* rated * keepers Pelican looking for prey

Suggestions/comments welcome; thanks and Merry Christmas.

Fantastic!!!

Super photo, jitka

merry christmas and happy new year. jitka

Excellent! Ivana

Wow Great shot..

Superb sharp close up of the brown pelican. This one is the Pacific pelican because of the red splotch. Its Atlantic cousins don't have this color.

 

Have a great holiday season and thanks for the comments and critiques in '06,

 

Tommy

Wow Dieter, tack sharp in flight shot. Excellent details and dof. You definitely caught a great pose of this pelican from the perfect angle.

Really beautiful, Dieter! Best regards, Ruud.

Superb shot Dieter. Merry Christmas, Bruno.

 

lovely capture, congrats, RK!

great capture, Dieter. It does look very crisp in the larger view. Merry Christmas to you and your family. May Joy, Peace, Hope and Love reign.

Deiter, all I could say when I saw this was WOW. And that's still all I can say. Kind of stuck there :)) Congrats

Awesome capture Dieter! Beautiful angle of the bird in flight! Well done! Have a WONDERFUL Christmas and New Year! Rgds Carole

Absolutely nothing wrong with this pefect image. 7/7

Great shot Dieter. You can remove the small dark spot just below the belly with the 'spot healing brush' in photoshop. I think these spots are due to dust on the CCD. I see the exact same kind of spots in my camera as well. They always appear in the exact same location so if you look at several photos of the empty sky you should see the spot every time. Note f/# seems to change the appearance of these somewhat as well. Not a big deal and easy to remove.

Merry Christmas.

Thanks, Leroy, for pointing that blotch out; I actually hadn't noticed it. Will need to check/clean the CCD sensor. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Fantastic. Very neat and clean shot Dieter .