Brown Pelican

[Brendan Dozier]

Took this one morning back in January at La Jolla, CA. Liked the slight bank to the pose. Added some fill light in ACR, and some canvas to bottom & left as bit of wing tip was clipped. Then, cropped to keep head from being too centered. Went through the Photoshop checklist from Art's Digital Basics which I always keep by my computer as a guide for making adjustments. Added slight surface blur to water.

7D, EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
1/2000
5.6
ISO 250

C & C welcome & appreciated,

- Brendan

[Dumay de Boulle]

Very nice detail and colors. Good wing position and separation of head and wing are good...Nice one Brendan

[gail bisson]

Very nice. I like the breeding plumage and great feather detail. Nice BG TFS
Gail

[noelle zaleski]

Great wingspread Brendan..... very nice IF image :S3:

[Chad Caswell]

Awesome job on this one... its a beautiful and sharp in flight shot. Great capture Branden :c3:

I would take some saturation out if it were mine, especially below the eye. :w3

[Brendan Dozier]

Thanks for the feedback, folks!

Chad, I think you're right about the saturation. The breeding colors are so bright, the red kind of blasted my sensor! I think lowering it some, makes it less distracting and helps to focus more on the face and rest of image.

[dankearl]

Really nice focus and color.
I would have liked more room all around.
Excellent pose.

[Brendan Dozier]

Thanks very much, Dan.
I think if we could post images that were a bit larger, I would probably add some more space all around, but with this size, when I added space, I felt the pelican became too small and you could not appreciate the detail as much.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Excellent Brendon, cannot fault this besides more space ESP on top, easy to do.... Very Nice pose and love the detail.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Brendan, your spoonbill's are redder than ours, you pelicans are browner and more colourful than ours, so we dont stand a chance here. :w3 Great flight posture, and I like how the bill follows the line of the far wing. Just love the colour and detail on the head and bill, and overall, nice and sharp.

[Brendan Dozier]

Thanks Vivaldo & Stuart, appreciate your feedback very much!