Looking at my prior post, this one was the shot I took just prior. The gull was at eye level, taking off, and I got this as one of several fast frames taken, with wings extended fully vertically. Also, note that the gull’s feet are still partially on the sand, in mid takeoff stride. More later. (Nikon D300, ISO 200, 200mm, f5.6, 1/640 sec. Developed in Lightroom 2.6)
