Hunting Pelican

[Lorant Voros]

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When I am at the Caribbean I am always amazed how these pelicans hunt. I tried to capture the moment; despite the strong light and the not ideal light angle I like it. Thanks for looking.

1DMKIII, 500mm f:4, ISO400, f:4.5, 1/2000, handheld

[Mital Patel]

what a fantastic pose this is. just loved this.

[Randy Stout]

Lorant:

Excellent timing. Not always easy to catch them just so. Sharp.

I think you did well with the light, considering what you had to work with.

I do find the wave just in front of his head a bit distracting.

If you have the room, I would add a bit of canvas to the left side.

Cheers

Randy

[Aidan Briggs]

Ditto Randy. The light angle, and harsh light are image killers for me. If you have the opportunity, you could try going back when the light is better.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose, details and water color and wish we could see a bit more of the head.

[Stu Bowie]

An amazing capture. I have never seen a pelican in this act at all. I like the torquoise colour of the water, and in this, I wish you had captured this a milli second sooner.

[Randy Stout]

Stuart:

It is interesting about the timing. I have hundreds of diving pelican shots, and very few where the head is just above the water, or just starting to enter the water. Odd, but true.

Randy

[Morkel Erasmus]

super pose here! love that tropical water colour...you exposed it perfectly and a difficult one to fit into the frame I'm sure!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Szia Lóránt ;)

You are a good critic of your work. I like the image but would also like the light to be kinder. Well captured! :)

[Arthur Morris]

I am OK with the light and the light angle--the head blocked by the wave and zero eye contact are the big problems here for me.... Sharp with a good EXP but this one goes into the "almost" file.

[Mark Dumbleton]

What a pose captured! Agree light not a problem here, but as Arthur said the head being blocked holds no attention to this image for me. Superb effort to capture this tho! Well done!