Brown Pelican Take off

[Jim Neely]

Brown Pelican, Port Aransas TX

This guy took off while I had him in my sights. Luck helps. :)

40D, 500/4L IS + 1.4X TC, ISO 400, 1/500 @ f/11

[Arthur Morris]

Good EXP. Like the feet. Sharpening the pupil and lightening the iris would give the image more impact. A bit more off the bottom might work.