Pelican preening 2. tighter crop

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

40D. 400f5.6L at f/6.3. iso 320. 1/2000s. evaluative + 2/3

Same series as the last shot (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/96289-Pelican-preening?p=782743#post782743). cropped a bit tighter. All comments welcome.

[Sachin Saraf]

Another great shot Kaustubh..Beautiful exposure, BG, Pose and once again, for me, eye makes the difference in this image as well..I liked the tighter crop on this.

[Randy Stout]

Kaustubh:

Another lovely one, nice techs, colors, pose. I really like the repeating curves of the head, white feathers on left wing, and partial curve on right wing. If you had a sliver more on the right below that would visually complete that curve a bit more, without goofing up something else, that might be interesting.

Cheers

Randy

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

I love how my eye was drawn right to that eye. Really nice close look at this one. I like the tight crop

[Roman Kurywczak]

I like tight crops so it works for me. Did you try a vert? May have worked too. Great details and whites too!

[gail bisson]

I would like to see this as a vertical. Your exposure is perfect and what a great view of " the breeding bump" on bill,
Gail

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent Pose and light, good exposure control, nice comp and good ambient.

[Steve Canuel]

Nice shot KD. I like the cottony look of the whites on the neck and of course, the look from the eye.

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent close up. Whites exposed perfectly, detail is amazing, great pose, and wonderful eye contact.
Very well done.