Splashdown!

[Danny J Brown]

Caught this American white pelican in final rollout on the Mississippi River. Upper Mississippi Conservation Area, Missouri. Taken last Saturday morning.

Canon 1D Mark IV; Canon 500/4 + 1.4 TC II; 1/1600; f/6.3; ISO 200; Av; +1/3; Al Servo Tracking = Fast; Gitzo GT3530LS w/Wimberley II splayed over my lap at the edge of the river, all covered with cut-leaf camouflage, as usual.

[Steve Canuel]

Great shot Danny. Crisp, clear, and colorful. Also like the trailing wake and wave on the chest.

[Chris Korman]

This is a very elegant pose you've captured. I like the blue background and the frozen mid landing and bow wave. I also like how the reflection of the water highlights the underside of the bird's wings.

[James Salywoda]

WOW!!!! Now thats a real stunner of this beautiful species well done Danny...

[Tom Rambaut]

lovley Whites and the whole water movement thing is great - displacement is the word I'm looking for.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Excellent exposure and very sharp...Nicely done here Danny

[Neil Nourse]

Great job Danny...Very minor thing I see is a spot just above the right wing, dust bunny??

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Danny, IQ is terrific. Perfect shooting and bird angle. Loved the splash.

[Pieter de Waal]

Nice image Danny, action well captured and agree with the others the wave adds that extra bit of motion to the image.

[Todd Frost]

Very nice image Danny. Love the pushing water pose. Nice and sharp with good exposure. How are you liking the Mark IV? Looks like your putting it to good use :cheers:
TFS
Todd

[Danny J Brown]

Very nice image Danny. Love the pushing water pose. Nice and sharp with good exposure. How are you liking the Mark IV? Looks like your putting it to good use :cheers:
TFS
Todd

I love the 1D4. The improvements over the 40D are much more subtle than I expected but it's nice to use the best Canon has to offer so I don't have to wonder all the time if I could be doing better with better equipment.....it's all me now!

DB