Pelican pose for take-off

[Ralph R. Roberts]

My first pose to this thread. Captured on Sanibel Island in January of this year. Canon EOS 5D, RAW, Aperture-Priority, 1/500, Av( Aperture Value ), 7.1 +2/3, ISO Speed 640, Lens EF600mm f/4L IS USM, Focal Length 600 mm. Post processing in Adobe Photoshop CS with "Paint Daub" from the filter gallery + contrast adjustment. Comments and critique welcome.:)

[denise ippolito]

Ralph, Big welcome to OOTB!! You can post a larger image if you like -the forum limits are 1024 W x 800 H 200kb. I like the wing position and think you did a good job with the filter. I would recommend a 2 pixel black border for web presentation when the image is light and it's hard to see where it ends on the screen. Would love to see this larger so we can see the details.

[Ralph R. Roberts]

Trying to post a larger version. I may have lost some image quality.

[denise ippolito]

Ralph, It looks like you have lost some IQ. Was this a large crop?

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Ralph and welcome to OOTB! I really like the strong diagonal element of the head and wings - makes for a strong composition. The effect work looks nicer in your first post; maybe we can help you with the web sizing part. I like the high key look and the pale color palette. Looking forward to more of your images!

[Paul Lagasi]

I agree with above comments first post effect rocks...its one of my favourite CS filters...well done

[Cheryl Slechta]

Ralph, welcome to OOTB:) I like the filter effect and the composition. IQ in the larger post has been noted. Hope to see more!

[Christopher Miller]

Welcome to OOTB, Ralph. Great pose, and I like the feather detail and high-key look. Agree with advice above.

[Ralph R. Roberts]

All, thanks for comments and critique. Kerry, I am definitely having problems with posting. The image on my computer looks much much better.
Regards