American White Pelican

[Joseph Przybyla]

Try preening a feather with a pair of barbeque tongs... American White Pelican, image captured at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberley MonoGimbal head
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 140 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Topaz Denoise AI
Cropped for composition and presentation

P.S. Learn more about Lake Morton in the BAA Middle Florida Photography Site Guide that Artie and I co-authored. It is available at this link https://birdsasart-shop.com/the-baa-...ic-site-guide/

[David Pugsley]

I love a good preening shot, and this fits the bill. Love the look of concentration in the eye. Lake Morton is a fantastic spot for the WPs.

[Kurt Bowman]

Really nice portrait Joe! Love the preening pose and pulled feather. I also like your decision of crop.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Joe ... lovely preening shot , nicely processed .
Just not keen on the vertical pano crop .... but you seem to like it , so I will leave that to you .

Good to see some nice IQ

TFS Andreas

[John Mack]

Nice to see the feather in the bill. The pink bill is also very nice. Great detail on the pelican.

[William Dickson]

Yes the crop looks exaggerated, but I think it works here.. It shows the bill nicely, and what a bill....Lovely colours and details throughout....All fits well with the BG colours...Well done Joe.

Will

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely image quality pleasing colours, the crop is a little unusual but I have to confess the more I look the more I like it.

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Joe ... lovely preening shot , nicely processed .
Just not keen on the vertical pano crop .... but you seem to like it , so I will leave that to you .

Good to see some nice IQ

TFS Andreas

Nothing but a vertical crop makes sense to me. What are you suggesting?

with love, artie

[Arthur Morris]

On the other hand, I'd really love to see a 3X2 crop of the bottom as that is where all the beauty and color is.

with love, a

[Joseph Przybyla]

On the other hand, I'd really love to see a 3X2 crop of the bottom as that is where all the beauty and color is.

with love, a

Hey Artie, your wish is my command... here is a 3x2 but still a vertical.