Took this recently. Oh for a 600mm lens to get closer! Canon 7D Mk2, 100-400mm lens at 400mm, manual exposure, 1/2000th sec, f5.6, iso500. PP in ACR and Photoshop, cropped a little and resized. Cheers.
Sharp and well done but the bird is too high and just started turning away from you. Love this species.
with love, artie
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Paul, with easy to get birds like these, I suggest go to a boat ramp where they clean fish and the pelicans will be tame (mostly) and you can get more appealing eye-level shots of them in flight. Or if they are higher, wait until they bank towards you and as long as there is no reference to the ground below, your angle may appear more forgiving and acceptable. :)
Hi Akos..Yes, I know a few spots where the Pelicans gather. This Pelican was in the area where I was photographing Herons and the Black-shouldered Kite. I was there again today...and so was the Pelican. Cheers.
Pelican
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