The gull suddenly took off

and again I was not ready. Will have to go out more often and practice.

[moni kozi]

What a great shot! That perfect V shape!

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, that's pretty good!

[Sharon Lee]

❤️

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely

[Susan Wakely]

Great action shot.

[Joan Robillard]

Catching birds in flight is tricky.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Super focus on the bird in flight .

[Mariana Visser]

good capture

[Pam]

The V is perfect. The background is great with the people walking down the beach.

[Valerie Chesney]

Your focus on the gull is excellent, a great capture,

[Lou Ann]

I think you were exactly where you needed to be. The gull is perfect!

[Mags]

Great focus!

[Kate]

Good focus on the gull with the people in the background

[Esther Rosenberg]

ha ha, they always seems to move when I take my eye of them just for one second. Great capture and keep practicing

[katy]

This is awesome. I don’t know what you are expecting of yourself but I think this is a fabulous photo. FAV

[KV]

Nice focus.

[winghong_ho]

The moment of the shot is right also.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great timing on this and wonderful focus.

[Merrelyn]

You may not have been ready but you still managed to get him in focus.

[gloria jones]

Super focus, dof

[LManning (Laura)]

Very cool result though.

[tony gig]

Great focus...

[Chris Cook]

Those darn birds can be so uncooperative. A good shot nevertheless.

[Desi]

Well you sure got a lovely sharp shot of the gull

[Milanie]

Neat focusing

[Rob Z]

But it's great with the blurred background - it really highlights the gull.

[narayani]

Interesting composition

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Oh yes, you definitely have to go to the beach and practice more (o: smile and a wink!

[Bill]

You still got it in pretty good focus.

[Rick]

Great shot. Yeah, looks like a great day to be out there practicing.

[Joy's Focus]

Love the lines. The gull is still center of attention.

[Diana]

@monikozi @jamibann @sugarmuser @ziggy77 @wakelys @joansmor @beryl @mv_wolfie @pamalama @happysnaps @louannwarren @marlboromaam @k9photo @dutchothotmailcom @grammyn @kvphoto @wh2021 @mittens @merrelyn @seattlite @ljmanning @tonygig @cdcook48 @seacreature @milaniet @robz @narayani @olivetreeann @cwbill @rickster549 @joysfocus Thanks for the lovely comments, favs and getting it on the tp and pp. It is very much appreciated :-)

[Gavin.J]

Cracking shot:)

[Kathy A]

This is such a fabulous photo!

[Allison Maltese]

Nice balance to the composition, and I like seeing man and beast in coexistence.

[Heather]

As so many others have said, you managed to capture the gull with such a sharp focus! And I love the v-shaped spread of its wings. Fav