Pelican Cluster

Posted by Larsen on Wed Dec 17, 2003 9:05 pm

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On a whim I decided to sort through last year's pelican shots. This one jumped out at me as being a nice shot, a little different from the usual single bird shots. The whites are on the edge, but in this case I don't think it's a bad thing. I'd like appreciate opinions. Thanks!
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by Alan Murphy on Wed Dec 17, 2003 9:50 pm

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Peter, I might work better if you had at least one of the birds not covered by another bird. I'm also wondering if a hard crop down and up to the birds would make it stronger. Nice image.

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by AlexC on Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:01 pm

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Peter, just a suggestion as to what could be done with such and image, and by no means the only alternative or possibility, As presented the birds don't flow to the minds eye (mine in this case), But there is always something usable or interesting that can be found within, For the same reasons you liked this image I did as well, I just found the part I liked the best!!
I will called : The gathering of Wizards!!
Hope you don't mind me reposting your image!!

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by Larsen on Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:15 pm

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Interesting idea, Alex. Thanks.
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by Heather Forcier on Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:22 pm

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Hey, I like the crop, kinda neat! Not easy to photograph multiple birds, but I like the scene Alex pointed out in the image - maybe even more effective for me than the original. Where did you photograph these pelicans?

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by Jill on Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:24 pm

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Looking great, Peter!! The Wizards are wonderful !!!

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by Larsen on Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:28 pm

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Heather,
Didn't you see these guys at Dead Creek??
(Just kidding) I took them at Sanibel last January. I'll be doing a repeat this January, but with a more critical eye for framing!

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by Bill Whala on Wed Dec 17, 2003 11:14 pm

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I really like the crop. It brings out more of the detail in each of the birds.

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by Harvey Edelman on Thu Dec 18, 2003 8:27 am

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The crop certainly did the trick. Just a touch hot but nice.

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by Heather Forcier on Thu Dec 18, 2003 1:57 pm

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Posted by Larsen
Didn't you see these guys at Dead Creek??

Yes, I saw them at DCWMA but never in the water like that!

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by Paul Skoczylas on Thu Dec 18, 2003 6:44 pm

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I got several of these at Elk Island last summer, while working on Red-Necked Grebes. (I happened to get a moose at the same spot, too.)

I had the same problems with framing. (And my flight shots were all garbage.) I like the crop in the second version very much.

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