Pelican

Posted by robert hasty on Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:16 am

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Got back last night from a week in the florida keys. 4o plus degree difference from there to here at home. Can i go back please

Anyway, i did more fishing then photographing and im not a big bird photog but thought id share this with everyone. If anything i hope it works a little bit.

Thanks for looking everyone,
robert..........

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[i] There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:[/i][/size]

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by bobbydazzler on Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:21 am

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i love it, very vibrant, would be be a great pic to have on the wall

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by Vince Thomas on Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:32 am

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Robert, it looks like your avatar morphed into a Pelican!

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by Greg Downing on Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:38 am

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Robert, welcome back. I too wish I could have stayed in Florida. This is an interesting shot. Some suggestions for improvement would be to try and get higher or lower to eliminate the split background and place the bird higher in the frame. Still cool as is and I like the colors.

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by Mike Wilson on Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:43 am

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I would prefer the eye higher in the frame and a vertical instead. More USM would help, it looks pretty soft. Pretty colorful stuff.

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by Bob Wright on Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:56 pm

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Robert,

This is a beautiful pelican, but I find myself wishing to see the entire head.

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:16 pm

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Robert:

Nice saturated colors, I am ambivalent with the split BG.

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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:39 pm

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A very unusual composition. The colors are too far over the top for me.

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by christoforos on Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:08 pm

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I love the composition.
Great shot!!

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by Alan Murphy on Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:15 pm

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This would make a great Florida post card. Well done.

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by robert hasty on Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:25 pm

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E.J. Peiker wrote:A very unusual composition. The colors are too far over the top for me.

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

E.J, i agree. After i had to recalibrate my monitor this morning this one and another is definitley a tad overdone. Need to chill a bit on the flow and keep it simple

Thanks!!

robert...........

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by KK Hui on Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:12 pm

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A bit soft but love the colors, Robert! :roll:

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by Ken Newcombe on Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:30 pm

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Unique image Robert. The two toned BG works well. Modern Art!

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by AForns on Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:07 am

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Welcome back Robert !!!! If the image did not have a name I would probably suspect your were involved somehow !!!!

This is very neat and fresh idea !!! I would show just a little more lower to bring up the horizon (to about 1/3 up) I know the colors are off but they seem to work well for this image !!!!

If only this bird could see himself now :roll:

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by Kim Steininger on Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:03 pm

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I love the colors! Definitely a great Florida postcard!

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by Michael Dossett on Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:36 pm

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An interesting crop. I think I would like it better with about half or one third the amount of dead space at the top as is currently present. White look a tad hot maybe. I wish the eye wasn't soft