Incoming Brown Pelican!

[Marina Scarr]

Photographed this Brown Pelican while he/she was landing on a mangrove packed with birds. Decided to leave in the two birds to add to the authenticity of the environment. Liked the way the setting sun was hitting the BP and the movement in his wings. Hope you like it too.

Canon 50D, Canon 70-200L F4 IS @ 127mm
F8, 1/1000sec, ISO 400, manual mode
Hand held, FULL FRAME

C & C always welcomed and much appreciated,

Marina

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the light, BG and landing pose. Since the bird in the lower right is OOF, I might consider removing it.

[Stu Bowie]

Well timed for the landing Marina, and I like the inclusion of his friends.

[arash_hazeghi]

I loike the landing pose agree with Axel about the oof pelican. would also sharpen more. TFS

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely shot indeed! Agree regarding removing the oof bird.

[Mike Tracy]

Nice inclusion of the mangroves. Good job on the exposure and you timed the incoming nicely. Would selectively sharpen his head a tad more. I don't mind the oof pelican as he is just a supporting player and helps to balance the image.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Although I wish the OOF pelican was not OOF I do find it an important balancing factor to the comp. If you get rid of it you must also get rid of the other one to rebalance the image...I much prefer their inclusion - glad you kept them there! :-) I like the tiny hint of clouds apparent in the BG.

P.S. Interesting differences in eye colour...