Pelican fun

[Lance Peters]

Well dont know what was going on here - but very intresting.....

Bg is not great especially the dark line which is a log on the riverbank - could clean the bg up a little.

D3
NINON 300MM f2.8 with 1.7 converter
F5.6
1/400th
0 EV
800 ISO
Handheld

could have bumped the iso a bit higher and got a faster shutter speed.

Comments welcome ..

:)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Lance,
Clean up the background just a little, and you got yourself a "10" :)
I like the conversation between both birds, and the placement in the center of frame works well here. You have good details and colors...good show...:cool:

[Nonda Surratt]

Yes that is Peli fun Lance, great smiler for a Friday morn!!!!

The only picking of nits I have is the green streak by the Peli on the left beak.

[denise ippolito]

Agree w/ self critque-Bg needs a little cleaning-Feather detail super! Looks like a winning shot-great poses

[Gail Spitler]

Way, way, way cool action image.
Gail

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Comical, find the bit of foliage intersecting w/ beak a bit distracting. But funny shot. Find the eyes priceless.

[Desmond Chan]

Hey Lance, the background may not be ideal, but the birds look very good! ****, you're really good at handling white feathers. Wish I could do that. Good sharpness and details!

[Harold Davis]

love the action and the position of the birds! and those eyes are really cool!!!! agree that if the bg wasnt as busy this one would be a 12!!!!

[Alfred Forns]

Big Time Cool and worth working the bg !!!

... btw sometimes they turn the pouch inside out !!! Neat behavior Will find and post one !!1

[Lance Peters]

Hi Al - yep I have a pouch turned inside out as well - will post it in the coming days.

Now to find time to work on the bg. :)

[Lance Peters]

here we go - some BG work!!

[Nonda Surratt]

Like the one green bit gone, nice work!

Wonder what it would look like with all the green gone?;)