pelican . blues
by nivlek

Comment by ShutterHack:
nice shot

pelican . blues
by nivlek

Comment by Ter:
just beautiful

pelican . blues
by nivlek

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Awesome capture and presentation. Gorgeous.

pelican . blues
by nivlek

Comment by andrewt:
Too overprocessed, bright detailess portion is a killer , which is something you want to avoid or at least compensate for when you shoot.

pelican . blues
by nivlek

Comment by bmartuch:
Nice blue tone.

pelican . blues
by nivlek

Comment by tiffanyleski:
The blue has a nice calming effect. I actually like the border there too; it works well.

pelican . blues
by nivlek

Comment by CJinCA:
Nice tranquil image and although generally having the horizon in the middle isn't as appealing, I can see that you'd lose too much of the interesting elements in the picture if you cropped this differently. Well done!

pelican . blues
by nivlek

Comment by Adamsw216:
The color treatment works well here. I like the subject's size in the frame.

pelican . blues
by nivlek

Comment by JC_Homola:
toning is "cool" but the pelican is just a little lost, jmo

pelican . blues
by nivlek

Comment by CNovack:
Voted earlier coming back to leave comments. A very interesting presentation of a sunset shot but instead of warm colors it utilizes cool blues. The choice to use cool colors invokes the idea of a calm serene and cool breezy day by the shore. Tones and contrasts are good with maybe jussst a tad more of a boost to the contrast to make it pop visually even more. Love the inclusion and spotting the pelican in the shot for it adds visual interest. The last little critique I have for this shot is that the head of the pelican disappears a bit into that sand bar. A slight change in angle either by shooting it a little higher up or lower would have moved the head such that the water would be the backdrop and thus the whole bird would be fully visible and contrast with it's surroundings. Great photo nonetheless!