California Brown Pelican

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

I made this image in La Jolla, San Diego in 2016



Camera Settings:-
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Nikon D500, 500 f/4
1/5000 sec; f/5.6; ISO 500
Matrix Metering, Manual Mode




Post Processing:-
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Raw Processing using C1P
No Cropping
Nik 25-25 Filter on Bird at reduced opacity
Lightened the eye a little.
Neat Image NR with defaults
Sharpening for Presentation
No Cloning.




Let me know your thoughts and comments.


Thanks
Krishna

[gail bisson]

Lovely vertical portrait.
I love the color of the water.
Great DOF throughout.
I would do a luminosity mask on the crown to lower the brightness of the whites slightly.
I like this!
Gail

[John Mack]

Great portrait. Detail is very nice. The framing and preening pose are right on.

[Robert Kimbrell]

An attractive image, I like the pose and background color. Nice details throughout. I agree the crown may be a little bright.

[arash_hazeghi]

love the light and colors here Krishna, tack sharp details I agree with toning down the highlights some

TFS

[Aditya Sridhar]

Great shot Krishna! Love the light and the browns on the neck. Agreed with toning down the highlights. Love the orange tip on the bill.