Very nice light, details and pose, Bill. I would place him lower in the frame and that way you could get rid of the reflection of the wing that I wouldn't miss. :) The BG looks a bit noisy, what ISO did you use? If you have, you could add a bit more space on the left.
Very pretty lighting on this pelican Bill and good detail but I agree with Axel that if it were placed lower in the frame the reflection would diappear which is a bit distraction and also as mentioned more room to the right would make for a stronger image. Thankls for sharing/
Lovely light and really nice downstroke pose. The water reflections on the wings are pretty, and it was a good exposure. I would agree with lowering the bird in the frame...there just isn't enough of the reflection to include it, and a bit more room on the left would give the pellie room to fly into.
Hi....I like the exposure in this image. Also wonderful detail throughout this pelican's head, shoulders & wings. As mentioned, the little bit of reflection does not add to this image. However, be careful about lowering the bird too much as it might then be too centered in the middle plane.