Pelican Fish Flip

[Tim Foltz]

Canon 1DX • 700mm • 1/3200 • f/7.1 • ISO 500

One of my favorite things to shoot when it comes to pelicans is the fish flip after the dive.

Thanks for looking.

-Tim

[William Dickson]

Hi Tim, well captured. I like the detail throughout and the position of the fish is eye catching. I would like more room for the bird within the frame, especially at the top and bottom.

Will

[Tim Foltz]

Hi Tim, well captured. I like the detail throughout and the position of the fish is eye catching. I would like more room for the bird within the frame, especially at the top and bottom.

Will

Thanks Will, I considered a looser crop but I wanted to emphasize on the action and have a nice balance between positive and negative space.

-Tim

[stuart wanuck]

agree with bill but very nice capture

[David Salem]

Very nice Tim. Love the action and the colors. Nice and sharp and I like the good look at the fish and the water drops. I like the tighter comp but maybe just a bit more on top. Well done

[Mike Poole]

Great timing with the 3 'snacks' about to be dispatched. I like all the detail in the whites, I found them very easy to blow out when I shot them. As the shot is based around the action I'm ok with the tight crop.

Mike

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Tim, excellent detail which shows up nice and sharp, and I like the colours too. I understand your thoughts with the pano crop following the length of the Pelican bill, but i would like to see a bit more room above. The wriggling fish in the bill takes this over the top. Well captured.

[arash_hazeghi]

looks great Tim, love the open beak and the small fish, I'd put a bit more room on the top

TFS