Watch out incoming

Shot of a Seagull especially taken at the request of Ron @stray_shooter, an incoming juvenile Seagull about to splash down.

[Henri Russell]

Great capture.

[Emma78]

Love it! If I tried to take an action shot like that it would out of focus.

[Peter]

@henrir Thank you so much Henri:)

[Peter]

@emma78 Thank you for your comment Emma, I set my camera at 1/500th of a second to freeze the action with f4.5, iso 400, the incoming bird is sharp but the background birds are not quite as sharp as I would have liked:)

[Sue]

Great action shot. Looks good on black

[Steve Pooley]

A lovely action shot and so well focused on that bird

[Lou Ann]

Really great capture! I guess Ron wanted to see a seagull, I think the only birds he has in California are flamingos. Smile.

[Babs]

Ha ha, you always get one that wants to spoil the party don't you.

[Sheralee S]

Looks like he might take out a couple of friends there Peter :) Nicely captured.

[Peter]

@suesouthwood Thank you for your lovely comment Sue:)

[Peter]

@stevepo Thank you Steve just set the camera up and followed the birds landing on the water, its be cropped as they where the other side of the lake:)

[Peter]

@louannwarren Thank you Lou Ann , sounds to me that Ron much prefers Seagulls to squirrels, he lives on the coast so has many more than I have to photograph:)

[Peter]

@onewing Thank you Babs it was the moment of touchdown I was after but when they landed on the water that's all you saw a big splash and no sign of a bird, lol:)

[Peter]

@bella_ss Thank you for your comment Sheralee, they had not quite perfected the soft landing technique and they all ended up wet or in the way:)

[Lou Ann]

@pcoulson oh I know. I was teasing. Lol.

[Ron]

Now we're talking! That's the rule - for every squirrel, one must post one seagull. ;) Great job of freezing the little guy in mid flight. Gotta fav for the effort especially!

[Peter]

@stray_shooter Thanks Ron for your comment Fav and info they are appreciated as always, now I know the score I will try to meet the rules, Squirrels and Seagulls on the same day will be a challenge:)