Peilican preening

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

I am concentrating on capturing different poses of pelicans this year...something I didn't do a good job of last year. Hope you like this one. is it a little tight?

40d. 400f5.6L at f/6.3. iso 320. 1/4000s. evaulative metering with 0 comp.

All C&C welcome.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Exposure looks perfect in the whites. There is just so much detail KD. I love the pose and your framing, although I am tossing up whether I'd like more room down and right. Big congrats buddy! :)

[Gary Esman]

Gorgeous shot, nothing to add...except does it need a little CCW? TFS beautiful bird and the colors are perfect.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Gorgeous shot, nothing to add...except does it need a little CCW? TFS beautiful bird and the colors are perfect.

Thx. The waves are coming in at an angle. I did my best in rotation by lining up the reflection. But I'll go back to the raw file, put the grid on and check again.

[Andrew McLachlan]

I like the pose Kaustubh. Does look like it needs a little rotation.

[Aidan Briggs]

Great low angle and a perfect exposure. I love the preening pose. Yes, it does feel a little tight too me.

Keep them coming!

[Arthur Morris]

Too tight for me. Do you have more room? EXP perfect as noted. The head angle is close but the top of the head could have been rotated a bit more towards us so that the face and bill would have been perfectly parallel to the sensor.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Thx everyone for the constructive comments.

Artie, I don't have any room below but here's repost with room added on other sides.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

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[Arthur Morris]

Better KD. Could you have gotten any lower? (I suspect not...)

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Better KD. Could you have gotten any lower? (I suspect not...)

No. At this spot, I have to shoot from a tiny fishing pier. Will need a 800mm from the bank to get the perfect low-level shot :-)

[Arthur Morris]

Good plan!

[denise ippolito]

Kaustubh, Beautiful exposure and the whites look perfect. Nice preening pose and the water color adds to this lovely image. Well done on the repost.

[Stu Bowie]

Kaus, you are showing off by telling us that you are wanting to capture all sorts of poses, and I dont have a single shot of a Pelican just floating in the water. ;) Excellent exposure, tack sharp and you certainly captured good detail throughout. I like the colour of the water too.

[Gavin Spooner]

Very nice. beautiful exposure and details.

I like the 2nd image better.

The angled waves do cause an optical illusion of it not looking straight.

cheers
Gavin