1. The shot is so crappy. I liked how the bird is positioned on that bright sky, only it was completely out of focus. So, long live edits!
2. Why is a seagull so interesting? Because I live in a mountain area and seagulls should live, well.. around the sea... A few years ago, somehow, a flock of seagulls moved in this area. And they are more and more by the year. But, just as Vikki said, I also want to stay away from pigeons in this animal week.
And darn it is so hard to photograph flying birds.
I like it. I use the "sports" auto setting on my camera to capture birds because it refocuses all the time and goes with the movement. Not foolproof but it can work very well.
I actually think it would be less interesting if it were in sharp focus. This has more of an artistic feel that I really like.
In addition to @casablanca 's tip, if you don't have a sport mode you may have a setting for "continuous autofocus" that will achieve the same thing.
@ljmanning Thank you, Laura, for that advice! I did use the continuous autofocus, but i was not able to get the bird in frame so that the camera had someting to focus on. It struggled with the sky and the bird was gone. The pricks don't wait for me to focus! 😒
I like the bird. like to bring it down a bit, but then birds fly high. great shot. I have a difficult time also with flying birds. we have hundreds of geese flying from the feeding fields back to the lake and since we're only 120 steps away from the lake they're coming in low for a quick landing.
Shooting birds in flight, keeping them in the frame and maintaining focus is not easy, I struggle with it all the time. Continuous auto focus is the way to go, it just takes a lot of practice. A longer lens, if you have one, would also help. The composition of this frame is excellent. I love all the negative space.
In addition to @casablanca 's tip, if you don't have a sport mode you may have a setting for "continuous autofocus" that will achieve the same thing.