When I decided to process this photo I was looking at the thumbnail and saw the contrast of light and shade on the water. It’s something I like to see and not something I work with often enough. When I opened the photo I saw the gull and at first I thought it was odd, but I like the photo more for it being there. It’s incongruous with the water’s surface and so it holds attention, despite at the same time seeming like it could blend right in.

On a side note, the gull has a cockroach in its beak.

This is my submission into Leanne Cole‘s “Monochrome Madness” for this week.
I suggest checking out Leanne’s photography, as well as checking out what other people submit.

A lot of what people are submitting will likely end up here.

I hope you enjoy.