Groupings of three often make for good composition. I wanted to capture the pelicans against the wave, but I didn’t see how many there were until I reviewed my images later.
Posts Tagged: Pelican
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Mar 12
Waves and Birds –Pelicans In Flight
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Mar 12
Waves and Birds — Wave and Pelican
A moment frozen in time. Shutter speed was 1/800th of a second. Asilomar beach, January, 2012.
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Feb 12
Moss Landing Wildlife–Pelicans
A pair of pelicans resting on a building on the fish dock at Moss landing, California.
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Aug 10
Pelican In Flight
Pelicans have a wingspan up to 7 feet. They usually fly in flocks and often glide close to the water’s surface. They seem almost prehistoric to me. This pelican reminds me of a Pterodactyl.
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Aug 10
Pelican Swimming
Another view of the same pelican near the Highway 1 bridge. The single eye visible seems to give this bird a determined look.
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Aug 10
Pelican Swimming In Moss Landing Harbor
The pelican’s bill can hold up to three gallons of water and fish. They feed on schooling fish such as herring, minnows, sardines, mackerel and anchovies. This photograph was taken under the Highway 1 bridge that crosses the entrance to the Elkhorn Slough.
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Mar 10
Polar Coordinates and the Pelican
Today’s post is another example of using Photoshop’s Polar Coordinates filter to radically transform an image. I explained the process here in Monday’s post. The original image (scroll down to see) is of a brown pelican drying its feathers on a boat dock in Moss Landing, California. The distorted image emphasizes the sweep of the bill and the wing feathers but leaves the eye distinct, a nice touch, I think.
