Alone
Capture this laughing seagull on Venice beach, Florida, as it walked around the beach looking for food, it was the only seagull on the beach at that time.
canon 5D markll
canon 400mm
ISO 400
1/800 f/ 7.1 CP filter
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Martina Fagan
Brilliant clarity Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Tina
linifer
this is so lovely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
midzing
gorgeous shot,,, love the POV,, well done Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
JennyDean
nice capture Kathy :)
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Jenny
micklyn
Great image, Kathy! love the subdued blues and greys ( :
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
JonRussell
Beautiful capture!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much Jon
robmac
A lovely moment captured Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Rob
David Hibberd
Nice one Kathy.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you David
IRISHPIX
Real work to be proud of You nailed it Kathy again~
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kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much Joe
Shaun Whiteman
He can’t be alone he was with you!!!! Lovely mood to the shot!
kathy s gillen... replied
ok you have a point :) thanks so much Shaun
Derek Dobbie
I love this and the low angle of the shot. How did u manage to get so low Kathy. I use a table tripod with split viewer. Excellent.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, I was just sitting on the beach waiting for a bird to show up and this little guy landed in front of me, so I just sat there
Larry Grayam
This is a great photograph of unique Florida scene, very well done Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Larry
helmutk
Lovely capture !
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
BigD
Excellent capture, Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks Big D
DonDavisUK
Excellent Kathy, love the way this bird seems to be on a stroll around the beach. It reminds me of Prince Philip walking along thinking of nothing much of importance. Excellent. Don. P.S. Check out my Hot Hot Lily:-)
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks, lol he was just out strolling around after he landed in front of me
joyousmoon
Gorgeous capture! Love the clouded background, brings out the clarity of the gull so well.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Pamela
Anne Staub
Beautiful shot!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much Anne
rasnidreamer
Beautiful Kathy. I love the one little seashell too! XXSUEXX
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Sue
CynLynn
wonderful Kathy! super work!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Cindy
Karl Schlemmer
Great capture Kathy. Well done.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Karl
SharonAHenson
Picture perfect…..love the surf in the background !
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much Sharon
Noah .
I love it! Too cool!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much Noah
Sonya Byrne
He’s lovely, looks very shy
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Sonya, he seems to be that way… he was quite on the beach as well
shadyuk
I feel just like this bird ! Nice shot !
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Aritheeagle
Superr shot -
I am still new with my SLR . Its like going back to Montessori all over again. ..... but I am eager to get the best of the best moments. I am trying to analyze my errors and mistakes … light, speed, ISO, aperture, zoom…. etc etc
Thanks
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, good luck, it will all come in time.. you will have really great shots and their are days when you say… what was I thinking :)
Aritheeagle
Actually I like that strut like stance this fella has – like confident …. head high ….. chest out … stomach in!
;-))
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Angel Perry
I love the little lone seagull with his little lone shell. Fantastic!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Angel
Yvonne Hoffmann
great portrait of this seagull…
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much Yvonne
Virginia N. Fred
Fantastic, very nice dof and clarity, without a care in the world he is walking lol, nice work girl
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks, he was justing walking around…. there was no one on the beach at that time… you know me.. it was early. lol
Cora Wandel
Good morning, you caught a real beauty here, Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Cora
Malcolm Chant
Gosh Kathy, this is one detailed capture.
xxx
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much Malcolm
FelicityB
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a picture of yours I didn’t like!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much for that great comment… I could show you many that I have that I hate. lol
Paul Thompson ...
Stunning work!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much Paul
Karen Checca
Wonderful DOF on this capture, Kathy! The fact that it is another beautiful shot doesn’t surprise me, you always have especially wonderful wildlife shots, but the fact that there was only ONE seagull!!!!!!??? LOL That’s amazing, lol!! :)Karen
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much Karen…. I know I couldn;t believe it was just one seagull that landed there
Antanas
perfect
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
Lori Peters
What a beautiful picture, Kathy! xo
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much Lori
Rachel Williams
I like the way you were able to shoot this little guy straight on. It’s a wonderful image.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, i was just sitting on the beach and the seagull landed and started walking my way.
Neilm
LOVELY SHOT!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Neil
Mayina
awesome!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
lorilee
A wonderful capture!!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
Kim McClain
Marvelous! He didn’t want to look at you directly!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much kim, he was just walking around
francophotos
Fantastic capture Kathy great details and background nicely done!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
Rosalie Scanlon
Beautiful image Kathy, very well captured.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Elaine Teague
Darling seagull Kathy. Great capture.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Elaine
PPPhotoArt
he makes me feel sad but the shot is justs outstanding, well done Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
Aquarelle
Oh wow I love your compositions! This is brilliant
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Vincent James
Such a fabulous mood to this shot. Great capture.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much Vincent
Carol Barona
this is beautiful!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Carol
Delany Dean
I love this one! You really nailed the composition, tones, dof… it all works!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
ViktoryiaN
Absolutely fantastic shot!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Isa Rodriguez
Top Shot!

Congratulations!. your image is being featured at First Things
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so very much Isa, I am honored
luanda
OMG! I’m speechless, Kathy! SUCH A MASTERPIECE!!! Instant fav! Luv, DANIELA
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so very much
Karen Tillotson
FANTASTIC! He is such a beauty!!! I love the solitude this image…and the DOF is fabulous!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much Karen
Danceintherain
I’ve felt like that bird a time or two myself! * Coy *
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Coy, I think we all have at one time
hsien-ku
really wonderful capture
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
roseduggan
very cute Kathy , well done :)).
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Rose
Brenda Dow
Looks as though he has everything under control….. strolling and strutting…love all your shore birds…... i have a few tucked away from the east coast….. I find them all quite “full of it”!!!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much, I have been working on a bird calendar by request from a few people, so I will be getting more shots.
Nick McGuire
I like this!! Nice photo!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Nick
Clare Colins
I agree with everyone…a great capture!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
rodeorose
Really nice capture. There is such a soulful mood to this. Lovely work.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, I thought so too
LYN EVANS
Absolutely superb shot.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Lyn
Steve Chapple
Great use of DOF and the image speaks….
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Steve, this is one of my fav’s
Sharon Mau
Congratulations on your feature today in Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free
23 August 2009

kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much Sharon,I am very honored, this is one of my personal favs
Maria Murphy
BEAUTIFUL SHOT !!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Steve Buffington
The bokeh just makes the shot. Excellent.—Steve
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Steve
John Beamish
Looks lost in thought. Great shot.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much John
misiabe80
Wonderful!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
A.M. Ruttle
Hmmm, guess I’ll a little late to the party, but I’ll add my two cents anyway… this is fabulous!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Nathaniel Arnold
terrific work! love the angel too, well done
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
TaniaLosada
Great shot!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
MarekM
Wonderful shot!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
jjtaylor
Gorgeous perspective and depth of field.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Phillip Simmons
love the breaking waves in the background
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
Dave & Trena P...
amazing shot! congrats on your well deserved feature!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
ShotsOfLove
Marvellous capture Kathy! such a human-like step:- )
Bravo on your features :- )
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
CourtneyE
So Simple, Yet somewhat powerful.
I like it.
:)
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Carole Stevens
This is one cool dude walking down the beach, gorgeous capture and point of view!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, this is one of my fav, I have a 16×20 of this shot
Stephanie Exen...
awww. he is soo cute. i love this picture. poor little guy
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much, I have this ina 16×20 hanging up, he is so cute I couldn’t pass it up
Margaret Shark
Oh, Kathy, what a remarkable shot. Your dof is just outstanding. Wonderful image. Congrats.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much, this is one of my favorite images
Donna Proctor
Sometimes “less” is so much more… stunning, powerful image. Simply amazing!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much, this is one of my fav’s. I have a 16×20 hanging up
Lost Girls 17 days ago
I came for the flowers but got sucked in by a pigeon.
This one got a big AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! from me. +++1
kathy s gillen... replied 17 days ago
thank you so much :)
Cee Neuner 1 day ago
Your cohosts,
Cee and Chris
kathy s gillen... replied 1 day ago
thank you