Brown Pelican

[Kathy Reeves]

I have been in the Eager to Learn forum and it was suggested I move here.

This was taken on the Texas Gulf Coast in late afternoon.
f10, 1/800, ISO400, -3, 100mm.

[Arthur Morris]

I like this quite a bit. Rendering the water as a very dark blue almost black creates a nice mood. Love the lighter blue swirls just in front of the head. Rather than suggest a VERT as I thought originally, I would have preferred it just a bit wider so as to include all of the head REFL. Do you have more below? When I do wander into ETL I see many folks who should be posting here. In reality, everyone here is also eager to learn including me.

Good suggestion, and welcome to the big leagues

[Harshad Barve]

Beautiful image , lovely water colors, nice sharp ,
Since I have joined this forum I have seen so many species for first time , here is another
agreed with Guruji here
TFS

[Joe Senzatimore]

Very dramatic image. The dark water adds alot to this image and the detail is amazing.

[Brian Barcelos]

I too love the darkness here and I'd like a little more room bottom and right to give him more room to look/swim into. Congrats on your move.

Brian

[David Fletcher]

Striking shot Kathy. Love the crispness, lighting and mood from the water. Be nice to have a tad more room as mentioned. Congrats on your move.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Good one kathy.. A lower angle would have been killer.. loved the blues around... congrats..

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Love the dark, mysterious mood you had created. In fact, I am happy with the angle of view because of it portraying the dark, eerie water. A lower angle perhaps would not have given you that effect. A little more room all around and you are in business. Thanks for sharing and keep up your great work! :)

[christopher galeski]

good one Kathy,love the mood colors,good detail in the bird,looks like the bird is sat on blue velvet.thanks.

[sree.kumar.h]

Fantastic image Kathy. Like the mood and colours. The sharpness and water colour makes the image very striking.

Sree