The Chase

Gallery: AvianPosted January 23, 2011110 views5 comments

Here is another fun shot. I was going through old trips to Bolsa Chica, Ca. and came upon this series where a Cormorant had a fish and a Brown Pelican started to chase him. I showed them to my wife. She enjoyed them and said I should post one. I choose this one because the Cormorant was most in focus and I like the expression one the Cormorants face. Wish I had increased the f stop. I hope you enjoy it. By the way, The Cormorant swallowed the fish and dove to get away. Crop shows 75% of original.

Comments are appreciated.

11-27-10 3:20 p.m.
Canon 7D
300 2.8L
f/5.0
1/4000
ISO 400
Tripod

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 23, 2011 at 6:28 PM

Harry, this is a fun shot, it had me chuckling. That pelican looks serious about trying to get the fish from the cormorant! I like the comp you used. I might consider lightening the midtones in a levels layer for this. Sometimes the action is so fast it is easy to forget dof.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 23, 2011 at 8:13 PM

Harry, I sure don't see much wrong with the dof on this… What a shot! That pelican looks like a sea monster compared to poor cormorant, which is no small bird. The look on both of their faces is priceless- bloodthirsty pirate pelican vs terrified cormorant. Wouldn't mind seeing more from the archives of the trips. Your wife is right. These should be seen and enjoyed!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 24, 2011 at 1:11 PM

Interesting and funny shot, I can see why the cormorant is trying to get away, that looks like a big pelican, way to go.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 24, 2011 at 3:45 PM

It's always fun to see nature in action. I'm not sure you needed to increase the f stop, you captured the entire story pretty clearly. really enjoyed this.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Stogner on January 25, 2011 at 12:21 AM

Harry, terrific shot!!

Registered on January 19, 2011, 18 Posts, 40 Comments