this shot was taken with an intentional slight motion blur, I have tried this many times with little success, I know the National Geographic fellows get them all the time BUT they are after all National geographic. i have noticed this type of motion blur in a number of shots where by photo shop was used, and yes i can do it but the natural look never seems to get captured if played with post production. This shot was captured on tripod on continuous shot with Fuji digital, the joy of the little girl in front males it for ma anyway, and i also liked the crispness of the gulls. For me it's one of my favourite shots and I realise duplicating it may prove a long way away:) cheers Paul