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American White Pelican- portrait
Shot a great series (in my mind.. ;) where I didnt rush any shots and tried out a lot of different things. The light was pretty dull but I think it kind of helped me. Lot of pelicans to look at from about 20-30 feet but o action. I liked this shot as it shows what the eye is looking at .. - me. What do you all think?
5D#+700 mm, f5.6, 1/1250, ISO 1000, Hand held, kneeling trying to get the reflection as much as possible. some cleanup of surrounding water
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Yes, I think the dull light helped you here. I like the feather detail. Did you get other frames with the body and head angled a bit more? TFS
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THanks Enrique, Yes I have a many more frames... I will post one by one....:)
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Looking forward to it. Try warming it up a bit and see how you like it...
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Hi Amol, the dull light has certainly helped with the exposure, and I quite like the swimming angle showing off the bow wave infront of his body. Placement works well too. I feel there is a blue cast on the pelican, easily fixed. 
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Yeah I like the subject placement here and the body and head angle, and how the pelican is coming towards you. The water color is nice too. The whole image is a bit flat, and one consideration would be to up the blacks and contrast prior to raw conversion and then fine tune the punch a bit after that....The tons of details in the whites of the bird are very nice.
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As above. there is lots to like here. Especially the bow wave. Darkening the pupil just a bit might give it some more pop.
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Blue Color Cast removed and eye darkened as suggested by Artie-
Last edited by Amol Khedgikar; 12-13-2013 at 09:04 PM.
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WOw Artie, big difference. Thanks
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You are most welcome. It took several techniques. I should have worked it so as to leave the color of the water the same....
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