Riverside shot from last weekend :)

[dug777]

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/dug777/MatildaBay.JPG

The kind of shot that always cheers me up when work is giving me the sh1ts midweek


http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/dug777/Pelican.JPG

He was kinda cool, just cruising in the early morning sun. Not a great shot tho.

 

[corkyg]

That scene cheers me as well - where is it? Pelicans are great subjects - especially when in a group actively fishing. They dive so uncontrollably.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: corkyg
That scene cheers me as well - where is it? Pelicans are great subjects - especially when in a group actively fishing. They dive so uncontrollably.

I enjoyed your pelican sequence the other day

It's Matilda Bay, on the Swan River, in Perth, Western Australia

 

[ElFenix]

i'll see your matilda bay, and i'll raise you galveston bay



on second thought, that isn't much of a raise

 

[troytime]

Originally posted by: dug777


http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/dug777/MatildaBay.JPG

The kind of shot that always cheers me up when work is giving me the sh1ts midweek


http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/dug777/Pelican.JPG

He was kinda cool, just cruising in the early morning sun. Not a great shot tho.

the colors are fantastic - did you use any filters?
both are great shots, thanks for sharing

 

[magomago]

WOW I really like how the scene is divided! and the colors...so saturated! Did you use a polarizer? Any PP?

 

[tfinch2]

The branches on the top left are too distracting.

 

[AmpedSilence]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i'll see your matilda bay, and i'll raise you galveston bay



on second thought, that isn't much of a raise

I raise both of you a bay on the North Island of New Zealand (forget the name)

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[Aharami]

looks fantastic! both dug's and Amped's! man I wanna visit AU/NZ so bad!

 

[corkyg]

Kinda thought you were in Australia. That is still on my "to do" list.

Pelicans are really great subjects. I dug through my archives and came up with some from 2003 I took with my first DSLR - the Canon EOS D60. This one shows how friendly they can be - taken in San Diego, CA.

Peli1

Then a few minutes later I got the same bird with another . . .

Peli2

And lastly, I mention the craziness that occurs when a whole flock finds a school of fish - it is kamikaze pelican chaos! This was in Loreto, Mexico harbor.

Peli3

And lastly - while walking in Santa Rosalia, Mexico, I came across this strange sight on the sidewalk. Is there a message here?

Bird

 

[dug777]

Both pics were taken with a polarizer, and i tweaked the colours very minimally on the first one (used '+3' on the sliding scale in Picture Project).

Glad some of you enjoyed them

 

[kalster]

Originally posted by: corkyg
Kinda thought you were in Australia. That is still on my "to do" list.

Pelicans are really great subjects. I dug through my archives and came up with some from 2003 I took with my first DSLR - the Canon EOS D60. This one shows how friendly they can be - taken in San Diego, CA.

Peli1

Then a few minutes later I got the same bird with another . . .

Peli2

And lastly, I mention the craziness that occurs when a whole flock finds a school of fish - it is kamikaze pelican chaos! This was in Loreto, Mexico harbor.

Peli3

And lastly - while walking in Santa Rosalia, Mexico, I came across this strange sight on the sidewalk. Is there a message here?

Bird

what kind of sharpening did you use, those look very sharp , maybe a bit too much

 

[corkyg]

"what kind of sharpening did you use, those look very sharp , maybe a bit too much"

Actually, none. They are all cropped out of shots with a EOS D60 and a Tamron DI 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 at near max. 35mm equiv about 450mm.