Gliding White Pelican

[David Stephens]

Gliding American White Pelican by dcstep, on Flickr

Canon 7D MkII, EF 500mm f/4L IS II, ISO 800, f/6.3, 1/2000-sec., hand held. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro.

[gail bisson]

I really like the light and the reflection. IQ looks good. The light flight path is very nice.
Did you know that as a member you can post your images bigger? ( 1200 x 900). It would help my old eyes get a better look at your images!!
My only wish would be that the far wing didn't intersect with the bill.
I would also suggest some NR on the BG as well.
Gail

[David Stephens]

Thank you Gail. I did NOT know that and will start taking advantage of the larger size.

You can also click on the image to be taken to Flickr, where you can see it full-screen.

[David Stephens]

Just to see what happens when posting larger:

[Diane Miller]

Size matters!! Wonderful capture of the reflection on the undisturbed water. I wonder if the contrast is a little high -- looks like some blown whites. And although I like it artistically, I think I'd be tempted to tone down the blues on the bird.

I also see you don't have an embedded profile. That will throw off some viewers, both here and elsewhere on the internet.