American White Pelican

Gallery: AvianPosted December 7, 2010434 views17 comments

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Taken at a pond not far from where I live, a flock of American White Pelicans flew in while I was photographing a Red-breasted Merganser.

D200, tripod mounted, f7.1, 1/3200, ISO 250, -0.3 EV, 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light. Larger version provided for evaluation of sharpness and detail. 96% of full frame.

As always, I sincerely appreciate your critiques comments on my images, Thank you for looking.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on December 7, 2010 at 6:13 PM

Wonderful shot as always Mia!

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Rohn B. McKee on December 7, 2010 at 6:38 PM

Very Nice
I like the pose and the sharpness. Really like the opportunity to see the eye so clearly

Registered on November 18, 2008, 109 Posts, 415 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 7, 2010 at 8:19 PM

Mia I like the "retreating wing" position here; the detail is superb and especially shows in the larger version.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 7, 2010 at 9:14 PM

Excelent exposure - well done image.

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Comment posted by Sally King on December 7, 2010 at 9:42 PM

Love those partially raised wings. Nice exposure on the whites. Around here I've never been able to get this close to one of these. Well done as always.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on December 7, 2010 at 10:46 PM

Nice Mia, Looks like it's posing for you. Nice detail and exposure.

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by Robbie Knight on December 8, 2010 at 1:50 AM

Thanks for sharing.

Registered on April 10, 2010, 30 Posts, 135 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on December 8, 2010 at 6:27 AM

love this shot Mia love the wing and the detail in it, lovely clear eye and even detail in the beak

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 8, 2010 at 7:32 AM

Nice POV and I love the active pose with wings lifted Mia.
Excellent exposure and sharp too, looks like he was relatively close..
Well done!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 8, 2010 at 7:36 AM

Good job on the whites, Mia. They could have blown quite easily.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 8, 2010 at 8:45 AM

Mia, love the pose, your white exposure is excellent and I love the look at the eye in the larger version. Detail is excellent - almost full frame sure makes a nice difference. I always enjoy seeing the bill carbuncle of this species. Excellent as presented.

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on December 8, 2010 at 9:58 AM

Lovely shot of this bird sharp with great detail

Registered on November 1, 2003, 518 Posts, 2114 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 8, 2010 at 11:38 AM

Mia,
the entire image works for me as presented. I like the detail, the clear eye and the pose of the pelican.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on December 8, 2010 at 1:43 PM

It's all been said, Mia. This is superbly photographed and your exposure is spot on, the large version is very good.

Andy...

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Comment posted by May Haga on December 8, 2010 at 3:13 PM

Very nice Mia. Love the raised wings.
May

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 8, 2010 at 11:39 PM

Wonderful detail Mia - like the raised wings

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 9, 2010 at 2:48 PM

A tough exposure for sure Mia and you exposed this pelican perfectly IMO. I like the water and nice light. Wings up add some action.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments