Pelican in flight

[Mrudul Godbole]

This is one more shot taken in Nelapattu last year.

Canon 350D, 100-400mm IS USM, 1/640, f5.6, ISO 100

[Bibhav Behera]

nice view. but the image seems a bit soft. At 1/640 it should have come out sharper? any PP problems?

[Kiran Ghadge]

Yes Good image, I think you could have sharpen it more in PP, also there are darkers areas near front side of wings.
Love the angle and space in right side.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Bibhav,
1/640 is not enough for Pelicans. 1/800 will barely give you sharp in the wing tips. Clicking at 1/1600 to 1/2000 gives the best.

In this case the wing tips are closer to you, and is not covered by the small depth of field.

A slight sharpening would be good. I find it tough to shoot pelicans. As the eye appears so small in the frame that even though it is sharp in the eye, you get the impression of a soft image.

In the EOS 350D, I won't advise moving beyond the ISO 100. At best ISO 200. Shifting to ISO 400 in this situation would have been good.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Thanks, Sabyasachi for working on the image and uploading it.

I didnt have the original file with me now, so was not able to do the sharpening. I saw this shot in my laptop and uploaded it, so didnt see the processing, as I had done it long time back.

Will keep in mind the shutter speed details while shooting pelicans in flight.