The first of the Pelicans

Gallery: AvianPosted April 21, 2012111 views5 comments

Saw the first pelicans of the season yesterday afternoon while coming back from office. Had a difficult time controlling the highlights. I think still a few places have blown out highlights. Shot with 7D, 300mm + 1.4X.
Appreciate your comments and critique.

Thanks for looking.

Providing a larger version.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 21, 2012 at 1:02 PM

Great evening light! The detail is solid. It looks as if there is a small area at the base of the neck where the white is blown. I would leave it alone, unless you can find some detail in darkening the white selectively.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on April 21, 2012 at 2:51 PM

Very nice image of the bird, sky is wonderful too.

Ray

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on April 21, 2012 at 8:25 PM

Nice shot and great background. Looks like difficult lighting but you managed the exposure well except for that one small blown area on the neck.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 22, 2012 at 3:17 PM

A very nicely done and unusual shot of an American Pelican. The sky adds a lot to the shot. One small area of hot whites at the upper base of the bird's neck, but not seriously distracting.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 23, 2012 at 4:50 PM

I agree with Jim D's critique of this shot Soubhik.

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