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DMC-TZ60
Aperture f/4.3 ISO 100 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 109/10 
Den Helder, Noord-Holland, NL
Jul, 2019Views
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jackiegoodwin
November 14, 2019
lovely action shot - thank you for entering my challenge - best of luck
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Location
I took this photo on the ferry going to Vlieland, an isle north of Holland.Time
It was 11 AM.Lighting
The light was natural, a nice hazy sunlight was just perfect to shoot the gulls.Equipment
I have a Lumix DMC-TZ100, all my photos are taken with this little miracle of a camera...The best thing about this camera is that it has a good Leica lens and it is very easy to carry with you because it practically fits in your back pocket. I didn't use any extra equipment, I took the photo spontaneously free out of hand.Inspiration
The gulls were circling around the boat. I wanted to take a photo like I was one of them, flying together. Most of the times they flew too far, too high or too low, until this one came along and took a slight turn very close to me, click!Editing
I did a little post-processing in Lightroom to emphasise the colors and textures.In my camera bag
I don't have any equipment in my bag (yet) I am a beginning photographer and I am learning to use a camera, to look for the good light, composition and point of view. One day when I know how to use and set the camera well enough, I will start to think about a bag filled with technical things instead of the need to understand how it works first...Feedback
After running around on the boat with my camera pointed in all directions, I discovered it was a better idea to choose a single place where I could take the shot I wanted; an isolated view of a flying sea gull as if I was flying along with it. To achieve such a photo, I had to choose a place where many gulls were flying around against a nice clean background with the sun coming from the left. It took me more then an hour to get this one photo. To make a catching photo of a flying bird, make sure that you catch the sunlight from the right angle to get the nice high lights that make the bird stand out vividly! Mind the light in the gulls eye, a very important detail! Beware of too much sun, that will cause burned out light spots and heavy shadows. Crop it later to the right dimensions to create a nice composition within the rule of thirds for example. I allways crop and edit in different ways and choose the best one a day later when I can have a fresh look at them... And last but not least, allways make sure your camera is near you with a fully charged battery!
