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06-Jul-2008 AKMC

080706_065237_2314 Seagull Squadron

Lake Burley Griffin Canberra ACT

Hmmm, I'm not sure about the merits or otherwise of this one, but I've put it in for now anyway. It was a shot that I had only a couple of seconds to get.

Around dawn each day, the lake's seagulls gather at their favourite meeting point on a boardwalk which runs along the shoreline. A woman who was working in a nearby restaurant came out and decided to run into them, which caused them to take off as a mass. I didn't have any time to change any of the settings of the camera to catch this; basically I just swung around, framed as best I could and started shooting.

I think it may have been more interesting had I been able to open up a couple of stops to perhaps catch some of the seagulls in mid-flight with a shallower depth of field rather than just having a bunch of blurry shadows shooting around in front of the Carillon. Or perhaps not. If you have an opinion, favourable or not, please feel free to share it with me and the other 7 viewers of my images!

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/8s f/9.0 at 105.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
rene31-Jan-2010 08:41
well done, great atmosphere. v.
Lensview Photography24-May-2009 06:15
This is a great shot. Looks like a scene from The Lord of the Rings movie. Has an awesome atmosphere. V.
Guest 08-Jan-2009 19:38
I think it is an interesting shot. I really like it.
Jasja van Leeuwen28-Dec-2008 11:53
Well... I think it has merit! Cool shot, and I particularly like the blurry effect on the birds. Like a flock of ghosts breaking free from the fog, although it perhaps would have been even better if the birds where a little higher, making them stand out more against the sky.
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