Flaps Up, "Wheels Down"

papajay

Not being a "wildlife photographer" or Pro, I still feel like a bit of an adventurer with this shot.

I was on the stern of the Queen Mary in Long Beach harbor (where it's been docked for the last 40 years). A bunch of pelicans were perched along one of the heavy rope lines tied between the ship and the shore.

The "adventure" was tryping to capture them in mid-flight as they approached the rope to land.


Other than cropping and resizing the file to send to this forum, there's no other PS adjustments. I had my zoom on and that was about it.

Giphsub

Nice one! He almost looks like he is in freefall rather than gliding in to land.

papajay

Giphsub wrote:

Nice one! He almost looks like he is in freefall rather than gliding in to land.

Thanks Mike...I see from your Egrit shots, that close-ups of birds in flight over water is a theme that resonates.

In my case, Birdie was close enough that my 12X zoom was more than adequate to fill up the frame.

Giphsub

Yeah, I do enjoy the water birds in flight, or jumping about. Good work on that one!

raptorcaptor

Nice capture! Like the blur on the wingtips!