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Old 12-09-2009, 04:09 AM
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This gull was on the highest mast on a fishing vessel tied up at the dock.
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This guy was checking out the leftovers at Giovanni's Restaurant... Great seafood by the way.
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Old 12-09-2009, 04:14 AM
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Great shots of a sometimes maligned bird. Love the last one with the light coming through the slightly open beak and the nares (is that the right word?) TFS.
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Old 12-09-2009, 04:17 AM
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great set Fred ! .. Love the Gull against the deep blue sky in the first photo and the old rusty pully on the mast.

The seond shot is GREAT !... nice contrast and clarity,, great detail, good job on this one.

The last too are cool, it's really hard to deal with bright sunlight on white feathers and you did quite well mainting feather details and keeping the bright whites under control.

Good Stuff Buddy !

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Old 12-09-2009, 04:43 AM
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Wow Fred. Such crisp clear images. Fantastic. I particularly like the first one with the gull on the top of the post thing. Love the rich blue sky. TFS. Am looking forward to seeing more of your images.
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Old 12-09-2009, 10:12 AM
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Nice captures Fred, love the third shot with the bird looking slightly to the left thanks for sharing.
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Wow Fred.. Stunning contrast in the first one and excellent detail in the other ones. Great work with the gulls buddy..

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Old 12-09-2009, 11:24 AM
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A nice set Fred - very sharp, a lot of people wouldn'y even consider photographing gulls.
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Old 12-09-2009, 11:32 AM
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very well done...

I liked the first one...a nice drma out der

thx for sharing
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Fred, nice shots. Very close up detailed and personal with these guys.
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Hi Fred! Glad you took the time to snap some shots of these guys for us! Hope you enjoyed the lunch!
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