Great White Pelican

[Stu Bowie]

I couldnt get near to these guys, as the area was open, and as soon as there was a slight disturbance, they would either go into the water and swim away from me, or they would take to the air. This was the best wing position I managed, before he banked away. The BG is the distant bank of a large wetlands. Taken in Cape Town early morning.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8 + 2X TC = 600mm
1/3200
F/7.1
ISO 640

Hand held

[Doug Brown]

Pretty decent wing position and a nice green BG. I would have considered trading some SS for a bit more aperture with a big, slow-moving bird such as this one.

[Diane Miller]

Nicely sharp. I don't know your processing -- wonder how it would compare with a little bit more shadow detail? But wonderful as it is -- I love the unusual wing position.

[dankearl]

I actually like the wings, Stuart, and the head colors are terrific.
Nice…..

[christopher galeski]

nice one Stuart,oh how I wish we got some light lke you, here in the UK,nice pose,sharp with good detail,like the pose and BG.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent flight pose and sharp details.

[keith mitchell]

Stuart looks like a very nice flight shot good detail and sharp I would be very pleased with this.

Keith.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Stu - Looks like that combo is working really well for you. Good dof, sharpness and detail with nice light.

TFS,
Rachel

[John Robinson]

Love the wing position and the way they wrap all the way along the body.
Don't know about light over here as Chris says but some birds would be good.!
Cheers
John

[Marina Scarr]

Very cool wing position, Stuart. You had great light and nice BG too.

[David Salem]

I too like the wing position and the overall pose. The detail and exposure look great and the BG highlights the bird well. Nice catchlight also. Nice work Stuart.

[gail bisson]

I really like this Stuart.
The dangling legs and the shadow on the head on the far wing are fun details.
Love the BG and you had nice light. A keeper for sure,
Gail

[Dvir Barkay]

Beautiful image!!! sharpness, curve of the wings, and the colors are fantastic that is what just drew me in. Maybe a bit more separation from the wing of the head, but otherwise fantastic.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Spot on for me Stu - spot on!

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all so much for the feedback. Always appreciated.

[Holger Leyrer]

What for a great wing pose. Exposure control and details are excellent. Well done.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent pose, Stu and your usual excellent techs. Light and bg just right to show case this white bird.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the exposure, details, sharpness, composition and BG. Nice image Stuart.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice light, details and wing position