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Cool Pelican, Hot Sunshine
Cool Pelican, Hot Sunshine
ThatChickOverThere


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Cool Colors (Basic Editing)
Camera: Olympus SP-550 UZ
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Date: Mar 31, 2008
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 31, 2008

 Got this shot on my lunch break near downtown St. Petersburg. This guy was a great subject. I love the pelicans down here, they are so amazing looking. I tried to capture the coolness of the blue water behind the pelican as well as the crisp, cool colors of the bird himself.

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Fujifilm FinePix S5000 Z
 04/08/2008 09:38:07 AM
if the background was in focus it could have fuffiled the objective better.
Fujifilm FinePix S5000 Z
 04/07/2008 09:58:50 AM
there is no significant color in this picture, and the challenge is about color.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
 04/04/2008 09:38:56 AM
Fits the challenge nicely..
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Olympus Stylus 770 SW
 04/03/2008 11:02:12 AM
The bright blue of the water is nice but the bird's head looks a bit bleache out, maybe you shot this in a time of day were the light was at it's most intense and then this could have been fixed with a little patience to wait for the right light. (i guess the bird would fly away though...)
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/03/2008 12:28:26 AM
Nice capture, and very good pose you got him in, almost like he's enjoying his photo op! It's an interesting one, but the few things I think could be improved upon are that it is slightly overexposed, so the bird's head is blown out. I also would have left a little bit more space on the left side of the bird. The left-leaning composition makes the image appear, well, left-leaning, and makes it feel somewhat unbalanced.
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