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Sad Pelican
Sad Pelican
MacDonald


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Challenge: Free Study XIV (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Location: California
Date: Oct 22, 2006
Aperture: 4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Animals, Water
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2006

 This has been a hard year on shore birdshere in CA - many are dying from hunger.

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Sony DSLR-A700
Sony 50mm f/1.4
 11/06/2006 05:23:46 PM
Composition emphasizes the length of the pelican's beak, but I feel it's cropped/framed a bit too close for my tastes--I'd widen it up a bit.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/03/2006 04:44:29 PM
really emotive image considering the model cant convey emotions with great ease.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/03/2006 05:04:15 AM
Nice textures in this pelican...
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Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 11/02/2006 06:54:23 PM
great shot...but it looks a bit soft?
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Apple iPhone 7
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/01/2006 10:43:53 PM
Good colors, and I do like how his head/beak fill the frame, but it feels a bit tight (left to right) to me overall. Maybe a tighter crop top and bottom would help it feel "wider."
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 11/01/2006 07:04:11 PM
Sharpness is good on the feathers but the eyes/face need a bit more. The image seems to lack contrast and could use a bit of a boost in saturation, IMHO. Good composition; I'd crop a bit from the top. Nice find. :)
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