White Pelican Glide Path

[Bill Dix]

Coming in for a landing at Ding Darling early one morning last November. FF+ (added a slivver of canvas). I suppose a bit less side-lighting might have helped the far wing, but it does bring out the detail in the breast feathers.

D7000, 700mm, ISO 2000, 1/2500s @ f/6.3 manual.

[vishaljadhav]

Lovely one Bill, the diagonal approach in the frame makes it lovely to view
i like the details on the white

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely image, Bill, and the side lighting works nicely here. Super exposure and details. I might like a tad more space on the left if you have it.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent flight pose and sharp details.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice pose captured, Bill. The side light worked here well bringing out nice details of the bird.

[gail bisson]

Hi Bill,
I really like this.
The light is great and does indeed light up the breast feathers beautifully.
The head angle is perfect and I like the splayed foot.
The comp is a bit off to my eye and I would add a bit to the left or take a bit off the right,
Gail

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful shot well timed super exposure and detail, well done!