Pelicans in breeding plumage
Dec 6, 2021 23:53:34 #
Any constructive criticism, suggestions compliments are all welcome.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Dec 7, 2021 00:17:37 #
Dec 7, 2021 00:18:02 #
Checks all *my* boxes...where and when? (ps: when you check the "Save Attachment" box, we'll get to dive in and evaluate nuances!)
Dec 7, 2021 05:12:17 #
hettmoe wrote:
That is a nice photo.
Can you tell us about the different colored eyes?
Thanks
Can you tell us about the different colored eyes?
Thanks
Apparently their eye color changes from brown to a light blue or off-white as breeding season approaches.
Dec 7, 2021 05:31:34 #
Gorgeous. I would just try to crop the pelicans a little more to the left, not in the center. It would give them more room to swim into the frame.
Dec 7, 2021 08:13:05 #
ClarkJohnson wrote:
Gorgeous. I would just try to crop the pelicans a little more to the left, not in the center. It would give them more room to swim into the frame.
My thoughts!
Dec 7, 2021 10:20:56 #
Dec 7, 2021 10:41:31 #
Dec 7, 2021 15:28:48 #
Dec 7, 2021 16:07:59 #
Beautiful birds. I certainly know that sometimes you have to take what the birds give you, but if possible I would have moved about 2-3 steps to the right to take the picture. That would have separated the two birds while keeping the symmetry of their poses. Ideally a lower perspective would have helped too (often impossible depending on where the birds were and the nature of the shoreline you were on). For me, these birds in breeding plumage are difficult to expose-the super bright whites and yellows and the dark gray/black of the body, but this picture appears to be overall underexposed.
Dec 7, 2021 16:22:55 #
JeffDavidson wrote:
Any constructive criticism, suggestions compliments are all welcome.
Thank you.
Thank you.
A magnificent composition 🔥🎖️🏆🎖️🔥
Dec 7, 2021 18:00:00 #
Lovely shot Jeff, I think the eye colour difference is just the angle of the light...
Dec 7, 2021 21:14:24 #
Dec 11, 2021 11:18:09 #
Because of the distance to the subject, moving 2-3 steps in either direction would not really separate the two birds.
I believe that most birds that enter the water have an additional eye covering that may have been the difference between the color of their eyes or perhaps the light.
I tried cropping from the left, however, in order to keep the same proportions, I would have lost too much of the reflection and I wanted it all.
Taken at Bolsa Chica in Huntington Beach, CA. the end of November.
I think that the whites would have been blown if I made it brighter and I do not have the PP skills to play with the high dynamic range. The original on my screen is brighter than that shown on UHH.
My perspective was elevated about 10 feet above the birds with nowhere to get closer to the water level at that location.
Thanks for all of your comments.
I believe that most birds that enter the water have an additional eye covering that may have been the difference between the color of their eyes or perhaps the light.
I tried cropping from the left, however, in order to keep the same proportions, I would have lost too much of the reflection and I wanted it all.
Taken at Bolsa Chica in Huntington Beach, CA. the end of November.
I think that the whites would have been blown if I made it brighter and I do not have the PP skills to play with the high dynamic range. The original on my screen is brighter than that shown on UHH.
My perspective was elevated about 10 feet above the birds with nowhere to get closer to the water level at that location.
Thanks for all of your comments.
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