Flush

[Randy Stout]

Just a fun shot from Little Estero. I knew that the white pelicans often showed the "toilet bowl" look when swallowing, but I was pleased to see this brown do it too. You can see the fish just under his upper bill.

D300 70-200 f/2.8 190mm f/8 1/1250s ISO 1000 handheld

The breast looks burnt, although the numbers are around 240.

Comments welcomed.

[Randy Stout]

As an addendum, my focus point was on the fish, so the eyes of the bird are a bit soft, despite f/8. I used -.3 EV, should have been at -.7 probably to tone down the whites. Didn't have time to make adjustments while the action was happening!!

Rady

[Steve Canuel]

That's a cool shot. Never thought about the side to side flexibility of the bottom bill.

[Monte Brown]

Randy,

Great shot, good position and color.