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Watching a flock of black headed gulls , as always I was struck by their beauty in flight and enjoyed capturing the moment of landing, with some reflection
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Location
I took this photo at a reservoir near where I used to live. I visited it regularly to see the bird life and this was a fairly dull winter's day with only a light breeze.Time
This was taken late morning when the light was quite good.Lighting
Despite being a bit flat, the light was good enough to allow fast shutter speed without too high ISO. I liked the way the light hit the bird's wings and the ripples in the waterEquipment
This was taken with a Nikon D5100 using a 55-300mm lens, hand heldInspiration
I enjoy photographing birds in flight and this particular bird about to land in the water was a great opportunity to capture a simple but striking image with beautiful shapes and virtually monochromatic giving almost an abstract feel to itEditing
Just some slight cropping to get the negative space right, and some adjustment to contrastIn my camera bag
I carry 3 Nikons, the D5100 with 55-300mm lens, a P90 and a J2 ( with a 10-30mm lens) I sometimes use a monopod or tripod. I carry a polarising filter Obviously spare batteries and SD cards etc.Feedback
It's well worth watching the patterns of flight in the particular bird species you are wanting to capture. I find focussing on one bird and following it and taking a number of shots can yield nice results, especially if you can capture reflections. I use fast shutter speed and fairly shallow depth of field to help emphasize the bird as the main subject.