American White Pelican

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 300mm (450mm FFE)
1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV -2/3 ISO 140 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation

[John Whaley]

I like your image. The whites look great with tack focus and detail. Composition works as does the bg. Well done. I would like to see what it looks like with the blue saturation down just a bit.

[Marina Scarr]

This image looks almost like a painting. The whites look great, as do the details and the comp. Didyou change the blue BG at all from what you saw through the lens? I think that's what makes it look like a painting.

[Juan Tolentino]

Very nice image Joe, those whites look great. If it was mine I would remove the two dark spots on the right wing using the patch tool. Just my humble opinion.

Thanks for sharing

[Steve Kaluski]

Very well exposed Joe, cracking detail and sharpness, well done. Looks like you have stepped up another few runs on the PP ladder .

TFS
Steve

[Joseph Przybyla]

Very nice image Joe, those whites look great. If it was mine I would remove the two dark spots on the right wing using the patch tool. Just my humble opinion.

Thanks for sharing

Hi Juan, thank you for viewing and commenting. As many times as I looked at this image I never noticed those black spots... removal done.

[Joseph Przybyla]

This image looks almost like a painting. The whites look great, as do the details and the comp. Didyou change the blue BG at all from what you saw through the lens? I think that's what makes it look like a painting.

H Marina, thank you for viewing and commenting. The blue background is basically as seen through the lens, blue sky and small patches of clouds reflected on the water. There were a couple dark smudges that I blended using the Paintbrush tool I Photoshop set to 20% opacity with the blue and blending the spots to match the background. Very little work, I just did not like the dark smudges.

[stuart wanuck]

great portrait

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and eye contact.