RING-BILLED GULL, ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN, JULY 13, 2009
Pentax K20D
SMC Pentax-F* 300mm f4.5 ED (IF)
1/1000 f9.5
ISO 400
This gull is the same one captured below, that photo taken a split second later. Today's seems to be technically better than the first, partly because the focus seems to be absolutely perfect while the other is ever so much a smidgen off -- and partly because the gull's position in relation to the sun enabled the light to capture more feather detail. The low-winged pose is slightly less dramatic than the high-winged one, however, so maybe it's a wash which the better picture is. What do you think? (Click on either photo for a larger version.)
3 comments:
Can't tell any difference in sharpness between the two gulls -- they both look fine to me.
But I think there is more tension in the second photograph, the one with the gull's wings on the downstroke. The viewer's angle is slightly better, too.
My vote's for the high-winged gull. But both are good shots.
High wing. But it was a difficult choice.
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