Spot-billed pelican

Gallery: AvianPosted January 26, 2011140 views4 comments

The spot-billed pelican is one of three pelicans found in India, and the smallest of the three. It is to be found in large waterbodies, scattered in pockets throughout the country. A line of spots along the upper mandible is diagnostic of the species.
Species: Spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)
Location: Ranganthittu bird sanctuary, Karnataka, India
Date: Jan, 2011
Equip: Canon 1D Mlll, Canon 70-200 f2.8 at 200
Specs: ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1600s, manual metering with Sekonic light meter
Photoshop CS5, curves adjustment

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4 comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 26, 2011 at 8:37 AM

Amazing light, Ajit ! Well done

Mauro

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 26, 2011 at 8:44 AM

Wonderful lighting. Certainly creates a lot of drama in the image. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on January 26, 2011 at 11:37 AM

Nice light Ajit .

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 26, 2011 at 5:05 PM

Very interesting image Ajit. After coming back and looking at it several times I think I like it. At first I wanted more light to define the back of the bird a bit more, but this works nicely as posted. Nice thinking out of the box.

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