Pelican

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• Callie (7495)
• [2004-07-28 14:24]

Michel
I take this is a Brown Pelican? Can you please post some notes and details on how you shot this? tripod, handheld, lens, flash, etc. This is a very nice "on the wing" shot that would be improved with fill-in flash to lighten-up the underwings. I like the small catchlight in the eye.

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• nwoehnl (28)
• [2004-07-28 16:30]

Great in-flight catch of this pelican, Michel. The characteristical posture is very well captured, and I like how the composition leaves room for him to "fly into".

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• japie (5187)
• [2004-07-28 17:34]

Are you sure this is not a military plane over Bagdad - The fish might think so :) I also like th crop that alows him space to fly into. I would also like to see more info on how this was taken.

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• PDP (11755)
• [2004-07-28 17:38]

Nicely done. Great sharpness and focus and I guess that must have been a bit tricky. Lovely blue sky.

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• milloup (1704)
• [2004-07-28 17:56]

Nice capture of this pelican lining up for the runway, nicely set off against the blue sky and even with some details visible under the wings ;-)
I agree with Callie that some notes would be nice.
You'd need a pretty strong flash in order for fill flash to work here, I reckon.

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• Cat (0)
• [2004-07-28 20:03]

Nice composition here Michel, good capture of the gliding posture of the pelican. I have always loved watching these guys dive into the water and make a catch! Great stuff!

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• gerhardt (11529)
• [2004-08-01 4:31]

This sweet moment is very nicely handled. I would love to learn more about this animal thought. I agree with nwoehl on the composition. Thanx for sharing.

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• coasties (27512)
• [2004-10-27 5:31]

Spectacular image against a clear blue sky.

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• ian (0)
• [2005-02-17 4:31]

I like blue sky. Pretty photo.