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Uploaded: 10/07/13 2:22 AM GMT
Alone
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While his friends were off cartwheeling through the sky and terrorizing visitors he stood there scheming. Well that and waiting for me to move so he could gobble up the last of the snacks scattered about my feet.

Enjoy and your comments welcomed.

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::tigger3
10/07/13 2:42 AM GMT
What a good close up, and the birds eye perspective is super.
Tigs♥ =^..^=
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
::Nikoneer
10/07/13 4:33 AM GMT
Yes they are definitely flying pigs. I once watched a woman make the mistake of feeding one near a lighthouse on the northern tip of Michigan's southern peninsula. By the time she reached her car, about 80 yards away, she was being swarmed by a cloud of around 200 birds. We could barely see her through the cloud; it reminded me of a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds." Nevertheless, this is an excellent capture. Offset to the left so we follow it's gaze across the open space in front of it. Strong colors, the DOF may be just a bit soft on the beak but since it's a solid, bright yellow, it still works well. The DOF on the head and neck feathers is just right, and the bokeh with the blurred background makes the gull pop off the screen. Nice work, Wendell. -Nik
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::Dunstickin
10/07/13 6:56 AM GMT
I am surprised it waited for you to move!...Buggers over here would have yer feet for snacks too!

Great details here
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"Never stop photographing. It is very likely that your best photograph has not yet been captured"
.Bleizmor
10/07/13 9:09 AM GMT
Great shot!
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.GIGIBL
10/07/13 9:28 AM GMT
SUCH A GREAT CLOSEUP AND DETAIL WELL DONE GIGI
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.picardroe
10/07/13 9:47 AM GMT
GREAT CAPTURE WENDELL.
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.Vickid
10/07/13 10:55 AM GMT
Magnificent closeup... what a beautiful bird. The set up is perfect, the expression (they do have them I think) is perfect. The detail and especially the simplicity is so very well done. Excellent capture.
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::Marzena
10/07/13 12:53 AM GMT
Flying pig ... For Goodness sake ... What insolence . LOL
This is a perfect gentleman [or a lady - delete the inpporpriate] waiting with dignity for something to happen finally.
Perfect clarity and DOF or whatever they call it. I am just stating.
SAM & SAAB
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With all my love and respect, Marzena
::trixxie17
10/07/13 5:20 PM GMT
Simple comp and spot-on shot Wendell.
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. . . "What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome." A.J. Balfour
::0930_23
10/07/13 5:22 PM GMT
A bird brain at work.

TicK


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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
.gizmo1
10/07/13 5:56 PM GMT
Very nice capture my good friend and I love these sea birds as it great to arrive at the coat to hear there cry's it say you are on holiday .Lovely sharp detail and the background of the sea is amazing with the dark gray tones and light running through it.Well done to a great post.
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::braces
10/12/13 4:59 PM GMT
Wonderful close-up which I think has an air of melancholy about it. The detail on the bird is excellent. Gulls always make me think of the gull in Finding Nemo when all they say is, "Mine, mine, mine etc."
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.icedancer
10/13/13 12:00 AM GMT
Spectacular shot and detail, you've captured him perfectly. Looks like he's in deep thought
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