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Wow ! Thats a shot and a half Christian! I do lots of birds bathing but I dont get that sort of spray !!
Good stuff
John
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Lovely image, Christian!
And a very warm welcome to BPN!
Great timing, very well captured, super techs, well exposed and I like the framing, colours, and especially the pose from the Pelican!
Love the dark BG and the splash adds to the dramatic feel of the frame, nice detail too - congratulations
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That's a real top notch image, so much to see. Superb sharpness on the main subject, not easy with all the spray around, good control of the whites - one for the wall.
Hope you join up and show us some more
Mike
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This is your first one please show us more,it's really good that you have managed to keep it all sharp with all those water droplets,pleasure to view.
Welcome to the forum.
Keith.
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Love the studio effect with all the dark around the white bird. Nice low shooting angle and awesome spraying water. Artie extracted more of this great image's potential. As far as the ID goes I am unfamiliar with the bird. TFS.
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Welcome to BPN Christian. Great looking frame with lots of impact. The spotlighted bird looks great and the water makes the image ultra strong against the dark BG. Well done
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Thank you all for your comments and critique! I really appreciate it and it means a lot to me There are some more shots of this bird that might be keepers, but I haven't had a closer look at them, yet. I will try to reproduce your improvements, Artie.
It puzzles me how low the angle seems to be with a long lens as I wasn't that low, maybe 1 or 2 meters above water level behind the fence.
BTW, the day I and a friend of mine, who has been a bird photographer for several years, spent the day in the zoo to shoot BIF and to test my new lens an alpine ibex was born and we captured it. We were so lucky - and speechless! I would have missed it completely if my friend wouldn't have noticed it. This reminds me of one of your advices, Artie - To keep one's eyes and ears open.
Best wishes,
Christian
PS: More pictures to come (hopefully)
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Late to the party. I love the spray against the black background, and a nice comp. Artie's repost gives it some punch. Welcome to BPN -- looking forward to more of your work.
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I think you captured a very dynamic scene very well, others seem to agree. 
There is always room for improvement of course, as Artie showed, but your original picture already had great detail, and great lighting. I especially like the very dark BG, as Lorant said, almost gives it a studio-like appearance.
Thank you for sharing, regards,
Robert
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