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Pelican Flight

by Scott Frye

Gallery: AvianPosted January 5, 2012119 views6 comments
Brown Pelican at Bayport Park, Florida

1/2000 at f7.1 and ISO400
Canon 500mm with 1.4 TC
Canon 7D

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Harry Harris on January 5, 2012 at 7:55 PM
Scott, I like the pose, the rippled reflection and your exposure is right on. I do feel, if available, that you could add a little room to the right side. Seems a bit tight there IMO. Hope I get a shot like this one this year.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 5, 2012 at 8:05 PM
Scott, I love the outstretched wing in this shot. The light is nice too. In the larger image the bird shows some motion blur around the eye and that detracts a bit from the image for me. It can be really tough to get tack sharp images shooting over 1000mm as you are with the 7D's cropped sensor plus the 1.4x TC with that 500.
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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 5, 2012 at 10:29 PM
really like that spread wing and the comp, Scott, but agree that the larger version looks soft.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Kleinfelder on January 6, 2012 at 6:11 AM
Like that the wings are fully extended and the right one is almost touching the water. Great pose! Larger image does lack some detail, but other than that great capture.
Registered on September 6, 2011, 14 Posts, 71 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 6, 2012 at 8:18 PM
Great attempt Scott but I so see the motion blur on the whole image. Darn, I hate when that happens. I actually had a few of the exact same bird this week, just not sharp enough. I know you'll get it again :wink:
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Bunch on January 7, 2012 at 1:24 PM
A very handsome bird. I really like the colors on this bird. I love that outstretched wing pose. It may be a little soft but still a good shot.
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