Brown Pelican

[hugh robateau]

Captured at La Jolla, CA. Cropped tightly to bring out the beautiful breeding plumage. C&C appreciated. Thanks for looking.
Nikon D3
1/1000s f/8.0 at 600.0mm iso560

[Glenn Price]

I like it! But I would crop the space behind the head about 50% more. It will reinforce the 90 degree angle formed by the head and back

[Victor Soares]

Lovely. I would prefer a portrait crop and try to include the whole of the beak/head (if you have it). Else, the colors are stunning !! There is no bird in the world that I want to photograph more than this one .... awesome !!

[Lesley van Loo]

Wouldn't change a thing, great composition, I like it.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I Iike the tight composition,pose and light,nice unusual image!

[Steve Maxson]

Nice colors and pose. I like unusual/different looking images, but, as presented, this one doesn't work for me. A vertical image cropped from the left and including the entire beak could be stunning. :)