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Brown Pelican
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Brown Pelican

by Chet Dowell

Gallery: AvianPosted January 1, 201376 views5 comments
I found this fine bird in southern Florida and liked his choice of props. 500mm lens on fuji slide film. Appreciate your comments. Chet

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 1, 2013 at 12:37 PM
Chet,
This is a great composition with a lot of interest, well done.
I am seeing a real grainy texture in the larger version and if possible I would give a bit more room to the right.
:toast:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Wolf on January 1, 2013 at 5:14 PM
I, too, like the composition and the pose of the bird, especially the head angle and the way I, as a viewer, can connect to the bird via the eye. It does appear very grainy and perhaps it has a bit too much cyan. Not sure in this case, but too much cyan can cause the greens to be darker and the blues to appear over saturated.
Registered on December 31, 2012, 13 Posts, 44 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 2, 2013 at 1:50 PM
I like the reflection a lot here Chet, for my tastes a little more room on the right if you have it and a little bit less on the left. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Greg AshworthFanch on January 2, 2013 at 8:51 PM
I like this shot a lot, but I too feel like it needs more room on the right. Well done!
Registered on December 14, 2012, 55 Posts, 67 Comments
Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on January 9, 2013 at 5:02 PM
For me this is a story telling shot, with excellent composition, colors of water and the other plants. TFS.
Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments