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    Default Brown Pelican (molting adult?)

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    I captured this guy yesterday at Point Reyes, Marin co, CA. I was on a cliff with a good wind for the birds to fight in their faces as they attempted to reach a protected feeding area. Cropped (15%) and P P'ed in ACR, CS3, sharpened with Nik Sharpner Pro. C&C welcome.

    Camera Model: NIKON D300, handheld
    Shutter speed: 1/1000 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

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    Nice flyby, I also like the eye contact and might sharpen a bit less.

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    Hi Dan: Nice flight shot. Interesting wing position. I like it. The sky color feels a bit odd. Maybe that is what it looked like?

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    These guys are such graceful flyers, and wish for the wings to have been fully up or down. I like the overall detail, and would maybe take a bit off the top.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Keith Bauer View Post
    Hi Dan: Nice flight shot. Interesting wing position. I like it. The sky color feels a bit odd. Maybe that is what it looked like?
    Hi Kieth! Thanks for the comments. As for the sky, I did a slight levels adjust to darken it, but just a bit.

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    Agree with Axel on preferring a bit less sharpening. And I would put a bit more room in front of the bird. Like the pose and eye contact. Sky looks fine to me. JR

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    ditto some oversharpening. great detail and pose here, another vote for more room up front...
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    Pretty good work Dan. I like it, also sharpen it just a bit less. More room in front is mandatory - I think too. :)

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    Nice shot Dan,
    Point Reyes has always been a dissapointment for me, too much wind and no birds, you got lucky with this one. Light seems to have been a bit harsh but detail is good, it looks oversharpened on my screen, but nice pose. like the catch light.

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    The oversharpening has been mentioned enough times already so I won't mention it again :-) I like the seemingly eye-level angle.

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    lovely HA, BG intresting wing position , nice low level shot

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    Ok fellas! here's an unsharpened version. As for the room in front of the bird, I like the comp as is due to the weight of the birds body being in the right side of the frame but that's just MHO!:) Thanks for the constructive comments.

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    Repost is fantastic
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