He looked like the kind of bird that wanted to fly low -- really low. As he approached, I just raised my camera from my hip, aimed in the general direction of Jonathan and fired. I guess I was lucky. Or like I want to think, I was ready.
Shot at 45mm equivalent, you can tell that he was very, very close.
camera capture date aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode Flash ISO lens focal length image quality white balance cropped?
Canon 1D Mark II
19:12:56 on 19/07/04
f/6.7
1/180sec
M (for modest)
+0.0
Pattern
550 EX on E-TTL II
200
17-40mm f/4L
36.0mm (45mm equivalent)
RAW converted with C1DSLR Pro
Daylight
very minor
comment byMichael in Ohio at 12:16 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2004
All I can say is wow.
comment byRay Philson at 12:33 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2004
You carry your camera, you take your chances and sometimes it pays off..
This is one of those times.
Beautiful shot
comment by Joan at 12:50 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2004
Great shot. Good choice.
comment bySteve Wilde at 12:53 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2004
Great shot... I'm always tempted to take a pop at a low flying gull but never been that close... Don't like the way he was looking at you though... Hope he didn't get you back!
Wonderful, and I like the reference to Jonathan L. - if I were to imagine what he looks like I think this shot would be pretty close.
comment byRainKing at 11:24 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2004
Wonderful shot. Really beautiful.
comment byHenry at 12:12 PM (GMT) on 23 July, 2004
That is unbelievably amazing. It shows how carrying your camera no matter where you go, what you do, can really paid off. You can almost feel the bird flying right out of the page (or screen :)
JR - I've loved birds for as long as I can remember - almost as long as I've loved photography. You've captured the elegant Ring-billed Gull so very well! He's beautiful -- and the sky is sapphire - a perfect back drop to such a great bird. Great work!
Beutiful, specially that you could catch it on a blue backgroung.... First I thought the background is fake. This is a picture that can be sold... Maybe if it was sharper, it would be better...maybe not!
comment bybtezra at 06:44 PM (GMT) on 23 July, 2004
I agonized for hours trying to decide which image post here. Something similar to Dave? Something more in my style? Green beans? Kids playing around?
I initially prepared an image from the following series.
I settled for a bird. Yes, a simple Seagull. When you read how it was shot, you'll see why I picked it.
If it was to have a title, it would be: Luck favors those that are prepared.
I was taking a walk around Museum Campus in Chicago (between the Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium) when I noticed Jonathan L. flying towards me.
He looked like the kind of bird that wanted to fly low -- really low. As he approached, I just raised my camera from my hip, aimed in the general direction of Jonathan and fired. I guess I was lucky. Or like I want to think, I was ready.
Shot at 45mm equivalent, you can tell that he was very, very close.
JR @ [ p i x e l @ d a y ]
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
Flash
ISO
lens
focal length
image quality
white balance
cropped?
19:12:56 on 19/07/04
f/6.7
1/180sec
M (for modest)
+0.0
Pattern
550 EX on E-TTL II
200
17-40mm f/4L
36.0mm (45mm equivalent)
RAW converted with C1DSLR Pro
Daylight
very minor
All I can say is wow.
You carry your camera, you take your chances and sometimes it pays off..
This is one of those times.
Beautiful shot
Great shot. Good choice.
Great shot... I'm always tempted to take a pop at a low flying gull but never been that close... Don't like the way he was looking at you though... Hope he didn't get you back!
> Hope he didn’t get you back!
Nope. I'm still clean as a whistle.
Fabulous, JR. very painterly! I love the hint of mostion suggested at the wing tips. when the photo gods are with you...
Yes Sir! Sick!
excellent catch and great "out of this world" feel.
JR, this is a beautiful shot.
i agree with all the others; it's a beautiful shot jr!:) well done
Wonderful. I'm undecided about the comp, but it does interest me and that is what is good. Just wonderful!
Wonderful, and I like the reference to Jonathan L. - if I were to imagine what he looks like I think this shot would be pretty close.
Wonderful shot. Really beautiful.
That is unbelievably amazing. It shows how carrying your camera no matter where you go, what you do, can really paid off. You can almost feel the bird flying right out of the page (or screen :)
JR - I've loved birds for as long as I can remember - almost as long as I've loved photography. You've captured the elegant Ring-billed Gull so very well! He's beautiful -- and the sky is sapphire - a perfect back drop to such a great bird. Great work!
Beutiful, specially that you could catch it on a blue backgroung.... First I thought the background is fake. This is a picture that can be sold... Maybe if it was sharper, it would be better...maybe not!
~the color is xlnt~
Wow.. I bet you felt the breeze.
Stunning. Absolutely stunning.