Waking up

[Stu Bowie]

Another image captured earlier on during my holiday in Cape Town. Over previous years visiting this location, I have found a lot of Pelicans, and always active flying around in the early mornings. I unfortunately did not encounter that many Pelicans this time around, but did manage all sorts of poses and a few inflight shots,which I captured later on in my holiday. This pose can only be classified as a 'waking up' pose, taken early morning at the waterworks in Cape Town.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8 +2X TC = 600mm
1/4000
F/6.3
ISO 400

Manual exposure

[christopher galeski]

Nice one Stuart,nice exposure,good detail,like the pose.TFS.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Stu - Unusual pose and looks like the light was a bit harsh but you handled the exp well. I like the shadow too. Looking forward to seeing more from your trip.

TFS,
Rachel

[Joseph Przybyla]

Yawning and stretching, love the unusual capture. Thank you for sharing, Stu.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the interesting pose, exposure, open beak and composition. Nice image Stu.