White Pelican Portrait

[Joe Senzatimore]

Just a simple portrait of one of the few birds I found in any numbers on my Florida trip. Weather was beautiful and I was surprised by the very small number of birds to be found.
I liked this one , as I felt it has a very peacefull mood to it. This was at Ding Darling on 1-29-13.

800 ISO f6.3 at 1/3200th


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[Nick Palmieri]

Beautiful portrait of this guy. I love the look on his face. The water is just perfect. Nice job joe!

[Karl Egressy]

Nice image, despite the harsh light, Joe. Hope you got home in time, befor the big storm.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely details and pose here, Joe. Super calm water and nice details in your whites. I am seeing a pretty strong cyan cast here and a few dust bunnies.

[Frank Schauf]

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

[gail bisson]

Very restful and peaceful image. Love the calm water and the reflections of water on the plumage.Whites look good.
I echo Marina's sentiments- water color shows the cyan cast. Both easy fixes.
Gail

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Joe,

Great light and nice details throughout. The sharpness and composition are spot on.

I also agree with Marina about the color cast and the dust spots. I would consider removing the repetitive reflection of the head. A clone stamp work should do it.

Miguel

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joe, perfect angled pose, and I really like how we can see the water's reflection cast over the pelican.

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent shot!!
Love the calmness of this shot.
Great pose, love the water reflecting on the pelican, and great comp.
Very well done.

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent shot!!
Love the calmness of this shot.
Great pose, love the water reflecting on the pelican, and great comp.
Very well done.

[dankearl]

Sweet light you had and very calm serene water.
I think it would look nice with a bit off the bottom and bit more above.

[HadiAnsari]

hi Joe.Great pose, love the water reflecting on the pelican, and great comp. well done.