Oh no, not another pelican shot! Can you stand it?
An unusually cold and windy day in the Sunshine State. This pelican was hunkered down, warming himself with the last rays of sun. I was able to get many shots of him and get very close yet make sure I didn't bother him too much. I am very pleased with this set of photos because it's captured rather than set up, a goal of mine....Even if it doesn't do well in the challenge.
Cropped, sharpened, levels, curves, small color adjustments, bit of dodge and burn.
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This takes my breath away. Wonderful capture in gorgeous light! And I'm incredibly envious that you did this with the 70-200 - I simply cannot hold that thing steady enough to get a shot this clean.
I really like this. Nice tones, and the crop/close-up is a good choice - I think if the whole length of the bill was included, the eye would have been drawn away, down the bill to the edge of the image. Cropping out the bill keeps us focused on the subject.
Right then, joke's on me as I now have to plough through 564 images and bump them all (yes, all of them) up. There'll be a third run through for fine tuning. It's day two three four now and I'm running late, sorry.
I love the gold color on his head and the intense eyes. The black background makes this pelican stand out. Nice crisp focus all over. What a beautiful bird.
Beautiful colors and details on the feathers and bill. I love the composition. I will be surprised if this isn't one of the ribbons, at the very least the top ten. I give few 10s, this is one.
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