Preening on the water

[Troy Lim]

http://troylimphotography.smugmug.com/photos/910617577_mP5Hr-L.jpg

Gosh, now the the song smoke on the water is stuck in my head.
After taking a bath, this Pelican started to preen while on the water. Comments and critiques are greatly appreciated!

Manual
Camera: Nikon D700
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 850 mm
ISO Speed: 640
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

[arash_hazeghi]

very interesting pose Troy, like the stretched neck!

[Colin Knight]

I like the pose as well. For some reason, the eye doesn't look as sharp as the body of the bird. Where was your focus point?

The low angle is great, where were you? In a blind, boat?

TFS!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Neat pose, good angle and BG. Maybe a bit tight in the frame?

[Jay Tan]

Like the interesting preening pose. Lighting is good too.

[Troy Lim]

very interesting pose Troy, like the stretched neck!

Thanks.

[Troy Lim]

I like the pose as well. For some reason, the eye doesn't look as sharp as the body of the bird. Where was your focus point?

The low angle is great, where were you? In a blind, boat?

TFS!

Thank you.
I was standing in the water near the banks.

[Troy Lim]

Will recrop to give more room