My first time trying this type of photography, it was fun photographing them.
I was tracking the pelican in sports mode, which is always trying to maintain focus on the subject. I was in full zoom and shooting in portrait, so I had very little space to work with in the frame because of the pelican's speed. Its not an easy task, I was at the bay for about 2 hours trying to come out with some decent shots. You have to wait for them untill they start flying and then start tracking them while composing a good photo that doesn't have any buildings in the background, it requires a lot of patience. You should try it sometime :)
There was no cropping done, this is how it was captured.
Lens: Canon 75-300mm III (@300mm handheld)
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This one could easily be a cover. The curvature of the feathers, the way your eye leads up to the top wing (just below where the mast would be) and the space at the top and left side all work for a magazine cover. This one's my pick.
This is beautiful!!!! I love the curves of the wing feathers. Lovely, lovely picture and it seems very suitable for a magazine cover. I'm not an expert, but as a consumer, this would attract my attention. Good luck. I can't vote, but if I could you'd get a 10.
Love this. I find that many nature magazines have this kind of photo for their cover with the animal sort of flying into the picture. Very well thought of and you even left space for the title. A ten!
lovely shot, I love the spread on the feathers, but I would have like to have seen more of the pelican, but no points taken off for that...its still a great photo
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