Australian Pelican

[Colin Driscoll]

1DXII 400mm F/2.8L II & 1.4XIII 560mm 1/4000 f10 iso800 HH
Full frame cropped from horizontal. Light sharpen. And yes I should have removed the second catchlight!

[greg cowle]

Nice sharp portrait of this guy. Really like the wiggly reflection of the bottom of the bill, and how the blue in the bill there works with the darker blue of the foreground.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Ah now you've got the IQ rocking in this image! Sharp and detailed. Lovely pastel colours, good vertical comp. I get the feeling the image may need a bit of CW rotation, not much though.

[William Dickson]

Really nice detail ...Love the pose. Beautiful colours throughout, and yes to a wee bit CW.

Will

[Colin Driscoll]

Thanks, I debated rotation and decided to leave it as there are several differently angled horizontal lines and the important one of the body against the water could rotate a bit CCW.

[Arthur Morris]

Very nice. My favorite part is the killer bill reflection. I hope to photograph this bird before I die :)

with love, a

ps: are there any places where they are easy to shoot?

[Colin Driscoll]

Artie, just find a boat ramp where fishers are returning with their catch on one of the many east coastal Australian lakes.

[Florin Sandu]

Great portrait. nice and sharp. Superb details.
@Artie: Danube Delta...Romania. :)