Photography has always been important to me. Since I was a child I would take photographs. At first with a Agfa Box camera (which has been my Avatar for a long time). Later, I borrowed my father's camera and when I was ninetheen years old, my uncle gave me my first SLR camera. Two years later I bought myself a top of the art SLR camera and I took thousands of photoslides and photographs with it till it was stolen from me. In the beginning of 2002 I got my first high performance digital camera (Minolta Dimage 7, upgraded to a 7i) and from that moment I got even more enhousiastic about photography. Now it was possible to take pictures and look at them right away.. In 2005 the Minolta was replaced by a Canon Digital Rebel (Canon EOS 350D). At the and of the year I've even bought a Pentax Optio WP to be able to take pictures under water, in the rain etc.. I 2009 I bought the Canon EOS 450D as well as a Samsung WB5000. All camera's are frequenty used by me. I am a member of RR since October 2004 and I still enjoy being here. I enjoy the photographs of other people very much by looking at those pictures I get ideas of improving my own pictures. So.. thank you !!
Snail adventures
Comments (10)
Littlejock
Great capture at fly. I know perfectly how hard is catch this guys. Big Hugs
Garlor
This is a fine study of a Black backed gull, a lesser one I believe. The orange red mark on the lower beak is designed to trigger the nestling gull to peck at this part of the beak when the adult returns to the nest. When the adult gull is pecked in this way it will regurgitate the food into the nest. Studies by a Dutch ornithologist proved that gull chicks are born with this impulse. He triggered the same pecking reaction from chicks by using a stick painted with a red orange tip. I read his study of gulls which was the first proof of how complex and organised gulls have become.
iaacf
Yes it is a Black backed gull, a lesser one for sure.
MrsLubner
Lovely and I like the shadow that falls on it.
Silvra
Excellent festgehalten! Die Moewe liegt mit lang ausgestreckten Beinen auf dem Wind! Ein Super-Schuss!
Firesnuffer
Supurb shot!
danob
Excellent work my friend
Valerie-Ducom
Wowww, excellent timing and pov on this bird ! Good day :)
Cosme..D..Churruca
Fantastic capture !
helanker
Beautiful bird shot indeed. Bravo !