This is my first photo submission to BPN. I took this shot of a brown pelican in Monterey last week; what a great place to photograph birds. This looks like a quality forum, and I look forward to actively participating in it!
Canon 40D, 500mm f/4 IS + 1.4x, f/7.1, 1/500, ISO 400, monopod
I like the pose and beautiful blue water bg. The highlights seem a bit overexposed and there appears to be some loss of detail in the white and bright yellow areas. I like the comp, but I think it would benefit from a little more room on the left.
Last edited by Jim Neiger; 01-02-2008 at 12:48 PM.
Welcome Doug. As already mentioned beautiful pose with that very coquette look and the composition is lovely too but would like too see more room on the left. I agree with Jim's comments on the whites and highlights. Sounds like you had a wonderful time in Monterey and will look forward to future posts.
Welcome aboard Doug! Beautiful pose, light looks a little harsh and as a result the whites are a little hot. Maybe try to tone the whites down in the RAW file if possible?