Added a new attractive species to my portfolio
Aug 18, 2022 23:54:09 #
My first encounter with a graceful American White Pelican.
Taken at one of the lakes in the Central Oregon Cascade Lakes area. Canon R5, RF 100-500mm lens. Handheld from a boat with both bird and boat in motion. Later, I noticed the lens image stabilization was set to the off position. Assuming that was true at the time photo was taken, only the R5 camera body stabilization was on. I'm happy with the results either way.
Taken at one of the lakes in the Central Oregon Cascade Lakes area. Canon R5, RF 100-500mm lens. Handheld from a boat with both bird and boat in motion. Later, I noticed the lens image stabilization was set to the off position. Assuming that was true at the time photo was taken, only the R5 camera body stabilization was on. I'm happy with the results either way.
Aug 19, 2022 00:06:12 #
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Aug 19, 2022 06:06:08 #
MtManMD wrote:
My first encounter with a graceful American White Pelican.
Taken at one of the lakes in the Central Oregon Cascade Lakes area. Canon R5, RF 100-500mm lens. Handheld from a boat with both bird and boat in motion. Later, I noticed the lens image stabilization was set to the off position. Assuming that was true at the time photo was taken, only the R5 camera body stabilization was on. I'm happy with the results either way.
Taken at one of the lakes in the Central Oregon Cascade Lakes area. Canon R5, RF 100-500mm lens. Handheld from a boat with both bird and boat in motion. Later, I noticed the lens image stabilization was set to the off position. Assuming that was true at the time photo was taken, only the R5 camera body stabilization was on. I'm happy with the results either way.
Nice shots
Aug 19, 2022 06:36:53 #
Aug 19, 2022 07:48:32 #
Very nice! They are big and bulky, but like wood storks, when they soar, they are amazingly graceful.
Aug 19, 2022 08:25:34 #
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Aug 19, 2022 14:31:50 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Good set, really like the last one
Thanks Jack. I was approaching the boat ramp when I saw it. It was in between and close to 3 fishermen in float tubes. After about 20 minutes and a lot of shots slowly following him in my inflatable boat and trying to stay far enough away so it remained comfortable, I must have let the boat drift a little too close. It took flight but only flew a few yards. I figured that was enough and let him be. Capture about 350 shots, mostly good ones.
Aug 19, 2022 14:33:32 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Congratulations on some great photos.
Dennis
Dennis
Thanks Dennis.
Aug 19, 2022 14:35:30 #
Earnest Botello wrote:
Great set, Monte, I have always held a fondness for pelicans.
Thanks for the comments, Earnest. I've missed out on photographing pelicans numerous times and was happy to be at the right place at the right time for once.
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