I photographed this White Pelican in Sebastian, FL with the Canon 500mmm f/4L IS lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D MIII on the Mongoose M3.5 atop a 3530 LS CF tripod. The bird was trying to swallow a large fish.
ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/640 sec. at f/9. Slight crop from the bottomm.
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Love the backlit pouch here, the colours pose of the pelican make this a special image for me. The best thing here is being able to see the fish within the pouch! This probably wasn't possible, but I think this would have been even better from a lower angle. Apart from that a great shot!
Very interesting image. I would be tempted to crop in closer to maximise the impact of the backlit pouch as it is the main subject. That's a pretty decent size fish!
Backlit Throat Pouch
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