Enter Stage Right.
Uploaded: June 03, 2015 | Entered: June 03, 2015 13:13:28
A gull walks into my photo of the ocean at sunrise. It was a cold wintry morning, and there were warm clouds of mist rising from the sea.
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 45.00 mm, Model: E-300
Candace M. Cleveland June 03, 2015
The sea gull is perfect for this.. Great pov for the sun rise. #1619816Tiia Vissak June 03, 2015
very inviting! #11312118Marijana Fajgl June 03, 2015
Perfection - a winner in my book, John! #11312154Tammy M. Anderson June 03, 2015
Beautiful peaceful capture. Love the light and comp. #11312172Katherine Kuhn June 03, 2015
Love the light across the spray from the waves! #11312175Gord MacEachern June 03, 2015
This is one amazing ocean scene, John, love the light, and your model strutting across the scene!! #11312178Jeff Sielski June 03, 2015
Beautiful capture John!! #11312179Michelle Alton June 03, 2015
This is GREAT John. Love your caption! #11312207Lynn M. Whitt June 03, 2015
A beautiful capture and perfect timing. #11312230Ann Coates June 04, 2015
Wow John, this is gorgeous and all the better for the seagull photobombing the scene. #11312312Joy Rector June 04, 2015
beautiful #11312338John Benway June 04, 2015
Beautiful sea scape John, The seagull really gives it an excellent perspective. #11312344John Connolly June 04, 2015
Thank you for all your kind comments! #11312485Gail Sullivan June 04, 2015
John...gorgeous lighting and I can feel the sea mist and that gull is the perfect finishing touch! #11312525Ed Lauderdale June 04, 2015
John, you've gotten a lot of comments on this - I really can't add anything!! Beautiful!! #11312552Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas June 04, 2015
Beautiful sunrise John!,Jeff Robinson June 05, 2015
Great pov, sense of scale and capture John! #11312671Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 05, 2015
The lighting and the mist coming from the water - what an amazing sight this is, John. And the visitor is another bonus.Ujjwal Mukherjee June 05, 2015
Love the play of light here,John - excellent capture!! #11312867John Connolly June 05, 2015
Thank you Gail, Ed, Amalia, Jeff, Kiki and Ujjwal. #11313070Ellen Hodges June 07, 2015
A beautiful morning and the seagull is very cute , too, John! Love your gorgeous sea images! #11314468John Connolly June 08, 2015
Thanks a lot Ellen! #11315081Emile Abbott June 10, 2015
Awesome and I like the sun flare on the left. #11315990John Connolly June 11, 2015
Thanks Emile, the flair is something I usually find after I have downloaded my images! #11316641Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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