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27-JAN-2007 BJ Ramsay

Bonaparte's Gull

Flag Ponds Nature Park, Calvert, MD

I feel like I should be re-writing Jonathan Livingston Seagull! I went
out today for a great day on the bay in hopes of getting some great shots.
I can tell I'm rusty, had a couple reasonable series of Bald eagles flying overhead,
and some Green-winged Teals, and a reasonable shot of a male Bufflehead, and what
shot turns out the best, you guessed it. This is straight from the camera, resized,
sharpened and posted. I'll probably post some of the other birds in birds of Southern
MD later this week, they just aren't up to this quality.
I guess I need some more practice ;o))

I actually got some great shots of this small gull, one I wasn't familiar with before,
on first impression I almost thought it might be a tern.

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/320s f/8.0 at 330.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time27-Jan-2007 14:38:14
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length330 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 31-Jan-2007 00:10
I think you got a good capture here.
firstbrook30-Jan-2007 12:37
Excellent shot
Guest 29-Jan-2007 23:05
Perfect capture Bryan, great composition and exposure, GMV!
Bob Foisel29-Jan-2007 21:34
Love the diagonal composition of this.
Kathy Pedersen29-Jan-2007 04:23
So beautiful! Voted
Gayle P. Clement29-Jan-2007 03:11
Very nice capture, Bryan.
Jean D29-Jan-2007 02:22
Great flight shot, Bryan! ~V~
carol j. phipps29-Jan-2007 02:02
Yes! looks like you captured him again.
Robin Reid28-Jan-2007 20:10
Excellent shot.
Katie Chew28-Jan-2007 16:43
Excellent capture! V
Chris Thorpe28-Jan-2007 15:38
Perfect catch! Vote
Douglas Stucky28-Jan-2007 13:49
Very nice capture!!
Guest 28-Jan-2007 13:19
I'll bet the others are pretty good, too - I'm getting the red X for some reason - even though the thumb is all there.
Guest 28-Jan-2007 11:54
great catch, well done
Eric Carrère28-Jan-2007 11:05
Beautiful capture Bryan, very nice balance in the picture...V.
shatterbug28-Jan-2007 06:50
Superb capture! V.
Yves Pinsonneault. Photographe28-Jan-2007 05:05
THis is very well executed ...
Yi Feng28-Jan-2007 04:31
Excellent capture, Bryan.
Guest 28-Jan-2007 04:19
As usual, you make a great choice. The highlights and composition are distinctive. V
Bryan Murahashi28-Jan-2007 03:48
Very nicely captured. Nice details in the feathers here. GMV.