White Pelican Drying

[Gautam Biswas]

This image was created at Lake Nakuru, Kenya. As one cannot get out of the vehicle, I was placed on the wrong side of the sun. But as these Pelicans were drying themselves after a bath, the flying droplets against the sun looked interesting.
Canon 5D with 500mm + 1.4TC
f5.6 1/1000s at ISO 400

[Jim Neiger]

Hi Gautam,

You caught the action nicely and the flying water droplets add to the image, but the drab bg and shadows from backlighting detract, IMO. The effect of light on the water droplets is similar with backlighting or direct lighting.

[Kaushik Balakumar]

liked the composition. but the light looks a bit harsh casting a strong shadow...

rgds,
Kaushik