Seagull

Flying high and seemingly far apart at times, the gulls remain connected by their calls across the water. They are strong enough to go out on their own but always come back to each other. They belong.

The fun of this image was playing with it in processing. I started by applying a preset in Lightroom (Hallowed Black) and then brought it into Photoshop to play some more, trying out a few textures before I found the one I liked the best.

Coming Home

After a day out fishing, the gull glides onto the golden beach. Home.

I used my zoom lens to get as close as possible to the gulls without scaring them away. I composed this shot using the shoreline to help draw attention to the subject. Including all of the gull's shadow was important. Too often we see shadows cut off in images. Bringing the image into photoshop to add a texture layer enhanced the image and brought a real sense of coming home at the end of the day with the golden hue.