Brown Pelican Splash

[denise ippolito]

Canon1D Mark III
800 mm lens
1/125 sec. at f/13
ISO 200
Tripod
I was trying to get an action blur of this Pelican splashing. It was very cooperative.
Large crop and removed a shadow from chest.

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Denise.

Like the apparent movement, with the splashing.

[Patti Edens]

Excellent capture Denise! The slightly blurred wings with everything else in focus was perfect timing! The crop makes for a wonderful composition - great placement of the pelican in the frame.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Denise, I echo Patti's comments - lovely work :)
Best,
Nicki

[denise ippolito]

Thanks folks. I appreciate it.:)

[Christopher Miller]

Very lovely, Denise! Perfect pose and composition, and I love the blurred wings and splashing. :)

[denise ippolito]

Thanks so much Christopher. :)

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful image, Denise. What I like most about are those splashes... almost like fireworks in the sky.

[Kerry Perkins]

Nice capture Denise! Birds always look so serious when they are thrashing the water like that...

I like the blur and the water flying everywhere. :)

[denise ippolito]

Thank you both for your comments. Much appreciated.:)