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28-OCT-2006 BJ Ramsay

Sunset lighting on an overhead Gull

Soloman's Island, MD

I went over to catch the sunset on my favorite pier on Soloman's Island.
The clouds from the nor'easter were promising, but the winds blew it clear just before sunset.
With the winds running 15 to 20 mph the gulls were zooming overhead so I took the camera off the
tripod turned on the VR to see what I could get in the setting sunlight. It was great practise,
240 shots in 17 mins, and on review I thought I had a winner:



But on final review this one won out, both shots are straight out of the camera resized and sharpened.

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/500s f/5.6 at 370.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time28-Oct-2006 17:55:06
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length370 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Yi Feng13-Nov-2006 04:05
Wonderful shot. Love the sunset light on its body! V
Sheila04-Nov-2006 02:56
Great capture!
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik02-Nov-2006 22:02
Stunning!! VOTE S&L
Guest 31-Oct-2006 17:10
Great capture of the hawk and light. vote.
carol j. phipps31-Oct-2006 02:03
Amazing sight. V
Guest 31-Oct-2006 00:38
Wow, great capture, great light and composition, big vote!
Bob Foisel30-Oct-2006 16:46
Sharp and so detailed. Voted.
Joanne Kamo30-Oct-2006 07:16
Gorgeous lighting on the gull really complements th background color! V
Bryan Murahashi30-Oct-2006 03:46
Fabulous warm light on this gull. Great shot and GMV.
Douglas Stucky30-Oct-2006 03:12
Amazing lighting!! Great capture! vote
Kathy Pedersen30-Oct-2006 00:58
Amazing details and lighting. This is outstading. Voted
lou_rozensteins29-Oct-2006 23:01
Very nice light and details.
Guest 29-Oct-2006 15:04
great light and sky exposure
Chris Thorpe29-Oct-2006 13:11
Excellent light, BJ. Perfect capture.
Marco Valk29-Oct-2006 13:05
great shot; beautiful warm light
Beverly Wickersham29-Oct-2006 13:04
A great catch, BJ. Excellent detail for such conditions, and terrific light. V
Gary Hebert29-Oct-2006 06:30
lovely light and tone Bryan... :)
Wei O'Connell29-Oct-2006 05:52
Both shots are excellent. Beautiful light and great details. vote
Liz Bickel29-Oct-2006 05:03
Lovely image. Most interesting lighting. I really like it.
Enrique29-Oct-2006 04:48
Nicely done - I like the color or warmth you captured.
Guest 29-Oct-2006 04:46
Wow, what focus & detail. Vote.
Peter Ericsson29-Oct-2006 03:40
Aree, a splendid phtograph!
Mindy McNaugher29-Oct-2006 03:33
Marvelous capture! Amazing lighting and details! Vote!
Greg Harp29-Oct-2006 03:30
Outstanding! GMV
Guest 29-Oct-2006 03:15
Fantastic capture & lights..
Gayle P. Clement29-Oct-2006 03:09
Excellent shot, Bryan. I love the light and the detail. That wonderful cloudy background is a real plus.
Katie Chew29-Oct-2006 03:08
Great capture and lighting!