One of the young pelicans at the rookery in the Everglades; shot from the canoe.
Sony a700, 70-400mm
ISO640, 1/1250, f5.6
Cloned out some pelican on the left, some cropping
Thanks for looking
Connie
Nice image of behavior. I like the eye contact, detail in the feathers, and the perch.
Not sure, but on my monitor the neck area looks a bit hot - could be juvie coloring (I have only seen an Am. White Pelican).
Exposure looks fine from here, including the neck area. Superb timing with the feather-in-bill preening pose. The squarish, almost centered comp works for me here. Perhaps just a bit more sharpening to bring out the fine details for web viewing.
Pretty neat moment captured, I like the pose and setting. I might tone down the whites on the neck a bit and agree that another round of sharpening would make it even stronger.