Pelican Portrait

[Harold Davis]

one from saturday nite down at boynton inlet. all the birds left me on the beach by myself. so i went back across the street to the parking lot and found ALL of them at the fish cleaning stations. did you know that it is almost impossible to get a pelican to look at a camera when there is someone cleaning fish!!!?:confused:

D300, bigma at 195mm, f/8, 1/800s, ISO 640, -0.7EV, flash at 0EV

thanks for looking. comments and critiques much appreciated!!!!

[Myer Bornstein]

Nice sharp picture and the evening light nakes the pelican look even better

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Like it as presented, soft light is great!

Like the way you made the BG attractive but not overpowering.

[Alfred Forns]

They do have a different feel with late evening soft light !!! ... that one cooperated !!!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Harold, Good job on this...Warm light,sharp,good HA and muted backround!
Great meeting you in Florida. Had a great time!

[Richard Waas]

Great sharpness and I love the warm color....

PS: You better be at the next day trip......

[Oscar Zangroniz]

You missed a great time Sunday my friend.
Great capture, nothing to nit pick on this one IMO, all elements are there.
Congrats,

[Kurtis Diffenbaugh]

Nice detail and lighting, love the whites. (I have a hard time getting them to look at the camera with no fish around I can only imagine when someone is cleaning a fish!)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Nicely exposed, love the warm light and looks nice and sharp. Think the side lighting helped from blowing out the feathers on the top of the head. Nicely done Harold.

[Bob Miller]

Hi harold....you nailed this one. I love the light , the background and the sharpness. Congrats!

[Lance Peters]

Sweet Sweet light.
Nailed it Harold - :)