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Old 10-18-2009, 08:11 PM
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Went to visit my daughter in Portsmouth and had a walk around the naval dockyard while we were there. Saw these gulls fighting over some scrap bread and decided to have a go at trying to capture them fighting over it. I hope you like it.
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Great capture - well done. Cheers, Bernz
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Yeah, cool shot! I love the bird in the background. Good timing for the pose.
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Yeah, cool shot! I love the bird in the background. Good timing for the pose.
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Thanks for the kind comments, think I was a bit "Hit and Miss" but it came ok in the end
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Nice catch David!
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Nice picture! I like the guy in the back...touching down to enter the fray.
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Nice catch David!
Thanks Nathan, put it down to luck and a wee bit of watching them with my other eye

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Nice picture! I like the guy in the back...touching down to enter the fray.
Thanks Douglas for the kind comment. Yeah I like him / her too even gulls can look graceful eh
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What a great picture David...
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Hi Fred, many thanks for your kind comments, coming from you this means a lot to me. Hope you are well.
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