarity is excellent and the subtle colour really works.

Peace,
Kris

Have to agree with MrMagoo!

Excellent piece as always!

Not sure whether the white lining is there because the original background was different or there's been a bit too much of sharpening, but the photo itself looks very good, maybe a bit more space on the left would be nice, but as i've said, cool photo

You know I like this one! +10

Very nice!!! I like the eye!!

So good.

great details on the bird, and for me the white lining
works well, as it breaks the black perfectly

+ 10

Nicely executed photo. Composition is well done, especially enjoy how you used the dock post as a pedestal lefting Gull slightly off of frame edge. Beautiful grey tones through out its' feathers. Feet, beak, and eye are all generally subdued slightly from soft lighting that seems to be cast on it. Feather became trapped in Gulls' beak, most likely one of its' own feathers.

beautiful photo¡¡¡¡¡¡+10

Excellent ,
Nice work John.
+10

I like the clarity but Im not sure about the colors ... Looks like some one , monjo or sdavis, maybe sprayed the bird with some grey graffiticolor ...
( just kidding ) Cool photo . Session like that is soo relaxing Hope u had a great time.

Beautiful capture and gray zones!....excellent work John!....top marks!
Carlos

I saw this last night when you posted but I was too tired to comment! This is perfect, I thought so last night and I stil do. The composition and clarity are right on and the pose of this bird is outstanding; I would normally think that you would want to get the bird from the front or the side, but this angle from the back works so well because he/she is looking "over the shoulder" so to speak, right into the camera.

My only wish is to see a larger version

Great job on this one!

Perfect shot. The subtle colors work very well.

Hmmm, I dont want to be the bad guy here. But Im not really a fan of this image. I dont really like the desat work, maybe its the bright eye that throws it off for me, but it just doesnt look attractive to me. The clarity of the image is impresive, very crisp, and the DOF is beautiful.

Inabottle: There was no desat work done to this shot. Other than a very slight level adjustment no other color correction was used... I'm not sure why you would think this image was desaturated in any way.

Yep, I can vouch for that. Using levels, John has adjusted the shadows a bit in order to darken an already very dark background. Beyond that, the color as natural, as the camera captured it.

Looks odd still to me, all the colors so muted seem desaturated. Anyways, still dont like the appearance of the colors. Desaturated or natural.

The desaturation appeals to me. I guess in the end it's just a matter of taste. Beautiful image.

perfect! the new elite member is comming +10

As always John, beautiful capture! Well done! +10

Tommyguns