Pelican dive

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) photographed in Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f2.8 L IS USM, EF 2xII, ISO 800, f8, 1/2000, EV:-1/3, full frame image.

Look forward to your comments and critiques.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Lovely action captured Sabyasachi!, the details have come out really well & like the full wing spread.
I love the splash and the water droplets. At iso 800 your new gun is amazing, no sign of any noise. Did the pelican make a catch?
tfs

[Mrudul Godbole]

Beautiful action captured. The freezed water droplets make the image very lively. The wing spread and the details are nice. F8 has helped. I agree not much noise visible. Look forward to more in the series. Thanks for sharing.

[Nikhilesh Mahakur]

My fav of the week :)
The water droplets give an idea of the action in play, and the details have come out very nice.

I think you could have added a bit more space on top and in the front, which would have made this a fantastic composition

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Praveen & Mrudul,
This was made with my old and trusty 1D Mark II. It has never let me down.

Nikhilesh,
This was with the 2x attached to the 400mm f2.8. More space means, using 1.4 TC instead of 2x.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bibhav Behera]

Lovely image. No nits... :)
Ur old trusty has always been awesome :)
She jealous of ur new gun?