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I took this down at Batemans Bay today:

The Portrait:


The Action:


Comments/Critiques always appreciated.

Tristan

The action pelican is a good capture - nice wingspan, and you can see the feathers nicely spread out. Also you can see the pelican doing a turning manouvre just like a jumbo

The portrait , I feel the dof is a bit too shallow, but the exposure of the feathers is spot on.

OK, thanks for those comments. After looking at the pic, I realised that it would have been nice to have more DOF, but it was a pure lucky shot, and I was happy with how it came out.

Tristan

Tristan

You mus show me where you take your pelican picks if it's a lucky shot to get one standing still and dime a dozen to get great pics of one in full flight

There's plenty of them down this way Stubbsy. If you ever pass through let me know

Plenty of Pelicans that pose for tourists in Batemans Bay, on the main coastal road (1 minute of of the Town proper) on Beach Road is a fish and chips shop. The owner regularly feeds the pelican's and you can get a flock of 20-30 of them coming in to check out the tourists. There's even a a small pull in bay for 2-3 cars to help the traffic flow as it's pretty popular with the tourists.