Pelicans

Gallery: AvianPosted March 22, 201464 views3 comments

When I visited the well known bird sanctuary site at Vankalai, in Mannar district of Sri Lanka, seen a group of pelicans swimming in the area. There were around 10-12 and all of them very busy. Comments and suggestions are most welcome

Canon 50, with 100-400 mm lens, f/10, 1/800 sec, ISO 400, focal length 400 mm

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 22, 2014 at 4:20 AM

Hello Thiraviyam. Great to have five these in one frame. The image could be enhanced somewhat by brightening it a little maybe, but foremost turn it counter clockwise, since it seems not level. It's nit that easy to judge, since there's hardly any reflection you could use as a reference point and the bank on the upper side could be misleading.. Anyway, I would give it a try nevertheless. Good luck ! Hans

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Comment posted by Stephanie Jenkins on March 22, 2014 at 9:13 AM

Agree with Hans that this could be improved by rotating and brightening

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 22, 2014 at 10:54 AM

Using the bank and the flow of the waves, it is fairly straightforward to bring this to a horizontal. You would have to add canvas to the backs side, as it would otherwise cut off the end of the last pelican on the left. Sharpness needs to be improved. I suspect however, given the light conditions, that sharpening won't improve it enough. The Canon 100-400, like the Nikon 80-400, is not a good performer in low light like this.

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