Pelican Take-off

[BillTyler]

Out at Moss Landing a couple of days ago, I saw this group of pelicans swimming when one-by-one they began to take off.

Bill

Canon 50D, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x
1/400 f/7.1
ISO 800

[nancy hazen]

Cool shot!
Nancy

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Hi Bill. Sure is a small image, hard to see much. You know you can go up to 1024 pixels in width. Seems to have a magenta cast, and the one taking off has a merge with another pelicans head. regards~Bill

[pat lillich]

Hi Bill, isn't Moss Landing awesome? were the otters still there?

I've never seen this many pelicans swimming together there - usually see one at a time as they dive between the boats. really nice color in the birds and the water - would like to see this bigger.

[Peter Farrell]

Bill, nice capture but I aggree with points made by William. Separation between the birds would add a lot.
Peter

[Julie Kenward]

I'm in agreement with the others - it is hard to see the details when the image is this small. The blues also look a little funky - could be the magenta cast Bill referenced or possibly very overcast skies?

[John Chardine]

I would love to see this bigger too! I think the crop could be made more pano with some off the bottom and the top.