Pelican acrobatics

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Pelican - Pelecanus philippensis - at ranganathittu bird sanctuary.

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 L IS II USM, EF 2xII, 370mm, ISO 320, f6.3, 1/1600

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Superb shot Sabyasachi. Lovely action captured. Great to see details in the shadowed head as well. Did you dial a positive EC?
TFS

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Abhishek,
Forgot to mention. I had dialled a -1/3rd EV. I was in evaluative metering. I was in a boat and shooting something else, and this happened all of a sudden on the other side. Ihad to turn my considerable bulk :( and somehow could capture this.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Nice acrobatics.I agree that this kind of things happend suddenly, so one doesn't get time to dial the proper settings.Water droplets have enhanced the image.TFS

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Nice action captured Sabyasachi, the splash/droplets have come out well
tfs

[Bhargava Srivari]

Didn't know Pelicans could drink this way! Your reflexes are quite good:) Given the situation, this is a good image..and the water droplets look nice.

tfs

Bhargava

[Mrudul Godbole]

Wow you captured the moment superbly. As this one dived behind our back :), didn't have time to check the settings. I have to check if I got this. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Excellent. Can't ask for more on a reflex shot. Wud have been nice if a little more of the head was visable.

Tfs
Roopak