Brown Pelican

[Troy Lim]

Shot this from a boat, pretty far away from a full frame camera.
What do you call this type of behavior of the Brown Pelican? Angle could have been a bit better.

Comments and critiques are welcome.




Manual
Camera: Nikon D3S
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 500 mm
ISO Speed: 250
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

[Tony Whitehead]

Impressive head toss, Troy. I think the colours of FG and BG work well to frame the pelican and I like the diagonal of the pose. I would probably work at a higher base ISO with the D3s (400-800) to gain more SS or DOF depending on the image.

[Troy Lim]

Impressive head toss, Troy. I think the colours of FG and BG work well to frame the pelican and I like the diagonal of the pose. I would probably work at a higher base ISO with the D3s (400-800) to gain more SS or DOF depending on the image.

Thanks, Tony.
The light was getting a bit harsh, perhaps I could have gone a bit higher on ISO and get the higher DOF.

[Juan Aragonés]

Love the timing and framing of the action Troy. I agree with Tony about the ISO

[Randy Stout]

Troy:

One of those images you have to stare at for a bit to make sense of it.

I certainly agree with Tony. With the D3s, you have lots of ISO flexibility, and unless I was in a very specific situation, where I know there was not going to be any motion involved, I would use a higher base ISO.

Perhaps a bit more sharpening on the eye?

Cheers

Randy

[Troy Lim]

Noted, guys.
First time shooting from the boat, quite an experience. Get frustrated at times. :)