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Connie Mier
12-04-2009, 02:51 PM
I haven't been able to contribute here lately, but hopefully I can get back into the game as I miss receiving feedback on my photos. This is a part of a group of white pelicans located in the Everglades, 10,000 Islands area. I was coming back from a 4-day paddle trip and really didn't have time nor did I arrive at the best time of day when I captured this photo. But, I love capturing these guys, so I took a little detour from the trip.

One of the issues I had was that I was using a prime lens (420mm) and with it, I find it difficult to capture a group of birds, compositionally speaking. (I had to send my new Sony 70-400mm back for repair and am still waiting for a backordered part. :()

The photo is cropped some top and bottom and a little on left and right.
Sony a700, Minolta 300mm/f4 + 1.4TC
1/2000, ISO200, f6.3, eval metering, -1 stop
I applied some sharpening and saturation

Thanks for looking
Connie
Axel Hildebrandt
12-04-2009, 04:07 PM
I like the relaxed poses, angle and exposure control. If the birds at the left and right side were not clipped, it would be even stronger. I think it needs a tad CW rotation.
ericbowles
12-04-2009, 04:12 PM
I love White Pelicans - this is nice capture. I might crop a little tighter - particularly taking some off the left side. I find the birds on the left to be a bit distracting, and the real focus is the four standing on the right side of the frame. I might also tone down the saturation a little - the yellow and blue seem a little strong.
Anand Kavalapara
12-04-2009, 04:33 PM
Nice low angle and great feather detail. I second Eric's comment on cropping some from the left, staring the image with the bird that is sitting.
Fabs Forns
12-04-2009, 07:01 PM
You did pretty good with a fixed lens and from the canoe. If this were mine, I'd crop as presented here.
Connie Mier
12-04-2009, 07:40 PM
Excellent feedback and I like the repost Fabs, thanks for that. This is exactly what I was looking for. Capturing a good group composition is tough with a prime without excessive cropping. So this helps me and this weekend I'll be back out there with the gang.
Connie