Pelican

Pelican · 12:59 AM

Out for a walk in the rain on Thanksgiving morning with my youngest son at the beach we ran across this pelican. It let me get very close. The first image is 115mm and the second 50mm. k20d, DA*50-135. I had to try out my only water resistant lens in the rain.

These are not the best exposures, but it was cool to get this close.

roentarre · 12-02-2008, 01:41 AM

Truely beautiful in deed. The yellow colour makes it unique too

axl · 12-02-2008, 01:58 AM

beautiful shots LaRee. Really nicely done

kurt · 12-02-2008, 04:33 AM

Wonderful shots! I like the second one more, the posture is interesting and the yellow colour comes out nicely.

mtnbearhug · 12-02-2008, 06:40 AM

Nice pics LaRee!!

It is always cool when you can get close to something that normally you wouldn't be able to..

To bad the sky just wasn't a bit darker, darn good weather anyway...

Nice shots, thanks for sharing...

Kim

daacon · 12-02-2008, 06:41 AM

Now that is close - great shot - excellent detail.

scott-devon · 12-02-2008, 09:43 AM

Beautiful shot LaRee. Way to go!

sajmmiller · 12-02-2008, 03:02 PM

What a beautiful bird! That's great that you were able to get that close. The second one is my favorite.

JMR · 12-02-2008, 03:12 PM

I am not a big fan of head and shoulders shots of wildlife, with few exceptions, so when I see beautiful shots of Pelicans, albeit in less than desirable surroundings, I still prefer them. I can see the tufted hair! And I note the second is brighter, but they are still nice shots.

JMR

HouseOfHorla · 12-02-2008, 04:05 PM

Excellent from the runny nose to the end of the tail feathers. #2 for me as the detail and texture of the feathers are just beautiful.

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 12-02-2008, 04:58 PM

Very nice photos LaRee and I happen to like the first one but it needed a little tweaking.
Hope that you don't mind,

Heinrich

hamidlmt · 12-02-2008, 05:41 PM

Nice shots... I especially enjoy the composition of the first one. I feel with a little post-process tweaking, the image could really sing.

AlexanderMayorov · 12-03-2008, 04:23 AM

Nice Shots.....

eclipsed450 · 12-03-2008, 06:59 AM

love the rain drop on the tip of his beak

LaRee · 01-14-2009, 09:17 PM

I am so sorry for not responding sooner. December was a crazy month. January is shaking out somewhat better though still too busy! To be honest I had forgotten that I posted this.

Jim, axl, kurt, kim, dave, scott, and scott, JMR, HOH, hamid, fragla and kirk thank you for posting and commenting.

Heinrich, your pp does look much better, but the pelican is gray. It is colored like the one I posted. I can see you warmed the image up quite a bit. I think somewhere in between our two versions would be best. It was a very cold rainy dark day, but there probably is a blue cast to my photo. I often find myself processing too cool. Thank you for taking the time to work on this shot.

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12-02-2008, 06:40 AM	#5
mtnbearhug Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Emmett, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,351	very cool Nice pics LaRee!! It is always cool when you can get close to something that normally you wouldn't be able to.. To bad the sky just wasn't a bit darker, darn good weather anyway... Nice shots, thanks for sharing... Kim

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12-02-2008, 01:41 AM	#2
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Truely beautiful in deed. The yellow colour makes it unique too

12-02-2008, 01:58 AM	#3
axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	beautiful shots LaRee. Really nicely done

12-02-2008, 04:33 AM	#4
kurt Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hyvinkää, Suomi (Finland) Photos: Gallery Posts: 669	Wonderful shots! I like the second one more, the posture is interesting and the yellow colour comes out nicely.

12-02-2008, 06:41 AM	#6
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Now that is close - great shot - excellent detail.

12-02-2008, 09:43 AM	#7
scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140	Beautiful shot LaRee. Way to go!

12-02-2008, 03:02 PM	#8
sajmmiller Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prescott, Arizona USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 585	What a beautiful bird! That's great that you were able to get that close. The second one is my favorite.

12-02-2008, 03:12 PM	#9
JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332	I am not a big fan of head and shoulders shots of wildlife, with few exceptions, so when I see beautiful shots of Pelicans, albeit in less than desirable surroundings, I still prefer them. I can see the tufted hair! And I note the second is brighter, but they are still nice shots. JMR

12-02-2008, 04:05 PM	#10
HouseOfHorla Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Teddington, Middx - UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 185	Excellent from the runny nose to the end of the tail feathers. #2 for me as the detail and texture of the feathers are just beautiful.

12-02-2008, 04:58 PM	#11
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	Very nice photos LaRee and I happen to like the first one but it needed a little tweaking. Hope that you don't mind, Heinrich

12-02-2008, 05:41 PM	#12
hamidlmt Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gresham, Oregon USA Posts: 1,217	Nice shots... I especially enjoy the composition of the first one. I feel with a little post-process tweaking, the image could really sing.

12-03-2008, 04:23 AM	#13
AlexanderMayorov Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Istanbul Photos: Gallery Posts: 466	Nice Shots.....

12-03-2008, 06:59 AM	#14
eclipsed450 Guest	love the rain drop on the tip of his beak

01-14-2009, 09:17 PM	#15
LaRee Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,225 Original Poster	I am so sorry for not responding sooner. December was a crazy month. January is shaking out somewhat better though still too busy! To be honest I had forgotten that I posted this. Jim, axl, kurt, kim, dave, scott, and scott, JMR, HOH, hamid, fragla and kirk thank you for posting and commenting. Heinrich, your pp does look much better, but the pelican is gray. It is colored like the one I posted. I can see you warmed the image up quite a bit. I think somewhere in between our two versions would be best. It was a very cold rainy dark day, but there probably is a blue cast to my photo. I often find myself processing too cool. Thank you for taking the time to work on this shot.