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Bird: different

Postby Heath Bennett on Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:09 pm

Something different from me.

Yesterday afternoon at the Entrance:

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Postby stubbsy on Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:11 pm

Nice capture Heath. Pelicans are such beautiful birds too. So graceful in flight - so awkward landing and taking off.
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Postby Oneputt on Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:19 pm

Terrific Heath. :D I spend a lot of time trying to get that perfect shot of these most graceful birds, you have done well.
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Postby Geoff on Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:23 pm

Lovely shot there Heath - which lens mate?
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Postby Bob G on Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:43 pm

That's a great capture Heath There are plenty of pelican photos araound but raely as good as this one

Well done!


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Postby Heath Bennett on Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:29 pm

Geoff wrote:Lovely shot there Heath - which lens mate?


Thanks all. Geoff- 70-200VR @ 200mm f/4 ISO:400 equiv.

EDIT - Shot at a reasonable size in frame, but ideally 300-400mm would have filled frame more completely. 200 f/2 would be nice, with 1.7 TC, but I don't really take this kind of shot much.
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Postby suzanneg on Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:49 pm

Hi Heath,

I love Bird photos. I wish some of my photos turned out as good as this one! Lovely detail and composition.

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Postby jben_net on Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:54 pm

Heath Bennett wrote:
Geoff wrote:Lovely shot there Heath - which lens mate?


Thanks all. Geoff- 70-200VR @ 200mm f/4 ISO:400 equiv.

EDIT - Shot at a reasonable size in frame, but ideally 300-400mm would have filled frame more completely. 200 f/2 would be nice, with 1.7 TC, but I don't really take this kind of shot much.



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Postby Heath Bennett on Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:00 pm

Will you please shut-up about that James? No-one is supposed to know.
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Postby avkomp on Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:02 pm

nice pose, looks like you pretty much nailed the exposure also.

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Postby Pa on Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:44 pm

what a wonderful photo heath you should be proud of this shot.
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Postby Finch on Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:56 pm

This has got to be one of the best pelican shots I have seen for a long time. Great to be able to capture the bird in flight and the water splashing on the right gives it that extra dimension. Nicely exposed, too.

Very, very nice....

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