"Going In" Brown Pelican

[David Salem]

Caught this Pelican last year just before it slammed into the water for a meal. The next frame is an explosion of water.

1DMkIV---700mm---f6.3---ss1/3200---ISO640---HH@6:35pm---20% crop

Thanks as always for looking and for your input. I appreciate it.

David

[gail bisson]

I like the feeling of the upcoming impact.
Tack sharp and great light.
I love the curled feet.
I might reduce the contrast a bit,
Gail

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

David,

Greetings. Very cool action shot. I particularly like the water drops shed off the feet. I wonder about your processing step. Detail seems a tad too crispy and color also a tad too saturated for my taste.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[David Salem]

Thanks for the comments Gail and Michael.

Michael, I didnt think the shot looked crunchy at all ? I can reduce the saturation a bit but the late evening light dose give everything a bit more color in real life.

Thanks again

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent dynamic pose and light. sharp details, and IQ looks great to me in terms of sharpness and contrast. this is SoCal colors

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

this is SoCal colors

Ah, maybe I'm just used to our rather drab browns... Not to worry, David.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Gabriela Plesea]

Beautiful, and so well captured David! Love the detail and colours. I had the privilege to see pelicans fishing early this year, for the first time; did not manage to capture them diving for fish-so interesting to see how they surface at times with a catch that seems to large to fit in their pouch...Brilliant image well processed, TFS!

Kind regards,

[Grace Scalzo]

Those feet are cute. Really excellent timing on this one. Well done, David.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi David, now this is a pose Ive havent seen captured too often, a pelican diving into the water - great timing. A pretty streamlined pose for a pelican. Tack sharp with lots of detail, and the brown of the pelican, and blues of the water go well together. Well captured.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent action ypu've captured David. Great pose & IQ with lovely colors & light. TFS

[Girish Prahalad]

this is superb David! the IQ, comp, DOF & colors look awesome!

[christopher galeski]

Nice capture,sharp with good details,good diving pose.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Ha, these guys are so entertaining. Love those feet, the light and the angle. Very streamlined for such a big goofy bird :) Excellent timing David.

[Frank Schauf]

Great light and flight pose.

[yogesh_puranik]

superb timing and frame David. i liked the action, sharpness and perfect timing. TFS

[Satish Ranadive]

David,
Excellent image with great IQ. Wonderful colors, tack sharp bird and beautifully pops up against blues.

Regards,
Satish.