Yawn!, a photo from Victoria, East

Photographer's Note

This Australian Pelican seemed a little bored standing around on the rocks at Rickets Point.

Ricketts Point is a marine sanctuary on Port Philip bay in the south east surburbs of Melbourne. The sandstone rock extends from the shore and supports a wide variety of flora and fauna.

sarahnatalie, zmey, axiotea, alftrek heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

Critiques | Translate

sarahnatalie (697) 2008-09-20 20:05

Wow! You have a fantastic camera and a great skill for capturing nature shots obviously! Lovely light here, but it's the sharpness and clarity of the bird that really makes this photo special.
Great work, Stephen!
Sarah

zmey (7335) 2008-09-20 20:59

hello stephen

impeccable quality! the definition and the details are simply amazing... especially considering the 'personality' of your 'model' :)) i'd love to see this post in much larger size than 800 pix.

kind regards
kristaps

totoamoto (1107) 2008-09-20 23:59

salut stephen
trop fort. Oiseau très original, voir même assez bizarre.. :)
Quel œil étrange.. en plus il sourit..
cyril

Atousa (7131) 2008-09-21 0:12

Salam Stephen,

A beautiful shot of this beautiful bird..good timing n clarity..lovely details too..TFS

Regards, Atousa

daddo (28748) 2008-09-21 2:20

Hi Stephen. Excellent detail, great light and a touch of humour.The eye is quite a clownish one and seems to suit the pose.Effective background. Regards. Klaudio.

axiotea (21651) 2008-09-22 20:54

Hello Stephen
I always found the pelican an interesting bird and funny with its long and baggy beak ;)
The blurred sea/sky make for a good BG on which the pelican stands out superbly... Light, colors texture and framing are just great! my compliments!
Cheers
Marilyn

pboehringer (770) 2008-09-23 10:05

LOL! I'm so tired after working shift work during the entire night and having to continue the next morning and afternoon, but this shot makes me completely awake. No yawning at all. Extremely well framed. Very sharp and crisp in every detail and then the blur in the background. Excellent shot!
Peter

alftrek (3270) 2008-10-01 4:45

Hello Steve,
I have always enjoyed looking at your wild life shots which inspire me to move in this direction with the acquisition of my new lens.

This shot of the white Pelican is really first classed, extremely sharp and detailed, beautiful contrast with the blurred blue ocean. I hope to get down to Ricketts Point one day to try my luck, mindful of the high benchmark you have set before me. Excellent work.

Regards
Alfred

kschanna (6) 2009-01-06 3:12

hi Steve

You've captured this one's boredom very well and this is a fantastic shot because of the blue backdrop which is geometrically aligned.

excellent work here.

thanks for sharing
Kamran

macjake (98518) 2009-10-20 18:17

Hi Stephen

lovely 'portrait' of this huge Pelican.
excellent use of apperature
great contrast with the white body against the blue ocean.
The eye is perfectly focused, and the feathers are sharp.
Well done
Thanks
Craig

thebest (4276) 2012-11-03 2:36

Hi Stephen,

Wow what a fantastic photo of the pelican... the clarity is sensational - I like the blurred out background which lets the eye stay focused on the main subject.

Excellent work Stephen - well done!
Kind regards,
Dawn.