Seagulls on bouy

[surfer1014]

C&C Please?
This is one of my person favorites.

[taken]

fantastic location very dramatic color tones all around,specially the water behind i see a lot of interesting expressions on the faces of the sea gulls,though out of focus, due to dof effect focus is good.i feel the pic lacks a little balance due to ur composition but still it has become one of my personal favorite pics too in here i think the seagulls have been pictured in a rare grounded location! is the key light,headlights of a car?

[shreds]

However many times I look at this I can't get away from the illusion of birds beaks looking upwards (from in a nest?) created by the joints in the buoy/barrage. Indeed it makes the gull for me almost secondary.

Am I alone in this thought?

[surfer1014]

thanks taken, and no its all natural lighting. it was about 4 o'clock i think.

Thanks for your critic everyone!