Three American White Pelicans #2

[Dan Brown]

Here's another from last weekend down at the slough. Cropped about 20% in ACR and CS3. A little self-critique, I wish for a better lighting angle and more sharpness on the left bird but he was moving and at the back end of the critical DOF:(.

Camera Model: NIKON D300, handheld
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
VR Image Stabilization: On
AF mode: AF-C

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the eye contact and sharpness in this one. It looks relatively noisy and the light is a bit harsh and it would have been good to have the sun behind you.

[phillane]

I like the eye contact and sharpness in this one. It looks relatively noisy and the light is a bit harsh and it would have been good to have the sun behind you.

I like the composition here, it has a nice feel to it, the noise issue can be resolved with cautious use of noise reduction software. Try to remember to move the sun behind you next time : )