American White Pelicans in flight - how much luck can one person have?
May 11, 2014 18:38:02 #
This month of amazing photo ops continues! Just as I was leaving an area near the Toppenish Wildlife Refuge - having seen nothing of interest - about 30 American White Pelicans lifted off from a marsh where they'd been hidden by tall grasses. Then they circled lazily round and round 'til I couldn't hold up my camera anymore :)
One couldn't quite get in step :)
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Canon T3i, 55-250 mm kit lens, from raw. Cropped.
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Tough to focus when they turn this way! The T3i again, cropped from jpg.
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Canon SX50 burst mode, edited.
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Canon SX50, burst mode, edited.
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May 11, 2014 18:45:15 #
Great shots Linda ! White Pelicans still on my bucket list ....Thanks for sharing .
May 11, 2014 18:52:22 #
imagemeister wrote:
Great shots Linda ! White Pelicans still on my bucket list ....Thanks for sharing .
Thank you! Would you believe I don't recall seeing any other pelican species, and I have lived in FL and CA!
May 11, 2014 18:56:04 #
May 11, 2014 18:58:42 #
bee7474 wrote:
Neat, wish they could be viewed on ground. Thanks Bee
Thanks Bee!
May 11, 2014 19:51:10 #
Love the first shot--off to bomb Berlin. Except there's always a dufus in the crowd somewhere, lol.
Lucky to get such nice shots of them, tho we all know it's not luck.
Nice job, Linda.
Lucky to get such nice shots of them, tho we all know it's not luck.
Nice job, Linda.
May 11, 2014 19:51:45 #
Good for you getting all the photo ops and taking advantage of them!!
May 11, 2014 20:10:01 #
Great series, Linda. Their formations are really interesting. It's amazing they can fly that close together without a mishap.
John
John
May 11, 2014 20:18:38 #
Treepusher wrote:
Love the first shot--off to bomb Berlin. Except there's always a dufus in the crowd somewhere, lol.
Lucky to get such nice shots of them, tho we all know it's not luck.
Nice job, Linda.
Lucky to get such nice shots of them, tho we all know it's not luck.
Nice job, Linda.
Thank you for your always-thoughtful (and amusing :) ), very nice comments Randy!
May 11, 2014 20:19:13 #
rlaugh wrote:
Good for you getting all the photo ops and taking advantage of them!!
Thanks! Someone suggested it's a good thing I don't have a day job :)
May 11, 2014 20:19:34 #
John Lawrence wrote:
Great series, Linda. Their formations are really interesting. It's amazing they can fly that close together without a mishap.
John
John
Thanks John! Kind of mesmerizing to watch if you aren't trying to focus :)
May 11, 2014 20:19:45 #
Great shots. ...like how you used the burst mode....I need to learn to use mine more....
May 11, 2014 20:40:05 #
Racin17 wrote:
Great shots. ...like how you used the burst mode....I need to learn to use mine more....
Thanks! I don't know how I did without burst mode for months and I don't recall how I first started using - probably a UHH member mentioned :) Warning: you end up with 3 to 4 times as many shots as you would have by not using it - which can be an issue when you take hundreds per week like I do - lol.
May 11, 2014 20:55:39 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
This month of amazing photo ops continues! Just as I was leaving an area near the Toppenish Wildlife Refuge - having seen nothing of interest - about 30 American White Pelicans lifted off from a marsh where they'd been hidden by tall grasses. Then they circled lazily round and round 'til I couldn't hold up my camera anymore :)
those are great Linda, the one out of step would be me!LOL
May 11, 2014 20:56:38 #
Camshy wrote:
those are great Linda, the one out of step would be me!LOL
Me too - you should have seen me in Navy boot camp :)
Thank you kindly, Camshy!
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