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Brown Pelican Upside Down Underwing Preen


Posted by Neil Solomon on Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:56 am

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Can one possibly get a unique shot of pelican preening behavoir? I don't know. There are only so many ways that these Pelicans preen, but I liked the curves and angles in this image.
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by Alan Murphy on Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:02 am
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Neil, this is great. No nits here, love everything about it.
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by Alan Melle on Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:19 am
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This is terrific! Looks nearly perfect and the pose does look different. Nice shot!
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by stevebein on Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:27 am
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Excellent, sharp, great pose, you did well.
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by DC on Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:03 am
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I like the pose here and the detail you've captured. Congrats.
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by Rob Palmer on Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:27 am
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Beautiful background and detail. Great Shot
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by AlexC on Fri Jan 09, 2004 12:05 pm
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Technically very well done, killer BG to boot!!
Congrats!!! 8)
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by Bill Whala on Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:23 pm
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Awesome preening shot!! I love the detail and the colors.
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:28 pm
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Neil,

Very nice shot. The colors look good and the curves and angles make this an excellent image.
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by Wil Hershberger on Fri Jan 09, 2004 3:34 pm
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by Mike Wilson on Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:33 pm
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I have many shots like this and it is hard to get all the elements together for a good one. DOF, bill sharp, composition and bg are all excellent. It even has its eye open which is a bonus.
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by Cliff Beittel on Fri Jan 09, 2004 7:19 pm
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Excellent image, but I would sure put that 100-400 on a tripod and shoot at a lower ISO. Assume you were doing flight shots at the same time?
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by Jill on Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:31 pm
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Fantastic image, Neil !!! The colors and details are so sharp, and I love that the upside down bill is horizontal !!! Just wonderful !!! :D :D
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by Chris Valentine on Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:10 pm
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Terrific shot Neil! I like the horz. preening and the clean background. Well done!
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by Juan E. Bahamon on Sat Jan 10, 2004 8:05 pm
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Neil:

I love those saturated colors.
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by Laura Stiefel on Sun Jan 11, 2004 6:00 pm
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I especially like the way the colors pop against the neutral background. very nice!
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