Pelican Landing

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Visited my favorite bird santuary and was lucky to get a few good images. One of my favorites is this shot of a pelican landing and scaring off some smaller birds.
Nikon D4 600 VR with 1.7 converter 1/3200s at f8.... ISO 640....-0.7 EV.


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[John Cooper]

A great capture Vivaldo and very comical. :S3: Very sharp image, good exposure for whites and i like the strip of OOF land at the top. Well timed.

[dankearl]

Sharp, well exposed and interesting.
Getting both in the same position basically is pretty unique, nice work!

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent! I love the interaction and the scale difference between the two birds. great work!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Viv, excellent IQ and sharpness, and love the wingspread of the Pelican. Both Pelican and Tern are sharp, and I do like your BG. Marievale?

[Arno Ellmer]

Superb action shot , Vivaldo and beautiful comp ,with smaller tern in front . I love this landing pose.
Which sanctuary ?

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Thanks everyone :S3: These were taken at Barberspan Bird Sanctuary.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice landing pose, and I like the tern getting out of the way. Techs and details look good. I too like the strip of land above. Personally I would eliminate the bit of tail peeking in at right edge...it does not add to the image.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Great capture! I like the strip of green on the top bg portion, and really like that it doesn't intersect the wings. The stretching tern adds a nice touch as well

[Karl Egressy]

Fun shot, love it!!!!

[Marina Scarr]

This image tells a good story. Really like your layered background.

[Tim King]

Mooooove over!! Nice interaction with wing positions. Would tinker with the contrast on the plus side.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Thanks everyone for comments and suggestions it's appreciated :S3: