American White Pelicans

Gallery: AvianPosted July 16, 20161,308 views9 comments

Another image from the pond where I have been photographing grebes recently. This time it is a trio of white pelicans. The pelicans come to feed on the fish in that area.

840mm, 1/3200s@F9, -1 1/3Ev, ISO640, tripod, fullframe.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 17, 2016 at 1:05 PM

Hi Govind, This is really a nice shot of these white pelicans. I like the tight comp, love the light, color and details. The large version looks great. Nice job on the selective focus too. Works great!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 17, 2016 at 9:56 PM

Sweet light. The depth of field and the tight composition works really well.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 18, 2016 at 4:46 PM

The large image here is very nice. The light really sets the tone. It has a very friendly warmth to it. I like the fact that all the beaks are in the same angle. The differential focus emphasizes the lead bird very well.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 18, 2016 at 8:43 PM

I like the progressive blur in this image, Govind. the front bird is beautifully sharp and the lighting in the image is to die for. I do wish there was a bit more room around the pelicans, but taking time to remove a teleconverter would lose the composition entirely. With the muted bg you might be able to get away with adding some canvas if you want to play with it.

devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 18, 2016 at 9:06 PM

I like the comp on this one a lot Govind. Great decisions on your aperture. I like how the Pelicans are stacked throughout the image and your DOF choices provide a lot of depth to the image.

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 18, 2016 at 9:13 PM

I like this a lot. Love the tight composition and the low perspective.
May

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on July 19, 2016 at 1:39 AM

This is very visually pleasing to my eye. The larger image truly does need to be viewed, it's quite splendid.

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Comment posted by Hrishi Nulkar on July 19, 2016 at 7:52 PM

Outstanding composition. Love how the pelicans are stacked and the uniformity this gives to the image. The warm light is brilliant. Well done!

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 21, 2016 at 9:28 AM

Hey Govind,
It just don't get much better than this,
Well done . . . devil

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