Feeding seagulls in California is banned by state law, but rarely enforced. Some people consider bird feeding to be a generous gesture – but ultimately the practice may disrupt natural feeding patterns and encourage gulls, once used to such freebies, to harass beach visitors. I watched from a distance as this hooded man pours a huge bag of kernels upon the sand, creating a gull feeding frenzy. He seems to be almost dancing with joy as he feeds dozens of birds. My image find him surrounded by birds battling for a free meal, both on the ground and in the air. I used a fast shutter speed of 1/2500th of a second to stop the activity of the man, the falling kernels, and the birds, freezing them all in a moment of time.