White Pelican

Gallery: AvianPosted November 27, 201383 views6 comments

November 24, 2013
El Dorado Park Lakes, Long Beach, California
This White Pelican is one of the ones that attempted to take the trout away from the Cormorant in my previous two photos. Doesn't it look placid and like a perfect gentleman now?

Nikon D-4 Nikkor 600mm 1.4TC 850mm 1/2000 f/8 white balance auto ISO400 Tripod, Wimberley Gimbal Processed in Lightroom, CS6 and NIK

Comments welcome

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on November 27, 2013 at 7:27 PM

Very nice, dramatic effect. Really like it.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 27, 2013 at 11:23 PM

Who me? Would I do something like that? It must have been another bird. Nice image, Patrick. I like the lighting a lot.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on November 28, 2013 at 12:06 AM

Yeah, it was a bird that looks just like me! Nice light and details on this "lout"! Sharon

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 28, 2013 at 8:03 AM

Hi Patrick,

The light brings out the fine details of the feathers. The black background and the pelican's reflection in the water make for a calming scene. It would be nice to see the reflection of the top of the bird's head, too.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 28, 2013 at 10:15 AM

Beautiful and dramatic work. About a degree and a half of clockwise turn levels her off and makes a perfect picture.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on November 28, 2013 at 2:41 PM

Re-post with Phil's suggestion

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