Pelican fly by

I haven't posted here in a while... I took this earlier in the week close to sunset. Settings were -

7D, Sigma 50-500mm @ 500mm hand held
1/3200 sec, f/8 Mode: Av Metering: Evaluative Exp comp: -1 ISO: 800

Your c&c will be appreciated.

A classic pelican shot with the wings in a position to show some feather detail inside and out. I really like the color across the top of the beak....such a beautiful, light red. I also love the feather color on the head which is the same color I see on parts of the hooded merganser's down. Nice catch.....although I wish the eye had a little more light on this one.

DB

Nice nice light and wing position

Indranil:

Well exposed, nice angle in frame, excellent full down flap. As Danny mentioned, nice to see both dorsal and ventral wing surfaces well illuminated.

I might consider a bit more space below.

Good to see you posting here.

Cheers

Randy

Agree with above comments...very nice shot.

Gary.

Thanks all for the feedback. Appreciate it a lot. I will fix the eye and space below as Danny and Randy suggested.

Love the eye contact Indy. Nice colors and pose as well. Congrats! :)