A Quick Drink

Photographed this Pelican at Ranganaththittu last month. This was taken from the boat, when it swooped down to have a quick drink.

Canon 50D, 100-400mm L IS USM, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/1000, hand held

Comments and critiques welcome..

Nice action. Eye contact is good. One can feel that something is going to happen.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

The composition is nice. The bird looks sharp. Did you get a shot with it running its bill on the water?

Good capture and composition

Lovely shot, nice compo, well-exposed. I agree with Sabyasachi, there is a kind of "suspense" feel to this shot. :D

Magical Picture. Looks like the bird is hanging still over the water surface.

Well captured picture. :thumbup:

From a novice's point of view, I like it more when a bird's (or any wildlife's) picture is identified (either in the heading or in the caption) by the photographer or some other expert when the photographer is not sure. This I feel should be done even for the commonest of common birds/animals. Otherwise it remains just a photograph - good or bad. Not a wildlife photograph that helps novices to identify it in the field later.

Thanks all for the comments.

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Originally Posted by Sudipto Roy

From a novice's point of view, I like it more when a bird's (or any wildlife's) picture is identified (either in the heading or in the caption) by the photographer or some other expert when the photographer is not sure. This I feel should be done even for the commonest of common birds/animals. Otherwise it remains just a photograph - good or bad. Not a wildlife photograph that helps novices to identify it in the field later.

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I agree, I have added the name in the description.