SWM Seeking SWF to Ruffle My Feathers!

[Marina Scarr]

Found this stunning White Pelican with gorgeous feathers showing off his breeding bump. Figured I'd give him a plug on the net and maybe hook him up by V-Day. Had many photographs of WP with the entire profile but chose this one (despite the shadow) b/c I felt it better accentuated the breeding bump and flowing feathers.

Canon 5D, Canon 400 DO
F8, 1/4000sec, ISO 400, manual mode
hand held, slight crop


C & C always welcomed and appreciated,

Marina

[Jim Fenton]

Looks like White Pelicans might be the bird du jour today :)

Expposure looks right on for the lighting conditions and I do enjoy the flowing featherss.

The blue water offsets the whites of the bird, but the blues look a bit muddied?

[Scott Frye]

I like the details in the yellow beak and right rear feathers -- nicely captured.

[Deborah Hanson]

Good line and composition.
I like that the background water is blurred - blur stops where it should (hope that makes sense).
I might try lightening the shadow to soften that line.
I am looking forward to spring as we normally get hundreds of white pelicans.

Deb

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Marina. This may be the cleanest white pelican I've seen. I like the pose and comp. The sharpness and detail in the whites are excellent and the bird stands out nicely from the background. Well done.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the sharpness, angle and eye contact and might lighten the shadow on the back a little.

[arash_hazeghi]

Beautiful, I like the sharpness and good job with exposure, might run mild NR on BG. Well done!

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Love the details on the bird . Lovely image .

[Jean Clark]

Great shot. Nice colors. Sharp. Nice crop. Can't wait to go back with you.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Gorgeous pelican Marina.
You handled the whites pretty good and love the eye in this one, BG is very complementary with such a white bird. I don't mind the shadowed back.