American White Pelicans on Fire

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Hi All,

This is my one of favorite Image taken in Provo Bay, Utah.
Story behind the Image:-
It was one of those days when I decided to go to Provo Bay to test Nikon 300mm f/4 Lens. At the end of the day I witnessed awesome sunset colors lighting the clouds. I showed the clouds to my wife and said " If we have some birds flying across the clouds, then it will be a nice shot"
All of a sudden, my wife says whats are those.
I see 4 Pelicans flying in sequence.
I was lucky to see that Pelicans Flying above those clouds and was happy to make couple of images. I like this one the most.


Nikon D500, 300mm f/4 + 1.4xTCII
ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/500 sec

Minimal Post Processing:-
Noise reduction and Nik Color Effect Pro

Let me know your comments and critiques.

Thank you for watching.

[Arthur Morris]

I like it with the birds in the dark sky and the brighter yellow below. Normally light at the top and dark at the bottom works better, but not here :) Looks like the pellies are getting the big horns on their bills. Do they breed in the area?

with love, artie

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Hi Artie,

Thank you for the comments.

Yes White Pelicans breed in an island called Gunnison Island which is inside the Salt Lake.

Thanks
Krishna

[Glenn Conlan]

Great light and colors, well balanced image.

[Tim Foltz]

Very nice image, love the colors and comp.

-Tim

[David Salem]

Wow this is a real nice image. I too like the composition and the way the pelicans are laid out. I really like the fact that you can see that individual primaries on a few of the birds. It's very artistic, colorful and a very print worthy Frame. Well done

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Thank you all for the comments and Feedback