Pelican Acrobat

[Indranil Sircar]

Earlier this evening, I found two brown pelicans diving at a local pond. I made number of images and finally came upon this head twist as it dived down. The settings were -

7D, Sigma 50-500mm @ 313mm handheld
1/2500 sec, f/8 Mode: Av Metering: Evaluative Exp comp: -2/3 ISO: 800

Adjusted selective colors for the sky. Applied usm on the final web version. Your c&c will be appreciated.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I like the pose and how the light strikes the turned cheek. Well done Indy. :)

[denise ippolito]

Indranil, I love the pose and the way you have framed this. The near wing looks a little soft. I love the way the head is angled towards you. Nicely done.

[DanWalters]

Like the position of the bird and the head angle. Also like how the light is hitting right on the head.

[Bhushan Dalvi]

Indranil, I like the way you framed this. The HA works very well with the light.TFS.

[Indranil Sircar]

Thanks all for your kind comments. Appreciate it a lot.