Waiting for a snack - white pelican

[Randy Stout]

This handsome fellow was imaged last year on Artie's Southwest Florida IPT in Feb. One of the usual stops has a pretty reliable group of white pelicans. You don't realize how big these guys are until you see them in with a bunch of browns.

D700 70-300VR 270mm f/6.3 1/4000s ISO 800 Handheld

Post: CS5 selective sharpening water cleanup, used Color Efex Pro detail extractor to tone down some hot whites

I liked the pose, texture in pouch and clear view of the nail

Advice and comments always appreciated

Cheers

Randy

[Arno Ellmer]

Impressive clarity and detail ,Randy ! I also like the pose .

[Gary Esman]

Gorgeous whites Randy! The clarity here is as mentioned, impressive. Also like the sweet colors.

Gary.

[Melissa Groo]

What a glorious pose, Randy, I love this. And awesome job on those whites!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Lovely pose, with excellent exposure and details, Randy. Would love to see and photograph this bird some day. Fantastic image.

[Don Lacy]

Very nice pose and the post processing is just about perfect the whites have plenty of detail and the image pops nicely. I can never get close to these guys down here

[Sid Garige]

Perfect techs and wonderful composition Randy. Very well done.

[Stu Bowie]

A cool pose with the semi stretched wings Randy, and impressive exposure on the whites. I like the overall detail you have captured, especially on the head and bill. Those yellows look great.

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent image. Really like the head angle and the slight lifted wings. Exposed perfectly, composed well, and real nice detail.
Well done.

Yes they are huge, I had never seen a pelican, until they stopped here. I was in awww of how big they are, yet are so graceful when in flight.