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Pelican and Pier #3
Pelican and Pier #3
robinssong


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
Location: Sebastian, FL
Aperture: 10
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640s
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 3, 2007

Viewed: 643
Comments: 26
Favorites: 4 (view)

 I was shooting for the Image Grain challenge back in March and caught this pelican taking off. How I wished it wasn't grainy now. I didn't use it for that challenge because I felt it didn't really meet the challenge.

I gave it the Noise Ninja treatment to remove the bad grain in the sky, but left it on the pier and pelican.

Converted to black and white, sharpened a little and used Melancholytron again to give it a vignette and a sepia tone.
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Wow! Thanks for all your nice comments and faves. I didn't expect that it would be received so well! Sure made my day!! :)

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 09/09/2007 06:13:59 PM
WOW! Very nice capture! This lends itself to B&W so well! Great job.
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 09/08/2007 09:22:39 AM
Perfect black and white tones but the best part is the backdrop I think!
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 05/07/2007 08:29:59 AM
Love the detail seen on the flapping wings! This action shot has some very wonderful sharp details in the wing and body of the pelican. The tones and contrasts are great - the pelican really pops off the background of the sky. The only small nit is that the top portion of the downstroked wing in the foreground detail gets lost on the dark backdrop of the ocean - the tones are almost the same. Not sure how to make that stand out a tad more aside from mayhap using dodge very sparingly. Other than that this is a great capture of a pelican in mid-flight.
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 05/04/2007 11:37:37 PM
amazing capture
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 05/04/2007 10:51:37 PM
I agree WOW
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 05/04/2007 06:46:41 PM
Robin!!! WOW! The perspective on this just blows me away! That bird seems larger than life. and you have managed to even capture personality in that bird you were so close.

I think I said, "Wow", but "Wow" again!!!!!!

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 05/04/2007 03:02:07 PM
wow, this is a fantastic capture. great job.
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 05/04/2007 02:20:34 PM
The detail in this is stunning! He's perfectly posed too!
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 05/04/2007 09:52:09 AM
Great capture and wonderful framing. Very nice.
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 05/04/2007 09:34:21 AM
I saw the thumb and almost shouted out - NO WAY!

What a PRIZE capture - WOW!

Not loving the treatment - can't put my finger on exactly why - I think the bird looks a little surreal - maybe that's what you were going for???
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 05/04/2007 09:14:56 AM
Excellent capture!!!
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 05/04/2007 07:42:54 AM
i love this.
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 05/04/2007 06:51:43 AM
next time see if you can get a fish in it's mouth!!!!
or a small child :-)

just joking of course.
(sort of)
excellent capture.
lovely tones.
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 05/04/2007 06:23:07 AM
Awsome job Robin. Love the tones and the crisp focus. Great job.
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 05/04/2007 06:20:07 AM
whoa.. fab catch..
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 05/04/2007 05:10:38 AM
Wonderful timing, great picture.
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 05/04/2007 04:41:16 AM
The size of the bird in relation to the pier is what makes the photo for me. It almost doesn't even look like he's flying but rather protecting the pier.
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 05/04/2007 04:38:48 AM
WOW!
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 05/04/2007 04:33:19 AM
Whoa! THAT is really an awesome capture! It looks great in BW, but I wonder what the color version looks like.
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 05/04/2007 12:17:27 AM
I'm always so amazed when people get a bird in mid flight. Terrific stop action. In a perfect scenario, he'd be up higher and not "competing" with the pier, but wow - the focus is spot on.
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 05/04/2007 12:14:36 AM
It is wonderful!!! The crop is perfect, the pier really sets the scene and the pelican is perfectly in focus.
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 05/04/2007 12:01:02 AM
holy %*&%!!!!! this is good!!!!! better than good!
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 05/03/2007 11:17:18 PM
Now this is an impressive animal shot! Great captured moment. Love it. Faving it.
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 05/03/2007 11:14:24 PM
great capture!
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 05/03/2007 11:08:32 PM
WOW.....this is just awesome shot..... I love it, and what great timing.....The tonal range is amazing and you definately should be proud of this one.....

Came back to add this as a favorite.....just perfect.....

Message edited by author 2007-05-04 00:10:12.
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 05/03/2007 11:06:28 PM
That is such a lovely capture of an outstretched wing - fantastic tonal range, and the tone of the sky contrasts so well with the foreground subject. Wow.
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