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Slightly more traditional pelican shot, seeing my last two pathetic attempts didn't meet with much favour...

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Nice shot Simon - I never realised that Pelicans have such great colour

Thanks Chris.

This is courtship colouring - the bill goes deep pink and the other colours are accentuated as well. Pity their breath doesn't improve but I suppose a fish diet will do that to you..

Manta - you really shouldn't be kissing them you know - who knows WHAT you'll catch??????

Seriously though - nice shot. Beautifully sharp and clear with colouration

How did the swim with the dolphins go?????

blacknstormy wrote:Manta - you really shouldn't be kissing them you know - who knows WHAT you'll catch??????

Avian Influenza? I have got a bit of a cold today...

blacknstormy wrote:Seriously though - nice shot. Beautifully sharp and clear with colouration

How did the swim with the dolphins go?????

It was good but, I'll admit, a bit of an anticlimax. Fantastic to be so close to such magnificent creatures but not the 'life-changing' experience others describe it as. Maybe I'm spoilt having spent most of my youth around Moreton Bay with wild ones coming up to us of their own accord but I can't help but be saddened to see these guys in captivity, albeit extremely well managed captivity. One important fact is that the education they provide to future generations about the ocean and it's conservation is invaluable and can't be adequately taught using classrooms and books and, to that end, Seaworld leads the way and should be congratulated for their efforts.

Simon. as a critic of the first round it's encumbent on me to comment isn't it?

This is excellent. It lacks all the problems I had with the first one. It's tack sharp, well composed and the colours are superb.

Nice shot and the color is excellent

stubbsy wrote:Simon. as a critic of the first round it's encumbent on me to comment isn't it?

This is excellent. It lacks all the problems I had with the first one. It's tack sharp, well composed and the colours are superb.

Hehe... I wondered if you'd visit Pete! I took on board all your advice and sifted back through the shots I had. Pleased you think this one is an improvement. (Oh...I like it too!)

LostDingo wrote:Nice shot and the color is excellent

Thanks LD - but I had nothing to do with the pelican breeding cycle!

Gorgeous colours! and nice and sharp. Bewdiful!

now that's much better nicely done. the OOF rocks make for a great background.

cheers

Very nice Simom I too have not noticed that colouration before. Thankyou for pointing it out.

Thanks all!

Very nice Simon. Didn't know about the colours. Learn something new every day.

Well done on the exposure here, Simon. The different colours, including white, stand out well against the pebbles.

Thanks Mark and Trevor.

As you know, shooting RAW makes things easy - I just make sure I don't blow any highlights to start with and the rest can be adjusted later if necessary. I'm pleased to see, though, that I'm making far fewer exposure adjustments in PP than I used to. Must be getting it right in camera more often.