"Captain Harry"

[Gus Cobos]

“Captain Harry”

Meet Captain Harry; a native of Siesta Key, in Sarasota Florida. The Captain always hangs around the pier waiting for food from the local fishermen. He was painted with a Nikon D200, using a Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5 - f/5.6G IF-ED VR

Image solution:
focal length @ 450mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / ISO @ 400 / 1/1750sec. - f/8 / white balance @ auto / AF - mode @ dynamic range, auto - continuous / color space @ sRGB /lighting solution - no speedlight, ambient light / exposure comp @ +0.7EV / tone comp @ +1 degree / hue adjustment @ +2 degrees / saturation factor @ +2 degrees / support platform - no tripod, hand held /


Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

[Harold Davis]

you know i love the big, dumb, goofy birds!! and this is one of them. classic pelican shot, gus! nice light on the captain!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Gus - Say hello to the captain for me ---- might have a friend for him round here somewere :)

[KurtPreston]

Can't find anything to complain about here ... simply a wonderful shot! could stare at this for days :)

[Gail Spitler]

Great image - love the feather detail.
Cheers
Gail

[denise ippolito]

Gus, Nice pose and feather detail-well done!

[Ilija Dukovski]

Love the color on the back.
Great pose from the captain...

Cheers,

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Nice comp and pose Gus. Is it my eyes or is it a bit oversharpened in the feathers in the body. Lovely colours and exposure.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Love the comp my friend and the details on this one. Also like what you did with the perch.
Congrats

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet pose and light sure make up for a good image !!! Excellent Gus !!!