Pelican Oh No LOOKOUT!!

MarkjayMarkjay Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
edited April 30, 2005 in Wildlife
Imagine this guy is flying right AT your head.....
'cause that's exactly what happened last week when I took this shot!
I kept thinking, he's going to turn now, he's going to turn any second now.

Then it happened, I got clipped in the head with his tail wing!!

Yes I kept shooting as he was decending (like brave, uh stupid photographer would). Unfortunately the closer shots filled the frame so much they really aren't appealing. So I thought I'd share this one about 6 seconds before impact. I cropped the image to tighten the frame a bit

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Markjay
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Canon 20D - no more film!

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2005
    That's pretty funny shot and story thumb.gifs lol3.gif

    Did you have a fish on your head, or maybe he's was under the influence ne_nau.gif :lol
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2005
    incoming! thumb.gif


    mark, check you pm please....
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  • leebaseleebase Registered Users Posts: 630 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2005
    Wonderful! I think I'd take a glancing bird blow in order to get a shot like that! Well done.

    Lee
  • MuskyDudeMuskyDude Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2005
    I've said it before, and I'll say it again... :jawdropThis one's special...thumb.gifclap.gif Well done Mark!

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2005
    Hey Mark ,

    :lol4 :lol4 :lol4

    That's never happened to me. My first thoughts are what did you do to tick him off? or is it possible he mistook you for a fish? :D
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  • MarkjayMarkjay Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2005
    I think I know what got to him..........
    Probably what happened is: you have to think like a pelican now, ok?

    He took one look at my camera and zoom lens and said: "that's IT, you want a zoom lens shot of me.... here's one for ya!!!!!

    :D

    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Mark ,

    :lol4 :lol4 :lol4

    That's never happened to me. My first thoughts are what did you do to tick him off? or is it possible he mistook you for a fish? :D
    Markjay
    Canon AE1 - it was my first "real camera"
    Canon 20D - no more film!
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