New generation of brown pelicans

[Connie Mier]

At the rookery in the Everglades, shot from the canoe
sony a700, 70-400mm
1/1250, f5.6, ISO 400, @ 400mm
Cropped and I had to remove some serious mangrove leaves behind the baby pelican heads,
Thanks for looking
Connie

[Randy Stout]

Connie:

Good story telling here. Like feeding and particularly the back chick, who looks like he is saying, what about me!

Exposure good except for just a hot on the adults head. A little more DOF would have been nice as well.

I like the crop, nice PP work.

Cheers

Randy

[Colin Knight]

It's great being able to see the eyes of so many birds in one frame. You definitely got the right moment! From my experience in my kayak, 1/1250 is really pushing it for getting sharp images. Looks like you did well in this case though.

TFS!

[Dumay de Boulle]

Great moment caught here...really something special

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice behavioral image, Connie, and one exciting moment to witness. Agree with Randy's evaluation, and thanks so much for sharing :)

[Connie Mier]

From my experience in my kayak, 1/1250 is really pushing it for getting sharp images.

Thank you all, appreciate the feedback. The reason I use the sony camera is for its built-in stabilization, which IMO, is very effective. I feel it helps to overcome the limitations of being in a boat.

Also, the third pelican that is looking on eagerly appears to be the runt of the litter. I hope it survives the constant sibling rivalry for food and space.

Connie

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the captured interaction and the fact that the angle is not too steep. Another vote for toning down the whites.

[Juan Aragonés]

Composition works for me but the most I like in this image is the timing and the fact that the birds looks really undisturbed, each one looking to a different direction. Very nice one :)